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2026 Spring Short Stories

Spring Romance Short Stories - Page 2

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

Spring Romance Short Stories - Page 2

12 Titles
Glowing Tomato Guts

Glowing Tomato Guts

by Tony Eetak

They bumped heads, a glowing tomato exploded, and suddenly his panic about the stove was in her brain.

Speculative Fiction Read →
Handcuff Highway

Handcuff Highway

by Leaf Richards

A high-speed chase on velvet roads leads Stacey toward a cliff where commitment finally loses its terrifying, heavy grip.

Thriller Read →
Ice Fishing in March

Ice Fishing in March

by Jamie Bell

Leo and Gabe attempt one last ice fishing trip as the world melts and their future looms dangerously close.

Coming-of-Age Read →
Industrial Lemon

Industrial Lemon

by Eva Suluk

Beth waits for a husband who never comes, then realizes that her own two feet are enough to leave.

Motivational Read →
Last Frost

Last Frost

by Leaf Richards

A sudden silence grips the campus as two exes meet to return books, forcing a long-overdue conversation.

Romance Read →
Lungs of Green Sawdust

Lungs of Green Sawdust

by Tony Eetak

Steve thinks his new boyfriend’s bio-engineered gift is romantic until the tiny home begins to breathe and swallow.

Horror Read →
Negative Optimism

Negative Optimism

by Leaf Richards

A stolen drive, a broken air conditioner, and the terrifying possibility of actually succeeding at something for once.

Thriller Read →
Nitrogen Liar

Nitrogen Liar

by Eva Suluk

Arthur and Martha battle over a skeletal rose bush while their aging bodies protest the arrival of another spring.

Literary Fiction Read →
Oxygen and Dead Daisies

Oxygen and Dead Daisies

by Jamie Bell

Olaf guards a dying flower for a billionaire while his sister's lungs fail in the toxic slums below.

Speculative Fiction Read →
Revealing Too Much

Revealing Too Much

by Eva Suluk

The spring thaw revealed the red backpack, stained with something darker than rust, sitting in the slushy mud.

Romance Read →
Ruined Leather Loafers

Ruined Leather Loafers

by Eva Suluk

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

Motivational Read →
Sandals and Smoke

Sandals and Smoke

by Jamie Bell

Ted lives inside a headset, ignoring his partner Gina for a digital ghost that is slowly taking over.

Horror Read →

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