Summer Coming-of-Age Short Stories - Page 5

James navigates a digital romance through a toxic haze while his neighbor's real tragedy remains hidden behind a filter.

Four friends gather in a sweltering Ontario basement to save their town before the developers tear it down.

Paul watches Ben struggle with the isolation required to rewire a mind for the incoming, unseen summer heat.

A new camper arrives at Blackwood as the groundskeeper struggles to keep the forest from rewriting his remaining memories.

Leo wiped sweat from his forehead as Maya pointed at the drooping tomato plants in the community garden's heat.

I wiped the grease from my hands, watching the violet sky bleed the color out of the summer afternoon.

Toby and Marvin race against a swarm of faceless entities to burn the gate before the summer ends.

The heat warped the air above the tracks, making the silver bracelet look like it was already melting.

A missing camper, a nervous groundskeeper, and a forest that literally eats its visitors during the peak of summer.