Read a collection of Drama & Family short stories and flash fiction pieces from the Spring Short Stories project. (Page 2)
Ben stares at the empty wall where a television used to be, feeling the weight of the silence.
A group attempts to reclaim a cursed garden as winter shadows warp the reality of their local hall.
Tara tries to remember her father's face while her family insists he was never part of their perfect home.
Martha stares at the tulips, wishing they were potatoes, while the world gets more expensive and the porch rots.
The portal ripped open above the kiddie pool, spitting out Uncle Dan and a smell like burning ozone.
Leo sits in a silent kitchen where the smell of spring flowers masks the rot of recent family loss.
Ed watches his legacy crumble as trade wars turn the promise of spring into a cold, fiscal winter.
Len stares at a mortgage renewal notice while Winnipeg rain blurs the windows and the kitchen light flickers.
Mark hasn't spoken to Sophie in years until a community garden brings them together to fight city developers.