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

"After I'm abducted, I call my mother, a policewoman, for help. However, she hangs up on me and stays by my adoptive sister's side."Go to hell ..."
Don't Give Up On Me

"I was sitting at the police station. My landlord scolded me harshly and pointed at my nose. Out of nowhere, my mother called and berated me mercile..."
I Turned Myself Over To The Police

"There's a little shop downstairs that sells organ soup. It's always packed with customers. People line up as if bewitched, eager for a bowl.I've of..."
Soup Shop Mystery

"At my engagement party, Flora—my adopted sister—grinned and said, "Warren's never been married, right? I should marry him first so he gets the..."
His Trial Bride, My Exit Plan

"My boyfriend is a forensic artist. He was forced to make a harrowing decision to save his first love. At the killer's demand, he created a portrait..."
Last Goodbye in Pieces

"During my night shift, I refused to help my adopted sister administer fluids to her patient.After the wrong drug is given, I watch a seven-year-old..."
Taking the Fall for a Fool
"I quit and dipped. City threw a parade.Only Jenna Blake—my oh-so-gifted junior who claimed she could "see through killers' eyes"—lost it...."
Who's the Real Detective Here?

"When I'm on the verge of dying, the kidnapper who has kidnapped me calls my fiance, Connor Weston, who's also the youngest patrol officer in the pa..."
My Cruel Death Killed Him Too

"The first year after Carter’s death, I was finally ready to try starting a new relationship.However, one quiet night, a he-wolf suddenly burst into..."
The Second Approach

"After getting my heart broken, my best friend takes me to an underground club. There, I meet a handsome wolf.With the intention of getting revenge ..."
Tipsy Hearts, Total Collapse

"On the Northwind Trail, just before sunrise, my flashlight cut across the inside of the SUV and landed on five lifeless bodies. My hands shook as I..."
Murder on the Northwind Trail

"During the five years I was in a vegetative state, all ten family soldiers assigned to guard me were murdered.One of them merely smoked a cigarette..."