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2026 Summer Short Stories

Summer Romance Short Stories - Page 2

Read a collection of Romance short stories and flash fiction pieces from the Summer Short Stories project. (Page 2)

Summer Romance Short Stories - Page 2

9 Titles
Divorce and a Picnic Blanket

Wendy takes ten steps away from her failing marriage, only to teleport back onto the same picnic blanket.

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Heirloom Tomato Truce

Heirloom Tomato Truce

by Jamie Bell

Helen watched the soil meter drop, knowing the food bank shelves were emptying just as fast.

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Neon Moose Antlers

Neon Moose Antlers

by Jamie Bell

Mona dropped the magazine-cutout ransom note directly onto his keyboard. The giant fiberglass moose was officially missing.

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Phone Screen Glare

Phone Screen Glare

by Leaf Richards

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

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Return to the Remote River Cabin

Loula and Eddie return to their old cabin as a drought unearths a dark secret from their past.

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Sticky Vinyl Chairs

Sticky Vinyl Chairs

by Leaf Richards

A hidden map inside an old quilt leads two unlikely friends into the sweltering heat of a summer mystery.

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Stranded in a Nevada Valley

A closure trip turns physical as a Nevada valley projects an ex-couple's messy history into the desert air.

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Synthetic Sunset Filters

Synthetic Sunset Filters

by Kon Ravelin

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

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The Brown Grit

The Brown Grit

by Leaf Richards

I dropped the bag of sand into the water and the fish stopped their circles for the first time.

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