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2026 Summer Short Stories

Summer Coming-of-Age Short Stories - Page 4

Read a collection of Coming-of-Age short stories and flash fiction pieces from the Summer Short Stories project. (Page 4)

Summer Coming-of-Age Short Stories - Page 4

9 Titles
Old Rusted Dirt Bikes

Old Rusted Dirt Bikes

by Tony Eetak

Qin discovers a downed stealth jet in a dying cornfield, meeting a pilot with a terrifying digital secret.

Adventure Read →
Pine Tar in the Deep Woods

The squirrel dropped from the pine branch, twitching and snapping its teeth at Barbie's outstretched hand.

Mystery Read →
Plastic Pink Flamingos

Plastic Pink Flamingos

by Tony Eetak

Mia and Sam hop a fence to escape their hometown, only to find themselves trapped in an endless lawn.

Thriller Read →
Pressure Valve 19

Pressure Valve 19

by Kon Ravelin

A cooling system failure in the coastal dome forces Andy to confront Elena's lies as the heat rises.

Science Fiction Read →
Rusted Silt

Rusted Silt

by Jamie Bell

Leo digs through toxic mud while the summer heat pulses, searching for a signal that isn't corporate-approved or monitored.

Science Fiction Read →
Server Room Exit

Server Room Exit

by Tony Eetak

The algorithm wanted me dead. My dad wanted me alive. We had to break the system to survive.

Science Fiction Read →
Silver Water

Silver Water

by Jamie Bell

A rigid silver plague consumes the Ontario summer, turning Lake of the Woods into a massive, unmoving mirror landscape.

Speculative Fiction Read →
Stolen Sunflowers

Stolen Sunflowers

by Eva Suluk

He woke to the smell of hot dust and old urine, his ribs grinding against the subway tiles.

Adventure Read →
Stolen Wheat Chaff

Stolen Wheat Chaff

by Jamie Bell

The truck idled in the heat while they stared at the shattered glass of the abandoned research station.

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