Romance Short Stories

where the fires burns

DESTINED ENCOUNTER Michelle's glasses were steamed up from her coffee cup, which she had carelessly placed too close to her face. The cozy café buzzed with the soft chatter of…[...]

Wandering Through A Forest

Wandering through a forest in order to pass the time, here goes Moss Murray and his raggly clothes and neatly packed sack of superfluous items tacked nicely to the edge…[...]

The Stranded Honker

I was a fool among fools in my later teenage years. Maybe everyone can look back and relate, or maybe I only hope that's the case. Regardless, I feel the…[...]

The Lordal

The Thing at the Edge of the Yard. The car accident happened on a rainy Tuesday in October. Milo was eight years old. One moment, his parents were singing along…[...]

Monster

Once upon a time, there was a girl named Sylvia Snyde. Sylvia was very beautiful. Every morning, she looked into the mirror that she had bought at a local antique…[...]

b to b

“Today is April 31st.”“I need laundry detergent, food, and how about a… you’ve been so good to me. I’ve been so sick. I’m sorry.”“Then why are you sorry?”“Cause of what…[...]

I am a gay Italian real vampire, I drink blood , nice to meet you what do you drink?

This is a true story that appeared in some small Italian newspapers, in a village called Meldola. The protagonist is Horus, born Jacob Dimitri, an Italian gay vampire, head of…[...]

Monstrous

I’m a monster. You’ll never know me. I’m not one of those cute, movie monsters. I’m not celebrated like the classics – King Kong, or Godzilla. You’ll never catch me…[...]

Dog Night Out

When I was 19 my mother bought me that book Smart Women, Foolish Choices after I broke up with my first really serious boyfriend. I think it was her subtle…[...]

Toby’s Day Fishing

It was a beautiful April day. Toby was tasked with finding fishing worms so Toby and Daddy could go fishing while Mommy and Auntie Harper spent the day in the…[...]

From Dust to Ashes.

An Adam and Eve Short Story. Trigger Warning- this short story contains some suicide, and some strong language. Part One- Bullshit. As Adam woke up, he ordered Eve to sweep…[...]

The Frozen Time

Ring ring...my mobile phone goes off and stops. And, again, it rings, stops, rings, stops, and finally gives in, and the immediate silence takes over. It must have been my…[...]

Sapphire Blue Dragon

Old book paper crinkled and cracked, soft boyish hands turned the pages of old legendary stories. His young mind wondered over the fields of boyhood adventures. The sheets shift beside…[...]

The Abyss

It was getting late in the evening, so Scooter began getting ready for bed. He was already dreading it. A nights slumber was seldom restful and was definitely not something…[...]

His color is Vermilion RED

Owen W SullivanLife and Style At twenty-six years old, Owen W Sullivan works as a health receptionist in Baltimore. However, he is more into fashion, building his clothes around a…[...]

Why Go Home When the Unicorn Isn’t Ready?

She babysits her grandchildren on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. Her daughter works third shift and when she leaves at eleven, someone needs to watch the three girls until their father…[...]

Queen of Tarts

Background MADOOREE in the human world, and KARA the guardian in the world of Klim and Marec Meet the cat of two worlds. Nosy Madooree finds the new magical world…[...]

veil of zen

As the first rays of dawn kissed the cobblestone streets of a quaint village in Yorkshire, everything changed one fateful night. The sky lit up with a brilliant flash, casting…[...]

The Soul of a Tree

I ached. My branches creaked like the old bones of a buck. Had many come and go. Some never return. A loss of the tiniest bird makes my heartwood ache…[...]

Liquid Gold

“Many years ago stood a village. From it lived a man, a fella from them rocks named Finley. Finley grew up real poor. His clothes were nothing but rags. His…[...]

The Smallest Expert

The future of indoor plants was saved on a random Thursday morning by a seven-year-old girl with a bottle of beer. At the time, the little girl was sitting at…[...]

Flowers & Makeup

I'm a productive person.I can wear makeup because I’m not a bitch at my prettiest. And I don’t want to steal husbands and I never respond even if a husband…[...]

Butterscotch

- this short story contains some language and mature themes. Part One- The Dawning of a New Day. “You’re leaving?!” Asked Sarah as she sat up slowly in bed. Her…[...]

Ad Astra

Theo always had trouble sleeping— too many thoughts at too fast a speed for the elementary student to process. His inner monologue would only be halfway through a sentence before…[...]

The Raven at the Window

One thing I was very wary about was the temperamental moods of Nature. Before leaving the nest for the first time, my mum had instructed me on flying head on…[...]

