Read a collection of Motivational short stories and flash fiction pieces from the Spring Short Stories project. (Page 2)
Mike returns to his rusted hometown to find a kid growing impossible plants in a dead steel mill.
Kevin rides through a smog-choked Seattle, realizing his top-tier status is just another way to keep him hungry.
Kyle is fired for stealing dragon DNA and builds a real fire-breather in a rusty shipping container.
Sam and Uncle Miller debate the dangers of a nuclear waste repository while the spring mud swallows the town.
Paul stepped into the freezing spring mud, his corporate life dissolving inside a broken greenhouse.
The car engine ticks. My jaw aches. The ocean is loud, but the static in my head is louder.
A neighborhood dinosaur parade turns deadly when singing trees leak a fast-hardening amber that traps the residents forever.
Jed found the bone in the soil, and suddenly the perfect tomatoes made a sickening kind of sense.
Lance hosts a birthday party at the recycling depot, but toxic lake fish transform the plastic into something alive.
A group of teenagers in a damp basement plan a seed bank to save their dying rural community.
Leo and Sarah stand on a muddy ridge, looking directly at you after saving the world with a microwave.
Clara discovers the horrifying price of her town's Easter ritual and risks everything to escape the communal madness.