The following short stories are in print or online. Your comments are always welcome - please use the contact page.
Stories appearing in 2021 are numbered with a prefix of 21.
21 - 1. “Drip-drip and Drop-drop in the Heating Tunnels,” https://www.localhoneymidwest.com/gallery, 1/8/21.
21 - 2. "In the Inside Pocket," October Hill Magazine, Winter 2020.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DA4Boa0zPsGuzQ
hrH1O4BR8xTq54x0_F/view.
21 - 3. "Sand Castles," appears online in the second volume of The Good Life Literary Journal, https://thegoodlifeliterar.wisite.com.
21 - 4, 5. "A Little Boy and a Bat," and "Family Photos," can be found online: https://www.barstowandgrand.com/faded-pictures-by-kenneth-kapp.
21 - 6. "A Coffee Bean," is online in Poetica Magazine, 2021 - https://www.poeticamagazine.com/kenneth-kapp .
21- 7. "Three COVID Etudes," appears in the Spring 2021 (Vol 28) issue of Evening Street Press.
21 - 8. “Mr. Big,” https://bluepepper.blogspot.com/ 3/1/2021.
21 - 9. "TIME," microfictionmondaymagazine.com. 3/1/2021.
21 - 10. “A Murder of Crows,” literaryyard.com, 3/30/2021.
21 - 11. “Robin in a Hood,” literaryyard.com, 4/03/2021.
21 - 12. “Morning Smells,” In Parenthesis Magazine, Spring 2021.
21 - 13. "The Player and the Playlist," October Hill Magazine, 4/15/2021.
21 - 14. "Shto Eta?", The Jewish Literary Journal, 5/1/2021.
21 - 15. "Leaping Lenny," vol. 28, 29, https://eveningstreetpress.com.
21 - 16. "Two Times," Spring 2021 Issue. https://sandstormjournal.com.
21 - 17. “The Flower Lady,” Small Leaf Anthology, UK, Summer 2021.
21 - 18. “The Happy Cobbler,” https://literaryyard.com/2021/07/12/the-happy-cobbler/.
21 - 19. “Kindred Spirits,” The Antonym, 8/21/2021.
21 - 20. “Always, Since Friday,” The Pigeon Review, 9/15/2021.
21 - 21. "In a Valley,” https://www.rocksaltjournal.com/fall2021.
21 - 22. “A hundred-year Bench,” Pure Slush, Australia, Love Anthology, 9/2021.
----- My essays appear every Tuesday in the The Havok Journal, A Voice for the Veteran Community. There are new postings every day with a wide range of opinions. Well worth the clicks to read.
~ 2020 ~
20 - 1. “Burnt Bridge,” https://booksmugglersden.com/portfolio/burnt-bridge/, issue 11, February 2020.
20 - 2. "Twinkle-toes Tucker," http://www.enjoyablebooks.com/twinkle-toes-tucker-by-author-ken-kapp/ 4/13/2020.
20 - 3. "Treasure Hunt," http://www.enjoyablebooks.com/treasure-hunt-by-author-ken-kapp/ 4/13/2020.
20 - 4. "Music by Moondog," https://twistedvine.wnmu.edu/?lang=en Twisted Vine Literary Journal, Spring 2020.
20 - 5. "“A Scratched Head and a Scraggly Beard,” Showbear Family Circus, #8, http://lanceschaubert.org/2020/05/19/a-scratched-head-and-a-scraggly-beard/?mc_cid=5c38ef1b86&mc_eid=c79b2d23e7.
20 -6. "Happy Birthday," Sasson Magazine, July 5, 2020, https://sassonmag.com/category/fiction/
20 - 7. "Three Wyse Men," Havik 2020: Homeward, Las Positas College, p 302-304.
20 - 8. "These Feet Were Made for Walking," https://www.tabledebate.com, July 10,2020.
20 - 9. "In the Waiting Room," https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/contests/49/submissions/23432/, 7/11/2020.
20 - 10. "Jugglers" is on https://sassonmag.com/ July 14, 2020.
20 - 11. "Reb Moish," is now on https://sassonmag.com/reb-moish-by-ken-kapp/ July 24, 2020.
20 - 12. "The Grocer and the Little Boy" can now be read on https://www.poeticamagazine.com/ . Click on the 2020 edition tab.
20 - 13. "A New Cameo" is in the Fall 2020 edition of Barstow & Grand. Two other stories are online and can be found above in 21 - 4,5.
