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24 alternatives to Morning Short: "The Little Violinist" by Thomas Bailey Aldrich

The perfect short story to start (or end) your leap day!

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Morning Short: "The Little Violinist" by Thomas Bailey Aldrich launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Morning Short▲173

   One amazing short story, every morning, in your inbox

   2015 · morningshort.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Morning Short: "In The Home Stretch" By Robert Frost▲53

   An amazing narrative poem about the relativity of time

   2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Morning Short: "White Magic"▲52

   A short story by Ella D'Arcy

   2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Writing Prompts Reader▲65

   Bite-sized short stories

   2017 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   One More Thing▲77

   Short story collection of playful humor, curiosity+heart

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Morning Short - "The Judgment" By Franz Kafka▲61

   A strange story you'll want (and need) to hear twice

   2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   60dB▲104

   Today's best short audio stories

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Shortly▲150

   Short stories from reddit based on how much time you have

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   5 Minute Reader▲97

   A simple app to read a different short story everyday.

   2019 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Morning Short: "The Story of Keesh" By Jack London▲52

    Jack London Proves "Mind-craft" is better than "Witch-craft"

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Morning Short - "Asleep In Armageddon" By Ray Bradbury▲60

    A psycho-thriller about an astronaut who crashes onto a....

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    A Moments Indulgence▲59

    A collection of short stories

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Yarn▲97

    Addicting short stories

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Magic for Beginners▲53

    A supernatural short story collection written beautifully

    2015 · goodreads.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Morning Short - "A Bank Fraud" By Rudyard Kipling▲55

    The story that will make you love a banker....

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    How to Write Short▲67

    Word craft for fast times

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Sstories▲92

    Short-fiction stories for busy people

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Morning Short - "The Princess And The Puma" By O. Henry▲62

    The story of a puma, a cowboy and a pistol-wielding princess

    2016 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Microadventures▲91

    Ideas for local adventures for busy folk. 5 to 9 Adventures.

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    60dB▲94

    Brings you today's best short audio stories

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Leap First▲66

    An original audio production from Seth Godin.

    2015 · soundstrue.com · its alternatives →

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    Phone Stories▲73

    Call to hear a short story for a specific moment in life.

    2016 · popupmagazine.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    LeapAhead▲186

    Master any book in 15 min audio summary

    2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Train Dreams▲55

    An American epic in miniature

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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