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2026 Summer Short Stories

Summer Family Short Stories

Read a collection of Family short stories and flash fiction pieces from the Summer Short Stories project.

Summer Family Short Stories

9 Titles
A Brass Keyring in the Exchange

Nancy uncovers a hidden storage locker in Winnipeg, revealing her husband's secret resentment of their curated life together.

Romance Read →
A Broken Latch

A Broken Latch

by Jamie Bell

A family creative retreat turns into a frantic search for a missing ledger while heat and paranoia peak.

Mystery Read →
A Dysfunctional Family Ferry Trip

Greg smiled at the man in the tactical mask, completely unaware the gun was loaded with real bullets.

Horror Read →
An Orbital Filter Catalyst

An Orbital Filter Catalyst

by Leaf Richards

The air in New Calgary Station tasted like copper and old sweat. John needed a new filter.

Science Fiction Read →
Basement Server Racks

Basement Server Racks

by Leaf Richards

The server hummed in the dark, blinking green, while the man on the porch screamed at the wood.

Thriller Read →
Black Wax Seal

Black Wax Seal

by Kon Ravelin

Arnold wakes up in a precinct cell, his ribs screaming as a lawyer delivers a final, sealed state notice.

Science Fiction Read →
Boarded Windows on Portage

The eviction notice slid beneath the door, glowing with a sickly, bruised light that smelled unusual.

Fantasy Read →
Broken White Plates

Broken White Plates

by Leaf Richards

Detective Morgan Kane faces a brutal summer crime scene where family secrets bleed into the humid Echo Bay night.

Adventure Read →
Four-Way Stop

Four-Way Stop

by Jamie Bell

My dad blocked a road to save the farm, but the internet turned a protest into a life sentence.

Speculative Fiction Read →

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