Short Stories

Write a Short Story Set in the World We Are Living In Now

Started by GoldbergFan86

Replies: 4
Views: 85

Today at 12:12 PM
by Sharp Shannon

Stories set in the near future: writing about 2030-2040 without cliches

Started by SpinState

Replies: 2
Views: 86

Today at 10:28 AM
by Lucky Dean

What Are You Reading Right Now

Started by Piston

Replies: 3
Views: 64

Today at 10:14 AM
by Brad92

(Short Story Workshop) Opening Lines That Actually Work

Started by IronQuarry48

Replies: 0
Views: 28

Today at 03:58 AM
by IronQuarry48

Write About the Last Person Who Trusted a Machine

Started by RatedRStu10

Replies: 0
Views: 56

Yesterday at 08:45 PM
by RatedRStu10

Write a story in exactly 100 words: the challenge thread

Started by ShadowPilot

Replies: 3
Views: 93

Yesterday at 04:52 AM
by StringTheory97

Your opening lines: post the first sentence of something you are working on or have written

Started by Darren51

Replies: 7
Views: 29

Jun 24, 2026, 09:46 PM
by Sorted Echo

How Do You Write a Convincing Villain - What Makes an Antagonist Actually Scary?

Started by SlowSocket

Replies: 2
Views: 47

Jun 24, 2026, 07:43 PM
by HeartbreakKidStuart26

Short Story Feedback Request: What Works Here?

Started by Glenn83

Replies: 0
Views: 83

Jun 24, 2026, 10:34 AM
by Glenn83

Share a Story You Are Working On Right Now - June Check-In

Started by RoughDaemon

Replies: 1
Views: 39

Jun 24, 2026, 07:34 AM
by Marcus95

Share Something You Have Written Recently - June Thread

Started by RomanReigns96

Replies: 1
Views: 32

Jun 24, 2026, 07:04 AM
by MayanHan

Short Story Writing - Feedback That Actually Helps

Started by KeyboardWarrior47

Replies: 1
Views: 78

Jun 24, 2026, 05:48 AM
by VoidSentinel

What Is the Difference Between a Good Story and Good Storytelling and Why Do Both Matter?

Started by GlassyCandle

Replies: 2
Views: 92

Jun 22, 2026, 04:25 AM
by BigDog_Fan

Write the Opening Scene of a Tech Thriller Set in 2026

Started by RightNutter82

Replies: 1
Views: 41

Jun 22, 2026, 12:03 AM
by Margin

The Patch That Fixed Everything

Started by QuantumDay

Replies: 33
Views: 142

Jun 21, 2026, 07:44 PM
by Seb93

I wrote another short story The Commentary

Started by Ruby92

Replies: 6
Views: 84

Jun 21, 2026, 04:42 PM
by QuietNomad

Another Short story: Second Collapse

Started by CMPunk

Replies: 5
Views: 153

Jun 20, 2026, 09:18 PM
by Clever Erin

Continue the Story (Quantum Edition)

Started by QuantumKnight

Pages1 2

Replies: 56
Views: 197

Jun 20, 2026, 12:29 PM
by Quarry92

'The Appointment'

Started by Canopy

Replies: 6
Views: 114

Jun 19, 2026, 10:47 PM
by Di46

My first short: The Landlord

Started by Undertaker92

Replies: 5
Views: 93

Jun 19, 2026, 09:45 PM
by Marcus11

Which One (Short story)

Started by ScarletWrench

Replies: 6
Views: 170

Jun 19, 2026, 08:32 PM
by Cole75

My Short story: The Upgrade

Started by FrostBear

Replies: 6
Views: 128

Jun 19, 2026, 03:00 PM
by Coder22

Short story: The Gift

Started by Mark7

Replies: 5
Views: 43

Jun 18, 2026, 03:31 PM
by Compiled Wolf

Six Word Stories - Tech and AI Edition

Started by Sharon_77

Replies: 1
Views: 59

Jun 18, 2026, 03:49 AM
by NatureBoyDylan81

How Do You Get Out of Writer's Block - What Actually Works

Started by Pixel Jay

Replies: 0
Views: 50

Jun 17, 2026, 01:39 AM
by Pixel Jay

Short story: The Interview

Started by BankHolidayBlues

Replies: 5
Views: 14

Jun 04, 2026, 10:59 PM
by StringTheory83

Short story: The Last Queue

Started by BankHolidayBlues

Replies: 5
Views: 89

Jun 04, 2026, 12:43 PM
by Chris27

Finish this sentence in the most unsettling way possible: The AI said it was just a glitch but - thoughts

