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

"Lawrence Hale has been Julia Ware's assistant and lover for seven years, but she's now getting engaged to someone else.She calls off their engageme..."
Love Ends Here

"I was sent abroad to work. After three years, I finally helped my fiancee secure a highly challenging and significant client.When I returned home, ..."
Came Back To Find My Wife With A Husband

"When I returned to the corporate research and development press conference, I knew Tyler Zach would step forward to accuse our team of plagiarism, ..."
Dawn Within the Twilight

"A business trip took an unexpected turn when our plane ran into disaster. While everyone else was penning their last words, I, an orphan with nothi..."
I Confessed to My Boss During a Plane Crash

"I'm a special kind of courier. Instead of packages, I transport beautiful women.I drop them off at designated locations and pick them up afterward...."
The Courier

"In my tenth year of marriage, my old childhood friend, Joshua Sears, posts a photo on social media.Both Joshua and my wife, Sabrina Lawson, are hug..."
Ten Years His Cover—Now I'm Free

"I was the heir to a wealthy family, yet my biological parents were drowning in debt and living on the streets.Out of pity for them, I decided to gi..."
Choose Your Own Family

"At the parent-teacher conference, Emery Carey's essay, My CEO Mom, won first place, earning thunderous applause from the class.But the mood soured ..."
Classmate's Triumph and CEO's Regret

"During my wedding reception, I make a toast to my wife's true love. He smashes his wine glass in retaliation and snaps, "I lost to you and all..."
Leaving Without a Trace

"My wife, Charlene Weber, has taken me to the Scumbag Court.If I'm found guilty, all my assets will be taken from me, and I'll face 10 years of impr..."
Judged in the Court of Scumbags

"A month before Wendy Johnson and I are set to marry, she tells me she wants to have another man's baby. Following my refusal, she keeps bringing it..."
Ghosts of What We Had

"On the third day after my death, my body was sent to the police station in different packages. Jonathan Walsh, my husband, and Frank Stone, my juni..."
My Forensic Scientist Wife

""W-Well, that part is very dry. When I'm doing it with someone else, it's very dry, chapped, and it hurts a lot too. I can never get it to lub..."
My Job: Fix Mom's Bestie

"After a car crash, I wake up without a scratch, but my girlfriend, Elena Reed, has amnesia.What shocks me the most is that I can hear my late grand..."
Grandpa's Marriage Mandate: I Pick the Silent Savage

"I'd loved my childhood friend, Colleen Decker, for ten years, until a car accident changed everything. She loses the ability to walk and never stan..."
The Illusion I Loved Is Gone

""Max, I'm so itchy down there. Could you use your stick to scratch it for me?"Beneath the desk, my boss's daughter was perched on my lap,..."
The Under-Desk Affair

"My wife and I were both liars. She lied to me 99 times. "I'll forget all about him, I swear." That man was her first love. She never did ..."
Countdown to the End of Us

"I had been the company's top sales performer—the kind who brought in tens of millions in revenue. But just because I hadn't praised my boss' girlfr..."
The Wrong One Fired

"My wife, Ariel Sweeney, would always buy me a new watch every time she cheated on me.We'd been married for four years, and I'd already collected 99..."
Tick, Tock—Marriage out of Time

"My in-laws, Melvin Gardner and Sharon Murphy, kept it a secret from us and traveled all the way to Metoville to surprise their daughter, Vivian Gar..."
My Wife Killed Her Parents

"On the eve of the National Robotics Championship, I smashed my carefully designed bot to pieces and announced my withdrawal.Everyone said I was a f..."
Smash the Bot!

"I, Xavier Locke, had married the same woman, Melanie Slater, seven times.But for the sake of her first love, Leonard Blueman, she divorced me seven..."
Divorce—This Time for Good

"During the pandemic, to earn more money to pay my bills, I went back to my old part-time job as a blind masseur. However, I did not expect that on ..."
The Blind Massuer

""Does riding a horse feel good?"The saddle jolted beneath us as the horse trotted along. I steadied myself by holding the slender waist o..."