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2026 Fall Short Stories

Fall Western Short Stories

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

Fall Western Short Stories

6 Titles
A StageCoach and a Skinning Knife

Ronald Carlisle stared at the frozen blood pooling on the floorboards, his hand hovering over his revolver.

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Burned Corn Stalks

Burned Corn Stalks

by Jamie Bell

Jack crashed into the dirt, bleeding out over a stolen lockbox, five years after he vanished without a word.

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Pigeon Spikes and Potholes

Tommy navigates the frozen brick canyons of Winnipeg's Exchange District, dodging modern outlaws and ancient ghosts of prairie ambition.

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The Brazos River Mud

The Brazos River Mud

by Leaf Richards

I watched the ice break against the bridge piling. The water was gray, fast, and completely indifferent.

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The Frozen Timber Wolves

The Frozen Timber Wolves

by Jamie Bell

The rope snapped taut against Red’s wrists, biting into the skin right as the first ice fell.

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The Sunken Stagecoach Lockbox

The receding water didn't just leave dead fish. It left three skulls and a rusted lie.

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