Spring Coming-of-Age Short Stories

The safety bar crushed his ribs as the coaster ground into another tiny, pointless circle.

Jack struggles with frozen soil and mental static until a winter garden forces him to finally start breathing.

A spilled drink breaks the digital static, forcing two burned-out strangers to breathe the same heavy air.

Madison vanished mid-stream. Everyone called it a PR stunt. But the encrypted drives under her locker said otherwise.

The town line wasn't just a border anymore. It was a wall of teeth and bad code.

Ben and Sam lie on damp grass, staring at a sky that doesn't care about their college debt.

Spring break died the second Jared dropped his lighter on the municipal vibe generator. We broke the town.

Sam and Uncle Miller debate the dangers of a nuclear waste repository while the spring mud swallows the town.

The hose kicked in my hands like a wild snake. Water blasted the dirt into heavy black soup.