Design question (MySQL vs flat files)

I am designing a site that will have lots of "stories" on it. Right now, I am using MySQL to store all of the info on each story except for the story text itself. I am writing an individual text file for each story and storing the name of the file in the database. Is this the best way to do this or should I store everything in the database? I don't really have much experience with this kind of thing. There will be many thousands of records, and I don't know how well it will scale. Thanks in advance for any help! Dana -- www.theydidmewrong.com www.shedidmewrong.com www.hedidmewrong.com