Summer Experimental Short Stories - Page 2

My front tire hit a stray branch, sending a violent shudder up through my forearms.

They told me it was self-care. Then the wall exploded and the budget cuts started shooting.

Joseph notices his best friend forgot their infamous Slurpee heist, sparking a terrifying suspicion about who is actually human.

Leo wanders through the sun-bleached ruins of a shopping mall, searching for people who haven't been digitally optimized.

I found forty grand missing in the city budget and all I got was this damp pamphlet.

Steve watched the notification pop up on Leon’s phone, a brief flash of text that changed everything before dinner.

He stared at the brass coin in her hand, the metal warm against the sticky summer air.

A routine summer ferry crossing turns violent when a tactical team boards, masking a high-stakes smuggling operation at sea.

Jane stood in the center of the sweltering beige room, waiting for the grief to finally break her.