Litreads Stories

Sofa delivery guys Ant and Lenny may have little to look forward to upon loading their truck in the mornings. And yet their spirits remain high a lot of the time ... depending on the height of their customers' skirts!

Do we ever realize, at the moment that it is happening, that what is unfolding is to become the defining and pivotal moment of our life? Or does this realization only come years later, when we reflect and, given the wisdom of time, understand how a single event changed two people's lives forever? And how a cooler of beer, a Ford Econoline van, and eight high school friends on a road trip to a Prince concert might have changed everything. "Purple Rain" by BG Davies was first published in The Sun-kissed Summer Romance Anthology.

A fly-by-the-seat-of-the-pants criminal type is trying his damnedest to write the Great American Novel but his underworld past and violent proclivities are making it difficult.

What happens when a literal Professor of Coolness begins to feel like he's losing his edge? ∆ Originally published as a hypertext story on Philome.la ∆ Updated with new images in March 2016. ∆ A Wattys 2016 visual story nominee.

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A young couple goes for a walk in the mountains.

A bunch of little things that I write as I observe my surroundings. With my ears. With my eyes. As well as random ideas that sprout into my head. For future stories, perhaps. Cover creds: original picture - pixiv editing - @HirondelleMeirie (Thank you so much!)

A group of teenage boys make a reality-altering discovery in an empty lot, circa 1993. ∞ Originally published in Philippine Speculative Fiction Vol. 4 ∞ A Wattpad Featured Story as of May 2015

Boy meets girl, girl falls in love, blah-blah-blah. Let me be clear with you from the beginning. This is not that kind of story. My name is Cait, and I live in the great city of New York. Okay, so maybe I've only lived here for a week and a half, sue me, but what else am I supposed to say? This strange and beautiful metropolis is my new home, or the closest thing I've probably ever had to a home, and I intend to make the most of my time here. I'm 20 years old, an ex-sophomore in college, and I'm really good at math. Obviously, I've never filled out any kind of bio before. This is my story. It's the kind of story where reality bites, love isn't always what it seems, and maybe - just maybe - everything won't suck in the end. #43 in General Fiction - 12/02/2016 #44 in Teen Fiction - 6/11/2017 _____ © Jandra Sutton. 2016. All rights reserved. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material - Followed, all content, and/or images - without express and written permission from the author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Followed is currently unpublished. For agent and publisher inquiries, please email me at jandra@jandralee.com.

A very short story that tells much about Kirby Bob, his Mother Gretta, and father Herbert. Innocense, infidelity, and loss all come together in this brief little story.

She just wanted a job, not the end of the world. Flash fiction

A brother's premonition and request

Slice of life portrait of a man living on the streets. Can his bucket drumming busking and personal rumination keep body and soul together, or will he crack under the pressure of living on the fringe?

Myth and reality are one. Conspiracies, ancient and modern alike, manipulate every aspect of life, every interaction. Everyone lives blind to secret masters and secret dangers, but it's easy when the monsters look human, or worse, are human. In this world, in a nameless American metropolis, Uaine Dupree leads a desultory life as a penniless club promoter on the fringe of an already fringe society. When he receives a mysterious e-mail from a wealthy recluse, Uaine embarks on a nightlong odyssey of horrors, both new and old. [Formerly Wattpad Featured Paranormal Story from November 2016 until July 2017.]

❛ In which Johnathan is given a second chance to love and to lose her again. ❜ Ranked #393 in General Fiction 【I Survived The Most Brutal Review】 【Winner of The Brigade Choice Awards for SS】 【Winner of Star Writing Awards for GF】 【Winner of The Undiscovered Awards for GF, Original At Its Core and Straight From The Heart】 【Winner of Rose Awards for GF】

"They say there's a process with things like this: anger and denial, then fear, then a sort of numbness as the gravity of the situation sets in. Then comes the point where assumptions are begged to be made... Assumptions that your loved one may not be coming home at all." Seven years ago, Greg's wife vanished without a trace from their small town. Is it finally time for him to move on, or can a stranger give him something that will change his life forever?

short stories published on the internet, because i swear im a Serious Author living creatures momentarily pulled until i complete edits