Small Stories

1-2-minute reads focused on the problems, hopes, and circumstances of life. More every day

A murder mystery in the small snowy town of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh.

After a quiet breakup leaves him shrinking inside himself, soft spoken Briarwood teen Dwayne is dragged into his sister Phoebe's room and jokingly transformed into "his new girlfriend." What starts as a dare becomes Dakota Cozy, an online persona whose calm, indie softness unexpectedly explodes in popularity. As Dakota gains followers, brand deals, and real world visibility, Dwayne must untangle whether people love the packaging or the person behind it. Set in a small town layered with a liberal arts college, Becoming Dakota Cozy follows one family adjusting in real time as Dwayne integrates the part of himself he once hid. It's a story about perception, softness as strength, and the quiet power of being accurately seen.

Briar Hollow Road was supposed to be empty. That was the lie everyone agreed to live with. When Elizabeth Mercer and Pam step inside an abandoned house with a violent past, they don't find a ghost. They find a door. Not wood and hinges, but something older. Something beneath the foundation. Something that doesn't haunt houses. It inhabits. What begins as tapping in walls and wrong reflections in mirrors mutates into something far worse: a living aperture wearing a familiar face. It learns posture. It learns language. It learns trust. And once it understands how easily humans look back when stared at, containment stops being possible. As the town of Briar Hollow quietly unravels, reality thins at the edges. Foundations breathe. Hallways curve. People disappear without residue. The entity does not chase. It waits. It does not break in. It opens. This is not a haunted house story. It's a story about what happens when the house is only a mouth.

The small city of Bedrock, California, has been quiet for some time. That includes the Pike family. Being a family of five without parental supervision, Jonah and Jarvis Pike let their three youngest siblings go out at night to hang out with friends. They don't come back home. And no one is doing anything to help, not even the authorities or the police. That only leaves the Pike brothers to clean up their mistake. If they can.

Honestly, there are no definitive characters. Just my thoughts and feelings.

"You once believed you were lost between worlds." "And now?" "Now I'm not lost. I'm present." Emma Sullivan came to Willowbrook to recover from burnout - not to fall through time. After a public panic attack derails her high-powered career, Emma retreats to her late grandmother's quiet Victorian house, hoping small-town stillness might help her to breathe again. Instead, a shimmer in the old barn drops her into 1895. There, she meets Clara Hartwell - a brilliant, steady schoolteacher quietly resisting the limits placed on women of her era. Clara lives carefully. Respectably. Safely. Until Emma. Drawn together by shared longing and impossible timing, their connection deepens into something neither century can easily contain. But love across time has consequences. As the town begins to watch Clara too closely, a respectable suitor pressures her toward security. Meanwhile, the mysterious barn that connects their worlds grows unstable - responding not to control, but to intention. Emma must decide: Is she escaping her present? Or is she finally building something real? In this cozy sapphic time travel romance, healing isn't about choosing one life over another. It's about daring to claim both.

Olivia Dickens has always dreamed of living a bigger life than what her small town offers. She's 24 living in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, and has yet to see the world. She graduated college with her Marketing degree and is searching for a way out of her hometown. When a job offer reveals itself, in a town 45 minutes away, she takes a leap of faith and applies. By the grace of God she is accepted. What she didn't tell anyone, is that on the application it stated "MUST TRAIN IN NEW YORK" While in New York other opportuities arise- like love. Will she accept or will she stick with what she knows, home? FIRST CHAPTER IS OUT!! I will be releasing one chapter a week, each Friday! I know it's a slow process, I have a pretty busy schedule, so working around that will be tough. But for those who do decide to trust the process and come along this journey with me, THANK YOU!

Rictoria moved to Wheeley, and meets David by accident. But David is hiding a secret that will either destroy their budding relationship or make it stronger. Read to find out.

Falling into another dimension's ocean was not on Callum's bingo card this year. Neither was discovering that in this world, he's five inches tall. How's he supposed to get home now?

In the quiet town of Ridgewood, a weekend celebration turns into a nightmare. When a group of teens venture into the infamous woods, they find themselves stalked by a masked killer wielding a machete, leaving a trail of terror in their wake. As the group struggles to survive, they discover a horrifying connection: the killer is targeting them because of the sins of their families. With the woods hiding deadly secrets, every shadow could be the last thing they see. When screams echo through the night, the teens must confront the terrifying truth history is repeating itself, and the killer is closer than they ever imagined. In this suspenseful slasher tale, trust is fragile, fear is constant, and no one is safe when the machete comes out.

Don't let 'em steal your heart.

Karan Jha Alias Gajodhar Jha is a small town boy with a Government job. Karan is a simple man who leads a quiet life with his mother. He is looking for rishta and has rejected 100+ girls so far as they didn't meet his complete checklist- milky fair, beautiful, dutiful, obedient , docile and quiet. Monami Tiwari - nicknamed Tsunami - is the rebel girl - loud, no-nonsense, brash, questioning and unabashed. She is the only girl from her village/town sent to attend engineering college as the boy moms in the village were worried that their boys may fall for her - so they decided it's better to send her away for few years. Her notoriety was also creating trouble in finding Rishta for her elder sister, Manisha Tiwari. Karan and Manisha like each other in the first meeting. But not every plan we make works out. What will happen, when Monami's path crosses with Karan. PS: This story or characters are not related to Ziddi Dil Maane na but I used Same character names and actors to better visualise the story

Though, yes, they are enemies. He has loved her since the beginning and she's had no idea. He loves her more than anything but his methods would scare her if she found out what he does to get to know her. She hates him. And while she does, he obsesses and watches.

Peter's life is going really well at the moment. But what happens when Loki wants revenge on the Avengers and plays with Peter's age?

When the world feels too big, sometimes the bravest thing you can do... is feel small. The car Playroom is a soft and comforting story about Ross, who sometimes regresses when life becomes overwhelming. In his special dinosaur-themed playroom, Ross finds safety, calm, and the freedom to simply exist without pressure. With plush cars, a well-loved bunny, and a cozy green rug, the playroom becomes a space where big feelings can shrink down to manageable size. Through gentle moments and quiet comfort, Ross learns that needing softness doesn't make him weak - it makes him human. This heartwarming story celebrates emotional safety, coping in healthy ways, and the courage it takes to care for your inner child

Katsuki Bakugou is a normal boy living in a small port town, working in a family bakery with his parents. He wants adventure but knows that there is nothing exciting out in his home. Izuku Midoriya is a wizard on the run from the kingdom, exhausted and run down. There is no rest in his way of life, and he ends up crashing in the woods of a small port town. Katsuki ends up finding and helping him. OR Wizard Izuku Midoriya and Port Town Katsuki

Hello! My name is Clementine. I live in the kingdom of Lamina, surrounded by so many things bigger than me. I'm very little, but my adventures are very big! Today I'm climbing up higher than I've ever climbed before... If you enjoy Clementine, be sure to check out my other stories like Ruby Diamonds!

When a decades old body is discovered on the edge of a lake, a generation of stories begin to become unravelled. A seemingly ordinary piano teacher becomes a threat to the small town's power structure as she reveals the true history of the town and its connection to organized crime. As forces collude to keep her quiet, can she stay alive long enough to get the truth out with endangering her family?

Fairies are creatures of pure joy and kindness who stay hidden from other creatures. They have the same appearance of humans except for their size and wings. Alina Parsleyfrost is a sixteen year old fairy that lives in the forest alone. She is considered to be the most quiet fairy that stands at 2 inches tall. She enjoys her daily life by flying and reading in the day. Soon her whole world will turn upside down. #1 out of 202 stories for giants #2 out of 402 stories for tiny