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~ Oldies but goodies ~
1. “Two Budhhas" can be found on line in the May 2018 issue www.thewritelaunch.com.
2. “Josie Creek” is now on line: www.toegood.com/josie-creek/. It includes a short read by the author.
3. “A Silver Maple” is in the October 2018 issue of the Peregrine Journal.
4. “A Gentleman” is in the October 2018 issue of Nanny Magazine.
5. “No. 79” is in Coffin Bell Journal, Vol 2 #3 7/1/19 -- https://coffinbell.com/no-79/.
6. “Stevensville” is in the Garfield Lake Review -- 2019.
7. “Foul Ball!” is on line in the 3/19/2019 issue of the Shepherd Express – https://shepherdexpress.com/sports/foul-ball/.
8. “A Slow Walk,” is in Genre: Urban Arts, #7, 2019.
9. "Hot Diggity Dog," is in Genre: Urban Arts, #8, 2019.
10. "The Recycle Man," appears in the June 2019 issue of Castabout Literature.
11. “Ida, You Look so Good,” appears in Open Arts Forum, June 2019
12. "Act of Kindness" is in the Fall issue of October Hill Magazine -- https://www.octoberhillmagazine.com/
13. “Smiles,” and "Smile Softly" a dual story in https://booksmugglersden.com/portfolio/issue-9-december-2019.
Stories appearing in 2021 are numbered with a prefix of 21.
21 - 1. “Drip-drip and Drop-drop in the Heating Tunnels,” https://www.localhoneymidwest.com/gallery, 1/8/21.
21 - 2. "In the Inside Pocket," October Hill Magazine, Winter 2020.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DA4Boa0zPsGuzQ
hrH1O4BR8xTq54x0_F/view.
21 - 3. "Sand Castles," appears online in the second volume of The Good Life Literary Journal, https://thegoodlifeliterar.wisite.com.
21 - 4, 5. "A Little Boy and a Bat," and "Family Photos," can be found online: https://www.barstowandgrand.com/faded-pictures-by-kenneth-kapp.
21 - 6. "A Coffee Bean," is online in Poetica Magazine, 2021 - https://www.poeticamagazine.com/kenneth-kapp .
21- 7. "Three COVID Etudes," appears in the Spring 2021 (Vol 28) issue of Evening Street Press.
21 - 8. “Mr. Big,” https://bluepepper.blogspot.com/ 3/1/2021.
21 - 9. "TIME," microfictionmondaymagazine.com. 3/1/2021.
21 - 10. “A Murder of Crows,” literaryyard.com, 3/30/2021.
21 - 11. “Robin in a Hood,” literaryyard.com, 4/03/2021.
21 - 12. “Morning Smells,” In Parenthesis Magazine, Spring 2021.
21 - 13. "The Player and the Playlist," October Hill Magazine, 4/15/2021.
21 - 14. "Shto Eta?", The Jewish Literary Journal, 5/1/2021.
21 - 15. "Leaping Lenny," vol. 28, 29, https://eveningstreetpress.com.
21 - 16. "Two Times," Spring 2021 Issue. https://sandstormjournal.com.
21 - 17. “The Flower Lady,” Small Leaf Anthology, UK, Summer 2021.
21 - 18. “The Happy Cobbler,” https://literaryyard.com/2021/07/12/the-happy-cobbler/.
21 - 19. “Kindred Spirits,” The Antonym, 8/21/2021.
21 - 20. “Always, Since Friday,” The Pigeon Review, 9/15/2021.
21 - 21. "In a Valley,” https://www.rocksaltjournal.com/fall2021.
21 - 22. “A hundred-year Bench,” Pure Slush, Australia, Love Anthology, 9/2021.
----- My essays appear every Tuesday in the The Havok Journal, A Voice for the Veteran Community. There are new postings every day with a wide range of opinions. Well worth the clicks to read.
- “A Heartfelt Message for out Veterans,” Havok Journal, 5/31/2021.
- “Hate Is Something We Learn,” Havok Journal, 6/1/2021.
- “Who Profits from Hate?” Havok Journal, 6/8/2021
- “Remove the Cataracts of Hate from your Eyes,” Havok Journal, 6/15/2021
- “It’s Time to start Looking Forward,” Havok Journal, 6/22/2021
- “An Inch at a Time,” Havok Journal, 6/29/2021.
- “When all is said and done,” Havok Journal, 7/6/2021.
