Spring Literary Fiction Short Stories - Page 3

Kevin treats a grocery store floral department like a high-stakes bomb disposal unit during a humid Tuesday afternoon.

A retired librarian finds a hidden ledger that reveals the dark secrets behind her town's bright, fake new books.

Larry and Sarah clash over urban development in a damp city park until a resident changes the political math.

Simon digs for corruption under a cherry tree but finds a box of addresses that leads to something worse.

Dan wants to fix the neighborhood with an app, but Shane says the dirt doesn't care about his Wi-Fi.

A detective destroys a child's inhaler to keep the spring festival looking perfect in a city called Neon-Eden.

A disgraced geneticist watches in horror as bio-engineered pets turn a spring festival into a terrifying biological hive.

Nate stepped out of his apartment and the sun hit him like a physical weight, vibrating and too green.

Felix stared at the rejection letter. The community arts grant required a love story. They had thirty-four cents.

High in the mountains, a glass box holds a miracle that turns into a very scary, boring man.

The tent collapsed into a heap of green fabric and Shawn pointed a finger at the heavy clouds above.

The transit train stopped dead in the tunnel, trapping them between the mud and the loud concrete city.