Rumours

OAKWOOD FOREST, 1350.Like any right-minded boy of nine and a half, hadn’t Tom always dismissed the rumours as unbelievable? Too good to be true.“Stuff and nonsense,” his mother said firmly.…[...]

Goodnight, Eugene

Living under a bed was entirely too cramped, Eugene thought to himself. He often bumped his head, and it was impossible to keep the dust out of his fur. Sometimes…[...]

Silence

There is a peace at sunrise that surpasses all understanding. It's a renewal. A feeling that anything is possible. I’d like to say I drag myself from the comfort of…[...]

(This uses a triangular sequence to determine the number of words per line, and per paragraph https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangular_number. A couple of the longer lines seem to wrap as well - not…[...]

The Three Little Pigs Incident: A Building Inspector’s Report

By B.B. Wolf, Senior Building Inspector, Woodland District Code Enforcement DivisionLet me set the record straight. After twenty-seven years with the Woodland Building Department (WBD), I’ve seen every construction shortcut…[...]

Atlas Rises

It was December 2066. It was so terribly cold. Snow was falling, and it was almost dark. I was 14 years old and my mother was driving me to my father’s house…[...]

The ghost detective 2：Shadow of nine tails

People have long been afraid to walk or fish in the park because of the exhumation of bodies.Even the park rangers try to get out of here before dark.But crossing…[...]

Luck of the Kitsune

The day my obachan, my grandmother, died was the worst day of my life. She was my first and best friend and the person I ran to whenever life got…[...]

The Fox and the Flower

“What are you doing?” Hana jerked her trekking pole away from the wolf pup she had found, swinging it blindly in the direction of the voice. A strong hand closed around…[...]

Wildflower

Jenny steadied herself with her left hand as she squatted among the rubble. With her right hand, she tried to push aside a slab of siding jammed against the remains…[...]

SOMEONE ENTERED A FLOWER SHOP

The sign on the door read: Art of Bloom Florist, Sakura Sato Ito, Proprietor Word of mouth from satisfied customers made the small business very successful. Sakura was a petite…[...]

Hana and the Flower Rain – A rare blossom at the Sakura festival delivers a life-changing encounter.

The streets were alive with the energy of a thousand joyful faces. People milled together, raising flower-adorned drinks, smiling at one another while knocking glasses together in toasts and good…[...]

Killer Capuchin

Wearing a fur collared kimono (which in Japanese refers to all traditional clothing), Shigeru braved the snow biting at his face. Fuka-gatsu, boots woven from barley straw kept his feet…[...]

Tokyo rain

Kai Sato's life was in shambles. His girlfriend... well, ex-girlfriend now had just kicked him to the curb, all because she thought he was having an affair with a co-worker,…[...]

Cherry Blossom On A Hill of Restless Hearts

It was like I was trapped in a moment. Though she was warm against me, I felt like I was frozen in carbonite. Putting two things next two each other…[...]

A Search for Life’s Purpose

By Sunil Varshneya I was born in America into a wealthy family, so I had never worked to earn a living and had yet to learn about the real world.…[...]

Wabi Sabi

Cherry blossoms float Carpeting the earth in pink Spring is here again.桜A flash of distinctive bright plumage draws my attention to a robin. Landing lightly on a branch, he dislodges a shower…[...]

In a Lonely Place

My roommate aggravates me. She makes me want to bang my head against a wall. I've known her since we were little. Our moms used to bring us to the…[...]

The Owls

The wallpaper was expensive, as were all the other upgrades in our three-bedroom apartment in a gated community in the midst of the city–wooden floors, intricate crown molding, baseboard trims,…[...]

Route 173

“You know? Maybe this is a sign from the universe. Nowadays we live life so fast we’d hardly even notice if it ‘poofed’ into thin air! Think about how much…[...]

Couture Dreams back to square one

The multi-coloured apparel honing the entrance of my store, the tall mannequins displaying range of outfits that I had chosen for my humble clothing store were no more the point…[...]

The Third

Ambushed by a horde of tears, Arsalan was struggling to pull the fuschia silk tent through her outstretched arms. This dress was, in his opinion, a monstrous creation: an offensively…[...]

What happened to this life??????

DEE IS FREE NO DEE IS NOT FREE Well, that's the main question, and why not since that's the main question? The dee I know is really innocent and so…[...]

Life Beyond Life

By Sunil Varshneya This is the story of my friend Peter. We met in the college. Peter was not attractive. He had a face only a mother could love. During…[...]

Have You Found What You’re Looking For? Is It Everything You Wanted? (Alternatively: Happy Endings Are For Losers)

Yang finds that life is not so different after time begins again, at least compared to his original timeline. He mostly wanders around counting his steps and trying to remember.…[...]