- “We’re all Allies anon,” 7/8/2021, Havok Journal, 7/8/2021.
- “In the shooting range of life,” Havok Journal, 7/13/2021.
- “Sometimes the right Tool,” Havok Journal, 7/20/2021.
- “If It Were Easy,” Havok Journal, 7/27/2021.
- “Give a Little, Receive a Lot,” Havok Journal, 8/4/2021.
- “I’m Worried,” anon, Havok Journal, 8/6/2021.
- “Waste Not, Want Not,” Havok Journal, 8/10/2021.
- “Now What?” Havok Journal, 8/17/2021.
- “One in the Middle?” Havok Journal, 8/20/2021.
- “Chaos Theory, The Butterfly Effect, and Why Everyone Matters,” Havok Journal, 8/24/2021.
- “COVID & War,” Havok Journal, 8/31/2021.
- “Left vs. Right: No One Has a Monopoly on the Truth,” Havok Journal, 9/7/2021.
- "A Little Bit of Wisdom," 9/14/2021.
- "Learn from Everyone," 9/21/2021.
- "Open Heart Surgery," 9/28/2021.
~ 2020 ~
20 - 1. “Burnt Bridge,” https://booksmugglersden.com/portfolio/burnt-bridge/, issue 11, February 2020.
20 - 2. "Twinkle-toes Tucker," http://www.enjoyablebooks.com/twinkle-toes-tucker-by-author-ken-kapp/ 4/13/2020.
20 - 3. "Treasure Hunt," http://www.enjoyablebooks.com/treasure-hunt-by-author-ken-kapp/ 4/13/2020.
20 - 4. "Music by Moondog," https://twistedvine.wnmu.edu/?lang=en Twisted Vine Literary Journal, Spring 2020.
20 - 5. "“A Scratched Head and a Scraggly Beard,” Showbear Family Circus, #8, http://lanceschaubert.org/2020/05/19/a-scratched-head-and-a-scraggly-beard/?mc_cid=5c38ef1b86&mc_eid=c79b2d23e7.
20 -6. "Happy Birthday," Sasson Magazine, July 5, 2020, https://sassonmag.com/category/fiction/
20 - 7. "Three Wyse Men," Havik 2020: Homeward, Las Positas College, p 302-304.
20 - 8. "These Feet Were Made for Walking," https://www.tabledebate.com, July 10,2020.
20 - 9. "In the Waiting Room," https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/contests/49/submissions/23432/, 7/11/2020.
20 - 10. "Jugglers" is on https://sassonmag.com/ July 14, 2020.
20 - 11. "Reb Moish," is now on https://sassonmag.com/reb-moish-by-ken-kapp/ July 24, 2020.
20 - 12. "The Grocer and the Little Boy" can now be read on https://www.poeticamagazine.com/ . Click on the 2020 edition tab.
20 - 13. "A New Cameo" is in the Fall 2020 edition of Barstow & Grand. Two other stories are online and can be found above in 21 - 4,5.
*****************
~ Oldies but goodies ~
1. “Two Budhhas" can be found on line in the May 2018 issue www.thewritelaunch.com.
2. “Josie Creek” is now on line: www.toegood.com/josie-creek/. It includes a short read by the author.
3. “A Silver Maple” is in the October 2018 issue of the Peregrine Journal.
4. “A Gentleman” is in the October 2018 issue of Nanny Magazine.
5. “No. 79” is in Coffin Bell Journal, Vol 2 #3 7/1/19 -- https://coffinbell.com/no-79/.
6. “Stevensville” is in the Garfield Lake Review -- 2019.
7. “Foul Ball!” is on line in the 3/19/2019 issue of the Shepherd Express – https://shepherdexpress.com/sports/foul-ball/.
8. “A Slow Walk,” is in Genre: Urban Arts, #7, 2019.
9. "Hot Diggity Dog," is in Genre: Urban Arts, #8, 2019.
10. "The Recycle Man," appears in the June 2019 issue of Castabout Literature.
11. “Ida, You Look so Good,” appears in Open Arts Forum, June 2019
12. "Act of Kindness" is in the Fall issue of October Hill Magazine -- https://www.octoberhillmagazine.com/
13. “Smiles,” and "Smile Softly" a dual story in https://booksmugglersden.com/portfolio/issue-9-december-2019.
Theses and others have been collected and are ready for publication in two collections: Wisconsin Stories; More Stories