Spring Literary Fiction Short Stories

Helen ignored the dark stain creeping down the drywall, staring blankly at the bright green Slack dot instead.

A toxic ex, a shattered ten-foot cherry blossom tree, and the frantic realization that everything is a lie.

Eli Marpez walks through a forest where memories are stored in pine needles, facing a choice that ends a town.

Gerry took the coffee because Tyler said it was a test, but his hands wouldn't stop shaking afterwards.

The bees flew straight through the space where Mrs. Hanley's faded floral sleeve was supposed to be.

Barb stared at the pink foil in the mud. The egg was vibrating. Then, it grew teeth.

Kylie finds a crate of ammunition in the garden shed as the city prepares for a violent systemic reboot.

Nora wiped sweat from her forehead, the monitor flatlining as the radio crackled with another incoming disaster.

A rehearsal for a failing play turns into a desperate search for meaning under flickering magenta stage lights.

Gary stood by the perimeter glass, watching the April snow melt into a toxic, greasy wet black.

Marrow finds a mutated doe near Kenora and faces a corporate fixer trying to hide the mercury leak.

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