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2026 Summer Short Stories

Summer Mystery Short Stories - Page 2

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

Summer Mystery Short Stories - Page 2

9 Titles
Razor-Sharp Force

Razor-Sharp Force

by Kon Ravelin

A tactical team enters a bisected building where space and time are remapping into something unrecognizable and deadly.

Adventure Read →
Rusted Ferris Wheel Keys

Rusted Ferris Wheel Keys

by Leaf Richards

A buried brass key leads Trudy from her grandmother's garden to a dark secret under a modern shopping plaza.

Young Adult Read →
Solar Node Forty

Solar Node Forty

by Leaf Richards

Mattie Saunders finds a glitching node in Winnipeg’s heat, uncovering a mystery hidden within the province’s new health budget.

Mystery Read →
Stolen Hard Drives

Stolen Hard Drives

by Leaf Richards

Vicki tracks a memory thief through a humid summer, only to find the daughter he thought was dead.

Adventure Read →
Tainted Cargo Hold

Tainted Cargo Hold

by Leaf Richards

The metal was cold, but the blue fungus growing across the bulkhead was breathing.

Horror Read →
Terminal Surplus

Terminal Surplus

by Kon Ravelin

The IV pump lay shattered on the clinic floor while the digital leak began its unstoppable crawl across the web.

The 1% Key

The 1% Key

by Tony Eetak

A veteran journalist investigates a radical mortgage lottery in Winnipeg that promises homes for a one percent down payment.

The Broken Screen

The Broken Screen

by Eva Suluk

A summer bike ride turns terrifying when three friends collide with a monster made of digital static and noise.

Horror Read →
The Cynical Private Eye

Jack wiped the sweat from his forehead. The coin felt cold in his hand. Then the lights died.

Fantasy Read →

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