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2026 Spring Short Stories

Spring Motivational Short Stories - Page 2

Read a collection of Motivational short stories and flash fiction pieces from the Spring Short Stories project. (Page 2)

Spring Motivational Short Stories - Page 2

12 Titles
Iron and Ivy Blooms

Iron and Ivy Blooms

by Jamie Bell

Mike returns to his rusted hometown to find a kid growing impossible plants in a dead steel mill.

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Last Shift Zero-Hour

Last Shift Zero-Hour

by Jamie Bell

Kevin rides through a smog-choked Seattle, realizing his top-tier status is just another way to keep him hungry.

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Neon Dragon Wings

Neon Dragon Wings

by Eva Suluk

Kyle is fired for stealing dragon DNA and builds a real fire-breather in a rusty shipping container.

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Reasonable Risk

Reasonable Risk

by Jamie Bell

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

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Ruined Leather Loafers

Ruined Leather Loafers

by Eva Suluk

Paul stepped into the freezing spring mud, his corporate life dissolving inside a broken greenhouse.

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Sand and Salt

Sand and Salt

by Leaf Richards

The car engine ticks. My jaw aches. The ocean is loud, but the static in my head is louder.

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Sappy Velvet Scales

Sappy Velvet Scales

by Leaf Richards

A neighborhood dinosaur parade turns deadly when singing trees leak a fast-hardening amber that traps the residents forever.

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Soil and Sus

Soil and Sus

by Tony Eetak

Jed found the bone in the soil, and suddenly the perfect tomatoes made a sickening kind of sense.

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The Blue Bin King

The Blue Bin King

by Tony Eetak

Lance hosts a birthday party at the recycling depot, but toxic lake fish transform the plastic into something alive.

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The Blue Potato Legend

The Blue Potato Legend

by Tony Eetak

A group of teenagers in a damp basement plan a seed bank to save their dying rural community.

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The Burnt Popcorn Button

The Burnt Popcorn Button

by Leaf Richards

Leo and Sarah stand on a muddy ridge, looking directly at you after saving the world with a microwave.

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The Coarse Salt

The Coarse Salt

by Leaf Richards

Clara discovers the horrifying price of her town's Easter ritual and risks everything to escape the communal madness.

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