Shortys2025 Stories

it is the 1800 century and Lord Elias has taken upon himself to bring in a new maid of helping hands while his darling wife Margaret has decided it would be more better spending time on jewels and unleashed artifacts than to spend time with her husband of 10 years he soon finds his yearning for a new maid Jennifer that has come into his estate he is yearning for her companionship but can they keep this love a secret

After closing his club, vampire Bellamy is greeted by a surprise: his ex, her new husband, and a problem she's hoping he'll solve for old times' sake. His ex has married one of their vampire mortal enemies, and the entire vampire mob has turned against her. With the vampire mob closing in, Bellamy must choose between a woman he'd thought he'd love forever and the empire he built after he was gone. This is a paranormal short story inspired by the 1942 movie Casablanca.

and other poems about how i lost my best friend, how i loved him in secret, and how i wished i never said a thing. #Shortys2025 #Ambys2026 completed august 27th, 2026.

Welcome to the Annual Short Story & Poetry Writing Contest, where words ignite imagination and creativity takes center stage. Whether you're a storyteller or a poet, this is your chance to captivate, inspire, and share your voice with the world. All genres, all styles-one platform to shine. Let your stories speak. Let your verses rise.

A collection of poems and short stories reflecting upon loving and losing yourself and the people who matter most to you. The book focuses on the complexities of living in a human world filled with relationships that can make and break us. They are the stories forged by grief, loss, hope, love, anger, longing, wonder, and forgiveness. **Shortys 2024 Longlist: The Gray Zone**

I'm not meant to be the hero. I know that much. These emotions I carry with me will never allow me to truly free our kingdom from its secret villain. The villain no one knows is there. So let me help you, the true heroes, get to him. In our last fight, after being friends with each other for so long, I will guide you to him and be your villain one last time.

A bitter-sweet journey to self-acceptance and taking control over one's own life.

The upper part of Smrithi's left middle finger has been massacred mercilessly by a domestic accident. Burdened with the thought that she should have prevented it, she's luckily thrown back to the moment before the accident. But, should you really play with destiny? And what if you are given yet another chance to return to that moment?

Poetry collection of my random thoughts 💭❤️

Through the toughness of life, Through your first heartbreak, Through a dark time, An unfortunate past But also your love, And your "THE ONE" in your life....... This is a collection of poems and compositions, I have written throughout my teenage life. It is not a story but lines of my feelings, so I hope you guys like it Most of them are written by me.

When flames consume a building, every second matters. Evan had to decide: save his brother, or save strangers. He made his choice. But in the ashes of that fire, one family grieves, his team whispers betrayal- and Evan must face a truth darker than smoke: Heroes aren't always clean. 🔥 One choice. Two lives. Endless consequences.

This is just a collection of whatever hits me, whenever it does. Could be poetry. Could be short notes. Could be... something I'll regret later. They're not planned, not polished-just whatever spilled out when my brain said, "Write this down before you forget... or before it embarrasses you." Some are two lines. Some might change later. Some might never make sense. (But hey, neither do I most days.) These are a lot more on the brighter side hopefully .. even I don't know but yeah. Last one was from my notes and these are from texts .. (sms, DMs, X posts etc.)

Collection of poems for the Shortys hosted by @ShortStory and @Poetry © purringpages | 2025 | Wattpad

It all began with, "I, Kaedon Baylor Langston, take you, Angel Laine North, to be my wedded wife." That was when your life slowly began to turn upside down. Three times you found out what he did, and three times he said he was sorry. Can you keep forgiving him? Will he continue to do things behind your back? WORD COUNT: 4325 Short Story entry for The Shortys 2025 xreader fiction romance Cover, Title, and story by LAJoyner NOTE: If you are reading this story on any platform other than Wattpad, you are very likely to be at risk of a malware attack. If you wish to read this story in its original form, please go to @LAJoyner on Wattpad. Protect yourself and enjoy reading the original story. Thank you =D

A raw confession of rage and betrayal. On judgment day, love turns to vengeance, promises turn to blood, and forgiveness is no longer an option. 🌑

Winner of The Shortys 2025 Longlist. Shadows with Promises - Featured @Shortys ***** A collection of short stories for shortys2025 contest.

Submission to #Shortys2025 Flash Fiction: When cartographer Mela discovers his grandmother's atlas bleeding saltwater, he follows mysterious baboon tracks into False Bay's moonlit waters. Beneath the surface, he encounters an underwater parliament of baboons who challenge him to see beyond colonial boundaries and map the true geography of relationships. In this haunting tale of magical realism, ancient wisdom meets modern exile as Mela learns that some territories exist only in the heart, and the most important maps are drawn with love, not ink. Set against the backdrop of Cape Town's contested landscapes, this lyrical magical realism story explores belonging, indigenous knowledge, and what it means to truly know a place. This story is dedicated to Mela, to K, to S, to A.

Note: This story is an entry for the 2025 Shortys, takes place near the end of both Operation Heathrow and Haunted Park, and the following prompts are in use: Prompt 4: A witch and a fae walk into a bar Prompt 30: We should rendezvous sometime mon chéri Arc 1: As war rages between the living and the damned, Hell is on the losing end. In an attempt to secure peace with the living, Hell sends Doluna, a fae envoy, to the living to make the damned's intentions to make peace known to them. But little does Doluna know is that she's but a pawn in a cross-world game of thrones that must end if their own world is to be at peace again... Arc 2: After Adèle's guild gets disbanded, she's in for a most unpleasant surprise after a prospective guild turns her away Rankings: #1 in gamification (September 8, 2025) #1 in consulate (September 8, 2025) #1 in consul (September 8, 2025)

[ Winner of Shortys 2024] Starless, Scarlet; A collection of poems, The official description will be written after completion..

Random short stories written by ✨ME✨ Most of these are probably for contests because I need prizes to motivate me :') Anyhoo I hope you enjoy my stories<333 Thanks for reading, my gorgeous froggies 🐸❤️💞