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2026 Spring Short Stories

Spring Utopian Short Stories

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

Spring Utopian Short Stories

12 Titles
A Clear Glass Shell

A Clear Glass Shell

by Leaf Richards

A family gathers for a mandatory spring brunch where synthetic eggs hold the data for their entire future.

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A Landslide Loss

A Landslide Loss

by Jamie Bell

A deposed leader uploads a god-complex selfie while his followers choke the city with holy yellow pollen bombs.

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Bees and Jet Fuel

Bees and Jet Fuel

by Jamie Bell

Tomas watches his bees bring back glowing chemicals before a black-clad team arrives to steal his lethal hive data.

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Black Pine Sap

Black Pine Sap

by Eva Suluk

The root didn't just grow. It moved. It twisted around the white tulip and snapped it in half.

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Bleached Teeth Love

Bleached Teeth Love

by Leaf Richards

In a city where sadness is illegal, two stalkers compete for the soul and biometrics of an influencer.

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Broken Glass and Petals

Broken Glass and Petals

by Tony Eetak

Two kids try to fix a big pipe so the flowers do not die and the glass does not break.

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Crystal Spine

Crystal Spine

by Leaf Richards

Olive stared at the terminal, her foot tapping a frantic rhythm against the scuffed linoleum floor.

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Dead Charger Ports

Dead Charger Ports

by Eva Suluk

Ben stares at the empty wall where a television used to be, feeling the weight of the silence.

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Dinner at The Hub

Dinner at The Hub

by Eva Suluk

Tara tries to remember her father's face while her family insists he was never part of their perfect home.

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Glowing Petal Flight

Glowing Petal Flight

by Tony Eetak

Mrs. Chatters floated three feet above her seat, her safety clip dangling uselessly in the warm spring breeze.

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High-Rise Habitat

High-Rise Habitat

by Tony Eetak

Wendy fights the concrete heat and high-rise apathy to grow a garden in a place designed for gray decay.

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Plastic Trees

Plastic Trees

by Eva Suluk

Lucy tracks a thief through Omonoia's perfect streets, discovering a truth that threatens the city's sterile, curated existence.

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