Free Short Stories
by J. S. Summers
Welcome to my Secret Library.
Behind these doors are free short stories I’ve written over the years.
Stories I’ve loved. Stories I’ve hated. Thoughts that came, went—and wouldn’t leave me alone until I put them on the page.
Then I tucked them away. Waiting until they were good enough. Until I was brave enough.
Perfectionism has a way of keeping doors closed.
But these have stayed shut long enough.
Come in. There’s a little of me in every story. Perhaps you’ll find a little of yourself, too.
Contemporary
Ordinary lives. Unexpected truths. Contemporary short stories that draw you into someone else’s world—and make you look again at your own.
A Cup of Tea (A Story About Life & Loss)
Diary of A Hoarder (A Story About Addiction and Consumption)
Eleven Days to Christmas (A Story About Family, Love & Hope)
Romantic Fiction
A glance that lingers. A touch that leaves you breathless. Romantic short stories about the people who get under your skin—and never leave.
Sushi (Romantic Drama Set in Japan)
An Evening To Remember (Romantic Drama)
Fireworks (Supernatural Romance)
Children’s Fiction
Where imagination comes to life and every adventure begins with a spark of wonder.
Breakfast (Suitable for children aged 6–12)Mangy Mutt (Children’s Superhero Bedtime Story – Ages 7+)
Young Adult Dark Fantasy
Dark secrets. Dangerous desires. Discover young adult dark fantasy where nothing is quite what it seems—and the truth could cost you everything.
A Birthday Kiss (YA Teen Fantasy Horror)
Lust After Me (Adult Dark Fantasy)
The Price of Enchantment (YA Dark Fantasy)
Science Fiction
Step into strange new worlds and mind-altering realities, where technology opens new doors and the unknown waits on the other side. Science fiction short stories exploring love, fear and what it means to be human.
First Date (Science Fiction Romance)
Abduction (Dark Science Fiction Horror)
Don’t Fall Asleep (Sci-fi Psychological Horror)
ME 2.0 (Sci-Fi Psychological Horror)
Psychological Thriller
Stories that linger beneath the surface — unsettling, thought-provoking, and impossible to ignore.
Hide & Seek (Psychological Thriller)
Philosophical Fiction
Stories that explore big questions about humanity, truth, and the choices that shape who we become.
I Am God (Philosophical Fiction)
Horror
Stories that delve into the unknown, where unease lingers, reality bends, and nothing is ever as it first seems.
Mirror Mirror (A Psychological Horror)
Blackwater (Supernatural Teen Horror)
Escape The Room (Psychological Horror)
Haunted Doll (Supernatural Horror)
High School Zombie (YA Teen Horror)
Fungi (Psychological Body Horror)
Purple Haze (Supernatural Horror)
Swapped Souls (Supernatural Psychological Horror)
The Abyss (Supernatural Horror)
Who Murdered Me? (Supernatural Horror Mystery)
Wolf of the Night (Erotic Werewolf Horror)
Mystery & Adventure
The Lisbon Encounter (Adventure Mystery)