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2026 Spring Short Stories

Spring General Fiction Short Stories

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

Spring General Fiction Short Stories

8 Titles
A Stay of Execution

A Stay of Execution

by Tony Eetak

A condemned community garden becomes a battleground for two teens racing against a forty-eight-hour demolition deadline this spring.

Coming-of-Age Read →
Broke and Bussin

Broke and Bussin

by Jamie F. Bell

Len and Toby need ten thousand caps for rent. Instead, they find neon nylon and a warlord.

Dystopian Read →
Dripping Glass. Broken Trust.

I walked into the abandoned greenhouse for biology notes, but I found the boy who ruined my life.

Romance Read →
Rusted Edges

Rusted Edges

by Leaf Richards

The shovel blade struck solid iron, sending a jarring vibration straight up the fiberglass shaft into Ben's jaw.

Horror Read →
Slush and Shadow

Slush and Shadow

by Tony Eetak

A musician navigates the melting brown slush of a Winnipeg spring while a strange silence haunts the pigeons.

Literary Fiction Read →
The Fungal Boot Glitch

The Fungal Boot Glitch

by Tony Eetak

A muddy boy and his grumpy sister hunt for spring inside a high-tech neighborhood that is falling apart.

Utopian Read →
The Worm Castings

The Worm Castings

by Eva Suluk

Fifty-six years old, and I am sifting through municipal garbage to satisfy a community service credit.

Psychological Read →
Verdant-X

Verdant-X

by Jamie F. Bell

Gary sprays a banned chemical on his lawn to beat his neighbor, leading to a neighborhood-wide toxic disaster.

Psychological Read →

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