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2026 Spring Short Stories

Spring Mystery Short Stories - Page 4

Read a collection of Mystery short stories and flash fiction pieces from the Spring Short Stories project. (Page 4)

Spring Mystery Short Stories - Page 4

6 Titles
The Ration Snitch

The Ration Snitch

by Leaf Richards

A corporate auditor infiltrates a thriving Winnipeg garden to dismantle its success, only to find a dangerous leverage.

Utopian Read →
The Silent Harvest

The Silent Harvest

by Leaf Richards

Leo walks through a city of silent smilers, his feet freezing in torn socks and his palm burning.

Speculative Fiction Read →
The Wet Taste

The Wet Taste

by Eva Suluk

Kathy stood beneath the cherry trees, the pink petals sticking to her damp skin like small, cold scales.

Psychological Read →
Wet Cedar

Wet Cedar

by Leaf Richards

A heavy railroad tie slips, slamming into Arthur's ribs, turning a spring afternoon into a frantic, muddy struggle.

Coming-of-Age Read →
Wishes Aren't Just Hopes

Wishes Aren't Just Hopes

by Jamie F. Bell

Harv tracks bio-tagged pollen through a fake spring while his sister becomes the face of a corporate lie.

Speculative Fiction Read →
Yellow Nitrile Gloves

Yellow Nitrile Gloves

by Tony Eetak

Lucy finds clarity in a community garden until the gardener’s clean gloves and dark soil reveal a hungry truth.

Horror Read →

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