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

"I dated my lawyer boyfriend for five years. He canceled our wedding. Fifty-two times.First time? His intern messed up some paperwork. He ditched me..."
He Ditched Me 52 Times

"I had just become an adult when my neighbor, Connor Grayson, started flirting with me. We kept our relationship a secret year after year.After a wi..."
Tangled in His Lies

"After I graduated, I kept hitting walls while job hunting, but my boyfriend landed a position at a big company with ease.My boyfriend of two years ..."
Gave Him My Paycheck, Now I Owe Him 800k

"Over the Fourth of July weekend, I took my boyfriend's sister to his flashy new influencer hub.Fresh off brain surgery, Benedetta Griffin needed a ..."
Forced to Sign for His Lover's Crime

"My mom and dad died heroically in a fire rescue, trying to protect an orphan. Afterward, my brother brought the orphan, Audrey, home. To make her s..."
After I Was Gone

"My mafia boyfriend, Silas Vale, didn’t recognize me when I dragged myself back to him after being tortured and shot by his rival gang.He was too bu..."
Scarred, Shot, Still Standing

"Jason Reed had been my boyfriend for seven years. He suddenly disappeared, and the last place I was able to trace him was Melvaris. That night, I r..."
Laughing At My Boyfriend’s Disappearance

"The entire world froze. Overnight, the city plunged to –40 °F.Yet, in the middle of this frozen apocalypse, my mother, my sister and her son moved ..."
My Family Regrets Their Biasness During The Apocalypse

"After the Ritualist declared that Amber would not live past 18, I, a perfectly healthy girl, became the Misfortune Vessel.When Amber broke a leg, m..."
Pain Is a Family Matter

"Everyone is envious of me for having someone like Dominic Cruz, who's love-brained, as a husband-to-be. He's rich, handsome, and highly educated.I ..."
The One Who Got Away

"Before I married Gavin Whitaker, his mother put me through a so-called premarital obedience test. She made me kneel and serve tea to the entire fam..."
The Obedience Trial

"On my son's fifth birthday, my Alpha mate allowed his childhood sweetheart Sarah to pick him up from school.I discovered through the tracking devic..."
My Alpha Mate and Son’s Regret

"The property manager, driven by greed for kickbacks, rallied the residents to dig a deeper underground parking garage for profit.But as a geologist..."
Rebirth: Cheerleading the Collapse

"I had my meal and was about to leave my sister's restaurant, but the manager stopped me. "Sorry, sir, but you haven't paid your tab."I ne..."
Scammed at My Sister’s Restaurant

"When I had only three months left to live after taking the cursed blade meant for my husband Lucian, his first love Lily returned.When I endured th..."
Alpha's Regret After He Choose His First Love But I Died for Him

"After Cynthia Musich causes a surgical accident, my husband of eight years, Xavier Goodwin, forces me to take the fall for her."Being suspende..."
The Saint Goes Nuts

"My son accidentally ate peanuts and suffered a severe allergic reaction.I threw away all the anti-allergy medication in the house and even hung up ..."
The Moment of No Return

"My father adopted Seraphina, the daughter of an Omega servant who died trying to save us.In less than a year with the Blackwood family, she became ..."
Family’s Regret After I Left

"My mom is 71 years old. Thanks to her arthritis acting up, she's in so much pain that she can't descend the stairs at all.She tentatively calls me..."
Luxury for Her Mother, Lectures for Mine

"My older sister gloated when we heard that a student was threatening to jump."Is that your daughter?"I calmly sipped my cup of boba tea.T..."
Bearing the Brunt

"I sustain brain damage from a car crash and end up with a memory akin to a goldfish. However, I remember my feelings for Caleb Warner for seven who..."
Some People Are Meant to Be Forgotten

"After I landed in the hospital—again—from working myself into the ground, Jacob swore he was done playing house stockbroker."Starting tomorrow..."
Guess Who Failed the Test

"I’d just wrapped up a short trip with my daughter, Elara. On the way back, I figured I’d swing by the Hale, our family’s casino, to check in on my ..."
My Son’s Girlfriend Locked Me In the Basement

"After giving my son, Cameron Spencer, one of my corneas, he had a memory distortion and confused me for his father's childhood sweetheart, Joanna L..."