I love to read and write short stories when I am on a vacation. It is the perfect time to get some ideas down and then get right back to your fun activities. I have time to get some work done and go back to my vacation. I find this fun to do because it purely inspires me to write a short story. A vacation is what inspires the writer in me to write short stories. It doesn't have to be a long one. It can be a mini vacation. And it doesn't have to be an expensive vacation to inspire the writer in me. Sometimes something I truly enjoy and spend the day on count as a vacation to me. It really inspires the writer in me when I take vacations like an all day gardening trip to my backyard, or play tennis all day. I take a short break whenever I feel like it, and how long I feel like it. During this time I love to read and write short stories. When I am on my vacation I can reflect on some of the ideas I am putting in to my short stories.