Abortion Liberty

I believe in Eternal God, the Eternal Father almighty who created heaven and earth. He sent He’s mediator who is His Eternal Son, our Lord, Brother, Savior and Redeemer, Jesus…[...]

The Wheel

I stared in the mirror, wearing my long, lacey, wedding gown at the last fitting. I asked the dressmaker for a few last-minute changes. I wanted a bigger bustle, something…[...]

Arumi

Hana could feel the sweat dripping down her back. She was suffocating in her small car, the humid night clinging to her skin like a damp blanket. She had always…[...]

The Secrets We Covet

Chapter 1: The Awakening I have always been captivated by the glimmering lights of the stage, the euphoria that permeates through the air when the music begins, and the sheer…[...]

Slowly Dying Night

“Mom, I just- just need a ride, ok? ….No. No, it’s not like that, Mom, please can you just take me h-”The phone beeps twice and goes silent. Holy fucking shit.…[...]

Sending a Message

"What? I can't hear you!" Mika's voice sounded muted, underwater, lost in the seascape of screaming fans. She gestured a circular motion with her hand and pointed to the stage.…[...]

First

Sam Harris remembered when she had first talked to YuMi Jeong. They both were the awkward looking ones, Sam with her bluntly cut shoulder length hair, her hazel eyes hidden…[...]

Idol Blues

Emmy forgets her purse, of all things. The performance that had happened that evening had been so long ago. Only the sound of reverb, of her own voice in her…[...]

Changed My Life Forever

Blackpink in your area! We all sang in an uproar. I was with my dance team at my local dance studio. We are a group of mostly East Asians. I've…[...]

Sasaeng Security

Why the incessantly monologging voice inside my head is in English despite me being a nineteen year old South Korean who has never learned English isn’t something answers are readily…[...]

The Rabbit in the Moon

“Mei?” 2 hours left. “Mei!” Would it happen again? “Mei!” The black-haired girl jolted back to the table in front of her. “Can you please pass the rice? It’s gonna…[...]

FEAR-NO FEAR

“The life that I have Is all that I have And the life that I have is yours The love that I have Of the life that I have Is…[...]

Shameless

We stopped leaving the garage door open when we were cooking because I told my mom the police were saying criminals had been stealing equipment from garages. My dad was…[...]

Grief

Mama, I found my old butterfly hairclip you had gifted me on my eleventh birthday, and it took me back to the old days. Papa used to count our blessings…[...]

Red flows in both

Once there was a daughter of a mother and a mother of a daughter. As the daughter I was taught the same as she was. To live for my parents…[...]

Truth or Lie

“We have splashdown for the capsule,” Mission control reported. “Copy that,” Mary said, looking out the earth-side window as if her former station-mates’ splashing into the ocean could be visible…[...]

Breaking the cycle

There are always two sides to an argument. Sometimes three. sometimes four. If you ask me, they are messy little things. They are often too complex to understand since people lie…[...]

The Porcelain Village

My clay hands are becoming solid porcelain. I have always had potter’s hands. The throwing water absorbs the moisturizing oils of the skin. Leaves the hands rough. The clay paste dries and cracks the…[...]

The Slaying of a Monster

THE SLAYING OF A MONSTER By Tony Smith My name is Parachatphonbamrum.Thai names are as long as freight trains so we are given nicknames, mine is Pizza shortened to Za.…[...]

A Greeting from the Edge of the Universe

As an intern for Area 51, I’ve seen a lot of strange things. A lot of strange things. I’ve learned to expect the unexpected. Even before I got here, I’ve…[...]

The Ghost Adagio

In the basement of the Kenmore Conservatory of Music, the practice rooms are dark and gloomy, with radiators that clank like Marley's ghost and steam that clogs your lungs like…[...]

The Book of Juri

I have a journal with all my thoughts. Every feeling I have is written in there. It is my book of hope. It's naive and oblivious. Chapter 7414: Love My…[...]

The Interrogation

Some unidentifiable insects have died on the LED bulb, the thoraxes and abdomens had disintegrated but the antennaed heads and wings remained security plastered on the single light fixture in…[...]

Not Home

The clock strikes two.My cousin's sleeping soundly beside me, unstirring, but I'm still awake and hungry. I would wake her if not for the fact that she had work early…[...]

The Night Gathering

This story can also be read as a continuation of my last submission The Interrogation.****Kai Matsuda woke up at 2 am and realized that his life will end again. He…[...]

