Short Fiction Collections
Collected works of short fiction, including anthologies and serials
Works are alphabetized by author. Sub-genres are listed beside works. For details about a specific work, refer to author’s Substack. The Library is not responsible for content on individual authors’ Substacks.
(S) Short Fiction Collection
(C) Complete / (I) Series In Progress
(F) Free / ($) Paid / (F)→($) Preview Available
Fulgurites | Adrian P Conway | Contemporary (S) (I) (F)→($)
Stories free for a week following publication before moving to paid archive
Gritty, soulful, literary fiction firmly in the spiritual realist school.
Strays Like Us | Garrett Francis | Literary (S) (I) ($)→(F)
Available to paid subscribers first, then unlocked to free subscribers two weeks later (some stories will go back behind the paywall two weeks after being unlocked for free subscribers).
A collection of ten standalone short stories exploring what it means to grow up in America.
Amy's Electronic Girls | Amy Letter | Speculative (S) (I) (F)
All the stories in this series are short SF stories written from the perspective of "electronic girls": the first one is about a sexbot; the next story will be about a worker at a triangle factory; the next is about a surveillance bot devised to camouflage among high school students, and there will be many more to come.
Echoes of Havek | Winston Malone | Speculative (S) (I) ($)
An expanding collection of short fiction and poetry set exclusively on a planet known as Havek, where dragons roam the outskirts of civilization, magic is considered a curse or a blessing, solar technology reigns supreme, and the influences of good and evil grow ever stronger in their timeless battle for control over the planet.
Germanicus Publishing Flash Fiction | Michael P. Marpaung | Speculative (S) (I) (F)
A collection of standalone flash fiction pieces. Each story is less than 1,000 words in length. Genres vary from science fiction to fantasy. The list is ever-growing.
Zocalo Dogs | G.A. Purcell | Short Fiction Collection (NA) (I) (F)→($)
Porfirio and his buddy, Diaz, are two philosophical street dogs living out lives of adventure on the streets of Oaxaca, Mexico, as they ponder friendship, grace, and where to find their next meal. Free for first 2 acts; Paid for last act.
One Shots | ReddOscar | Science Fiction & Fantasy (S) (I) (F)→($)
A collection of standalone short stories, mostly science fiction and fantasy. Tales of dungeon diving, AI gods, heroic duels, and pinball tournaments. The collection is ever-growing.
The Ferris Island Tales | S.E. Reid | Speculative Short Fiction (S) (I) (F)
Ferris Island is a landmass in western Washington, located right at the elbow where Puget Sound meets the Salish Sea. The inhabitants are normal folk, just like you and me…except that the place where they live has some strange hidden corners and a very unusual history. An ever-expanding collection of character-driven speculative fiction tales!
The Coffeehouse | Joan Rowell | Speculative, Horror (S) (I) (F)
Creepy short fiction inspired by campfire tales, urban legends, and things that go bump in the night. More stories to come!
The Belles of St. Anthony's | Alex Scott | YA Flash fiction (S) (I) (F)
A series of slice-of-life flash fiction stories about some eccentric girls at St. Anthony of Padua High School.
Short Fiction at Word Associations | Alex Scott | Speculative, Young Adult (S) (I) (F)
Science fiction and fantasy, usually for younger readers. Stories include PDFs for easy printing and reading!
Space Traveler Fargone | Mark Starlin | Science Fiction, Humor (S) (I) (F)
Space Traveler Fargone was a typical space freighter pilot until he posted some entertaining space logs about his side trips on SpaceBook. The splogs became so popular that his employer, Titanic Galactic Shipping, asked him to do them full time. He got a raise, a brand new ship, and something he didn’t want—the big boss’s niece as co-pilot. Join Fargone and Emma on their adventures in this serial space sitcom featuring adventure, action, humor, romance, uncharted planets, space travel, aliens, silliness, drama, and whatever else the pair might discover in uncharted space.
Masked Magic | Laura Steiner | Fantasy/Romance/Horror (S) (I) (F)
I'm a reporter by profession and am usually writing a lot of politics/ news pieces. I call the section "The Escape Zone" because fiction is an escape from all of that. It's a series of short stories, mostly in the Fantasy/romance/horror area. The first one is fantasy/romance that I wrote for halloween.
Tales from Twelve Springs | D.A. Tilney | Flash Fiction; Magical Realism, Slice of Life, Cozy Fantasy (S) (I) (F)
A flash fiction collection about an enchanting little town. Welcome to Twelve Springs, where starry white flowers bloom for only one night on midsummer eve… where the song of a nightingale inspires all who hear it… where a sacred well grants a wish once every blue moon. People often wonder, ‘Who is responsible for such abundance?’ If you ask the townsfolk, they’ll tell you about the goddess who lives in the wild woods – the one who can take the shape of a nightingale or a salmon or a deer… the goddess who can even, on occasion, appear as an ethereal woman by moonlight.
Blood of Nanking | Tai Weiland/Elizabeth Tai (my fiction pseudonym) | Horror (S) (C) (F)
Old war buddies are haunted by the past. Literally. A four-part horror short story just in time for Halloween.
Distant Stars | Tai Weiland/Elizabeth Tai (my fiction pseudonym) | Science Fiction (S) (I) (F)
A long, long time ago, humanity fled Earth. The reasons why have been lost, but mankind has found a way to thrive in a new part of the galaxy. But humanity is as divided as before, and an old enemy is about to return. (A collection of science fiction short stories that will be published as an anthology next year.)