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

"Four years after marrying Wesley Coleman, Emma Payne is expecting a baby. She shows up at the hospital with her forms to get registered, but when t..."
The Storm Begins with a Whisper

"The first experiment in the world of retrieving memories after death succeeds, and my memories are going to be broadcast live all over the Internet..."
Don't Love Me When I'm Dead

"When I was fourteen, my brother—the Don—brought home an orphan girl to settle a debt of gratitude.From then on, my life within the Corleone family ..."
The Day I Left, My Brother the Don Regretted

"A month before the SATs, I, Jenny Reid, could see my score.Literally. It was just floating right above my head. But there was a catch.Every time I ..."
The Test Score Above My Head

"I died on my birthday, but neither my parents nor my husband noticed. They were too busy pouring all their attention into planning my twin sister, ..."
A Farewell Gift of Death
"The day I win the cheerleading championship, the entire arena erupts with cheers for my team. But from the stands, my brother, Nelson Locke, hurls ..."
What Happens After Being Backstabbed?

"When my mother won a million dollars from a lottery ticket, she prepared an envelope for each of her three children.After we opened them, my younge..."
Two Dollars and a Fortune

"It was the third year of my secret relationship with Garrett, my Alpha brother's best friend.Marcus laughed and nudged Garrett playfully. "You..."
Mated to My Brother's Best Friend

"When my appendix bursts, my parents, my brother, and even my fiancé are all too busy celebrating my sister's birthday.I'm outside the operating roo..."
The Last of 99 Goodbyes

"Jethro Miles was an orphan sponsored by my dad.The moment I laid eyes on him, I flipped.Despite my family's objections, we dated for seven years, e..."
Expired Love

"Mae Cooper accuses me of forcing wolfsbane down her throat, claiming that she can't breathe and that her wolf is gravely injured, barely clinging t..."
When Salvation Turned to Sin

"My twin sister, Rebecca Shaffer, was kidnapped while saving me. The trauma left her with a mental illness that made her lash out at everyone around..."
My Sister, His Mistress

"In the backyard of my home, there is a dark red jar that is about half a person's height. It is half buried in the ground, and my whole family forb..."
Don't Open the Red Jar

"I've been overlooked by the Lawson family a hundred times over.On birthdays, they only ever get a cake for my sister, Jocelyn Lawson. When I'm sick..."
Unapologetically Me

"My five-year-old daughter loved telling lies.I had taken her out to a simple school supplies run, but she yelled on the street that I was a human t..."
Chronically Lying Daughter

"On the day before New Year's Eve, I didn't shut the window all the way, and my little sister sneezed.My parents kicked me out and ordered me to col..."
Two Prayers in Winter

"Just because my sister, Yvonne Lindell, claims I swapped Grandma's medicine with sugar pellets and caused her death, Mom locks me inside the cremat..."
Burned at the Stake

"The first thing the fake heiress did when she saw me was imitate me.I loved fishtail dresses. Hence, she immediately bought all the fishtail dresse..."
The Real And Fake Heiresses Want Out

"My mother is a hospital director. To give my brother, an intern doctor, more hands-on experience, she assigns him as the lead surgeon for my brain ..."
Leaving My Life in an Intern's Hands

"As Christmas drew near, my little sister claimed she’d seen Santa Claus in the house.“He had four legs, real long, like dead branches. He crawled o..."
Silent Night, Eyes Shut Tight

"To ensure fairness, my daughter said that she would draw lots to choose whose family to spend the New Year’s with every year. However, for the past..."
My Ungrateful Daughter

"Reborn as the long-lost Rogers heir, missing for fifteen years, I avoided every chance to bond with my two brothers in this family.When they tossed..."
This Time I’m Done Fighting

"In my past life, my father arranged betrothals for both my brother and me, leaving the choice to us.Without hesitation, my brother chose the wealth..."
Making the Wrong Choice... Again

"Since I can remember, I have been a liar. That is the conclusion my mother made about me.After my twin brother, Daniel Benson, and I are born, she ..."