Short Reads
Curated collection of short stories and micro-novels from around the web. Same genres you love in micro-dramas — now in text.

"Ever since we were kids, I'd always known how to make use of my gentle childhood friend for things like sending him on errands, and borrowing his a..."
Fate's Cruel Edit

"When I was waiting for Theodore at City Hall from dawn to dusk, he was accompanying his first love on a hike. I called him dozens of times, but he ..."
Giving Up After the 100th Time

"Max Siegel loved me deeply and promised me the grandest wedding anyone had ever seen. However, just three days before the big day, everything chang..."
His Pill of Regret

"It's my first time going on a trip with my boyfriend. I overhear him on the phone with his friend as they discuss how he's going to deflower me.&qu..."
My Boyfriend's Think Tank

"On the day Zachary Lake stands at the pinnacle of global technology, accepting his award, I'm lying in a hospital bed, abandoned by doctors because..."
My Kidney is Now Yours

"One month before my wedding to my boyfriend, he announced he wanted to have a child with his "first love."I refused, but he brought it up..."
She Was Never the Real Reason

"In the seventh year of our marriage, I caught Nolan Garrison kissing his secretary at a bar.He called me shortly after I walked away. "It was ..."
Setting My Husband Free

"When I was ten, Jonathan Cooper saved me and told me he would protect me for life. When I was 15, I met William Reed. He also told me he would prot..."
Catch Me If You Can

"When my husband is away on a business trip, I'm left at home with my brother-in-law. One night, he hands me a glass of milk that's been laced. Then..."
I'm Sorry, Darling

"When James Chapman and I first got together, I was a regular student while he was one of the most popular guys in school.Five years down the road, ..."
Forced Beautification

"I had been secretly married to my CEO husband for six years, but he still would not let our son call him “Dad.”After he missed our son’s birthday a..."
Cannot Wait For Him Turning Back

""I'll accept the hospital's offer. I leave for Italvia in two weeks."Vanessa Jahn stood by the window, pregnancy report in hand.On the ot..."
Vanished, Like His Loyalty

"After years of bullying me and even causing my grandmother's death, Jenna Sanders has finally had her life torn apart by Raymond Campbell.She can n..."
Taking Back My Love

""You've undergone IVF six times to conceive this child, Ms. Caldwell. Are you sure you want to give up? Is Mr. Spencer okay with this?"&q..."
To Hell With Him

"News of my groom's death arrived, but I shed no tears. Instead, I quickly reclaimed his shares and had his death officially recorded. Why? I was re..."
The Traitor Came Crawling Back

"After dating for seven years, I proposed a hundred and one times to my boyfriend, Jason Brown. However, he always told me that he was not ready, re..."
I Do, I Don't

"At my best friend's wedding, a girl lunged forward and caught the bouquet—only for it to slip from her hands and land squarely in my arms.My best f..."
Eight Years to Goodbye

"After a wild, drunken class reunion, I woke up next to a male model. I had no clue what I was doing since it was my first time in this kind of situ..."
Accidental Betrayal

"Anthony Lake, my wealthy fiance, falls in love with Lila Hart, a blind professional dancer, and insists on breaking off our engagement, even though..."
Dancing Into Someone Else's Arms

"I got pregnant after a relationship lasting eight years, only for my fiance to call off the wedding the night before.When I arrived, I found him ch..."
The Illusion of Happiness

"After failing a bomb disposal mission, my wife, who's also a bomb disposal expert, gives my shield to her true love.I grab her hand and plead with ..."
Going Out With a Bang

"I was married to my husband for ten years, but our relationship had long been a façade. In front of his family, he acted like the perfect husband, ..."
The Throwaway Wife

"I had always confused my husband and his twin brother because they were identical twins.Once, I mistook my husband’s brother for him and made a ter..."
My Husband’s Twin

"On the day we were supposed to get our marriage license, Michael Robertson ghosted.I sat outside the County Clerk's Office for hours. Instead of hi..."