Website of short stories, users can register and write their own too. Relatively new so report any problems Short Stories
It's pretty nice, functional and easy to use. My only problem was the fixed width (800px i guess). Many users nowdays have larger widescreen monitors and using a small fixed width is annoying as it leaves masses of wasted space on the left and right.
The site seems a little too business-like. I would use a theme that reflects your content. You don't need to use WordPress but here a design that I think would work better: http://randaclay.com/themes/bluebird/
Very simple but good looking site. Ad placements are also good. But the search box (top of the page) is not working.
Nice idea and nice site. I would suggest: 1) Add some colour to the content in the home page 2) Change the copyright date in the foter to 2009. Best of luck with the site! Kind Regards