A Self Portrait

Warning: nudity Tim paints beautiful brown circles on a white canvas sitting on an easel. The reality is that Tim cannot paint anything to save his life. He is a…[...]

Metamorphoses

This story can also be enjoyed as a parallel plot to my previous submission The Night Gathering. *********Maurice Kahlo looked down at the dead body of Maurice Kahlo.Approaching behind him was…[...]

The Silent Feast

Every year, my dining room turned into a battleground and the yearly holiday feast, the ammunition. It was always a vicious cycle: raised voices, pointed fingers, and another resentment that…[...]

Tycho Brahe’s Labyrinth

This story can also be read as the continuation of my previous submission Metamorphosis************Unlike most of the helipads which are built for show but never used, the pads on Tycho…[...]

Temptation With Someone Else

*This story contains sexual themes*Jen and Erick. Erick was a dick. Jen was a beautiful angel, Mike declared. He was still a virgin and a senior in high school. He also…[...]

Friends Forever

The McDonalds was decently crowded. The fluorescent lighting excessively illuminated the interior that didn’t really merit the illuminating: packs of middle school kids laughing and screaming and filming Tik Tok…[...]

Icescape

This story is a prequel to my previous submissions, The Night Gathering and Metamorphoses, taken place seventeen years prior.********A droplet from the overhead condenser fell on the nape of Stephanie…[...]

Lemons, Ginger and Garlic

"Does the presence of something outweigh its absence? Or is it the other way around?" I said to no one in specific, communally munching on Garlic Naan and Haleem with…[...]

Chicken Katsu Memories

Hawaiian chicken katsu, Brian was thinking, as he stood with anticipation in the food truck line at the Pure Aloha Festival in Las Vegas. This particular food truck was boldly named…[...]

Socks

I’ve always hated socks. To specify, I hate receiving socks, and I have not always despised them. A personal and most probably an eternal dislike. Every time I have pulled…[...]

Moms and dresses

Bindu checks her watch again; it had only been four mins since she last looked. She readjusts the strap so the watch would fit more snugly on her wrist and…[...]

The Man Who Died

A man is sitting alone in a huge concert hall, and an Asian beauty is playing a beautiful violin, especially for him! She’s playing a classic overture on the violin…[...]

To Listen is Inheritance

My cat Blue could operate a door handle and would jump at it for hours until he could pull the thing down. The only problem was that he could not…[...]

Tumakbo Ka!

“Run for your lives boys!” The sound of the headmaster’s shrill words echoed across the grassy field. “Or you’ll be seeing me at three o’clock!” Father K’s deafening voice on…[...]

A Chinaman’s Chance

“I timed the movement twice and found the speed as follows: The first time 240 feet of rail was laid in one minute and twenty seconds; the second time 240…[...]

Ruby Red Scar

Eyes pierce through my flesh everytime I walk through a door. When I’m just trying to buy groceries, pump gas into my car, walk into the bank, I can feel…[...]

Cheap Fiction

trigger warning: depictions of sex, murder, and self harmI didn’t want to kill anyone this time around. I almost did a couple of days ago, while shopping for gummy worms…[...]

Today, Tomorrow

It’s just one day. One inconsequential day among a sea of other inconsequential days. However, if by some miracle today had any meaning, then it would be Valentine’s Day. It…[...]

Revenge

REVENGE Et Tu, Brute? By Camille Clarke Dusty's face was bruised, his mouth was swollen, and he sported a black eye and wounds to his body. He trembled with fear, stammering…[...]

The 12th Custard

“What’s the big deal?”“The big deal Jomari, is that this stolen custard came in a family size of 12-““So you had 11 before-““AND it came from the PLANO Costco. Not…[...]

Legends of the Midnight Gallery

Joe Klimazawa knew the secrets of the Midnight Gallery. He knew what happened when the clock struck midnight. He knew because he had been the night watchman for over ten…[...]

It Started With a Selca

I lifted my phone in front of my face for the third time and grimaced at my reflection. Ugh. I hated taking selfies, but my sister, Bethany, insisted I take…[...]

The Ingdalapet

The monsoon rain had at long last rested at the time when the sun should’ve been at its highest. Liriko searched for the biggest banana leaves he could find. He…[...]

Marie’s Tomb

The Kia Forte rolled to a stop on the unlit Basin Street, just south of St. Louis Cemetery No. 1. Four figures emerged from the vehicle beside the graveyard's whitewashed…[...]

A Tale of Two Cities

May 12, 1984To the Parent-Teacher Association Moms of Alamo Elementary School:Yes, you may pick your jaws off the squeaky, dusty basketball court hardwood now. Oh, don’t think I didn’t see…[...]