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2026 Fall Short Stories

Fall Literary Fiction Short Stories

Read a collection of Literary Fiction short stories and flash fiction pieces from the Fall Short Stories project.

Fall Literary Fiction Short Stories

4 Titles
A Cold October River

A Cold October River

by Leaf Richards

Miller's boot sheared through the half-frozen mud, sending him crashing toward the bloated corpse in the shallows.

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Maple Seed Storm

Maple Seed Storm

by Leaf Richards

Leo kicked the dead leaves, furious at the dead town, until the sky turned black and broke open.

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Rust on the Tracks

Rust on the Tracks

by Leaf Richards

The frost killed the birch leaves overnight, leaving them looking like burnt paper against the gray sky.

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The Pumpkin Heist

The Pumpkin Heist

by Leaf Richards

I was staring at a five-hundred-pound gourd when the mobility scooter crashed through the frost-heavy brush.

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