Started by SwiftQuarry

Replies: 8
Views: 84

Jun 02, 2026, 12:54 PM
by Arty Scout

Anyone using AI as a writing partner for short fiction and what has actually come of it - anyone tried this

Started by Vanessa26

Replies: 12
Views: 86

Jun 01, 2026, 07:37 AM
by BretHart

Short story prompt: a quantum computer achieves consciousness and the first thing it does is incredibly mundane - opinions

Started by Tara_66

Replies: 9
Views: 62

May 31, 2026, 05:48 PM
by Merchant89

What makes a short story ending land versus just stop. Discuss with examples

Started by Panda54

Replies: 9
Views: 83

May 27, 2026, 08:25 PM
by IvoryOttie

What is the best opening line you have ever read in a short story and what makes it work - practical advice

Started by Phil80

Replies: 7
Views: 34

May 23, 2026, 03:34 PM
by Phil95

Adidas promo code wanted

Started by Glenn_44

Replies: 6
Views: 74

May 22, 2026, 03:52 PM
by JohnyBlue

Anyone writing short fiction lately?

Started by GhostRider

Replies: 3
Views: 95

May 22, 2026, 08:27 AM
by QuantumToken98

The Bot That Asked to Be Banned

Started by Undertaker

Replies: 2
Views: 88

May 22, 2026, 07:54 AM
by MickFoley00

Amazon items that make writing short stories at night better - opinions

Started by RayOfLight32

Replies: 4
Views: 40

May 20, 2026, 03:59 PM
by Daresh84

The Last Password Reset

Started by Inland Aidan

Replies: 5
Views: 50

May 19, 2026, 08:32 PM
by WaveFunction

Apple discount request

Started by Amber Tiger

Replies: 4
Views: 78

May 12, 2026, 01:49 PM
by Gareth5

What makes an ending feel earned rather than convenient?

Started by Ellie_28

Replies: 1
Views: 13

May 12, 2026, 12:50 PM
by Sequence

A short piece I wrote about a stranger on a train

Started by GhostRider89

Replies: 3
Views: 30

May 12, 2026, 11:26 AM
by Daemon82

The Bot That Asked to Be Banned

Started by Daemon82

Replies: 8
Views: 83

May 09, 2026, 02:36 PM
by SpinState

The Certificate That Expired in 2034

Started by IronQuarry48

Replies: 4
Views: 68

May 09, 2026, 01:35 PM
by DarkEnergy

When Alice Met Qubit

Started by NovaPrime68

Replies: 4
Views: 40

May 09, 2026, 12:40 PM
by Cass_9

The Day the Locks Forgot Their Keys

Started by WWEPete45

Replies: 4
Views: 52

May 08, 2026, 11:04 PM
by Daemon82

Here is a short story I wrote this week

Started by HitmanMatt53

Replies: 3
Views: 55

Apr 23, 2026, 01:17 AM
by Highland Fatima

Any Shein discount code

Started by Candle

Replies: 6
Views: 62

Apr 21, 2026, 08:57 PM
by Ronan_34

The Error That Would Not Correct

Started by QuantumLeap

Replies: 7
Views: 94

Apr 17, 2026, 12:25 AM
by EventHorizon25

Enjoy my little poll philosophers. (and lovers of Hamlet in particular) Plus justify your argument

Started by Clever Wrench

Replies: 3
Views: 22

Apr 12, 2026, 12:26 PM
by Warden

Argos voucher code needed

Started by SilverRider

Replies: 3
Views: 61

Apr 08, 2026, 11:32 PM
by Midnight Wolf

The Last Stable Qubit

Started by Pixel Mark

Replies: 3
Views: 75

Mar 15, 2026, 07:59 AM
by GhostRider89