Summer Coming-of-Age Short Stories - Page 3

Leo visits the community garden during a heatwave, only to find his deleted memories leaking through the soil.

Len stares at his dying phone while the car overheats, forcing three friends into a signal-free mountain wilderness.

The August sun blasted through the frost-choked glass, illuminating the rot. The tomatoes were completely dead.

A struggling photographer in Winnipeg confronts physical manifestations of his past creative failures during a brutal summer heatwave.

The stolen Civic’s radio screams our names while the summer heat turns the dashboard into a blistered landscape.

Toby watched the asphalt melt while his sister sold hot lemonade. He was waiting for a crime.

Jordan discovers bioluminescent frogs at a punk flea market, leading to a dangerous scavenger hunt through Winnipeg's hidden sub-tunnels.

Sweat pooled at the base of Andrea’s neck as the bulldozer idled by the rotting ticket booth.

A rusted spoon, a dead iPod, and the unbearable heat of a summer spent optimizing adolescent brainwaves.