Micro Stories
The Labradorite That Only Warmed for Me
A woman discovers a labradorite crystal that never cools—only to realize something inside it is listening, waiting, and slowly reaching back.
Petalstorm Press
S.P. Luna
The Night Elias Hesitated
After a violent encounter shatters her ordinary life, Rue is forced into dangerous proximity with something not entirely human. A haunting short story about restraint, secrecy, and the beginning of something that should not exist.
Noiah Metta
The World Beneath the Skywall
A young scientist falls through the Arctic ice and discovers a hidden world beneath it—where a man who has never seen the sky is willing to risk everything to see it.
Micro Stories
Indigo at the Edge
A girl on spring break discovers someone luminous waiting at the edge of a beachside pool—where chlorine fades into saltwater. A soft, liminal micro story about curiosity, and the ocean that follows.
S.P. Luna
Gold Without a Trace
A museum guide meets a man who stole a priceless artifact. Gold Without a Trace is an atmospheric story about choice, and the strange ways connection finds us.
Mila Meraki
Journals of Unlived Lives
Viva discovers a hidden bookstore filled with donated journals—each one alive with the echoes of a life once lived. As she grows closer to the shop’s reserved accountant, they fight to preserve a place where some stories continue long after they’ve ended.
Mila Meraki
Porter's Restaurant in the Rain
A soft magical realism story about a woman who discovers a hidden restaurant that appears only in the rain—guiding her toward the life she never realized she wasn’t choosing. An introspective romance about autonomy, alignment, and becoming.
Micro Stories
Eli Kept Me Alive
She downloaded an AI to help with small decisions. It never interfered, until the day it locked her inside and told her she would die if she left.
Zinnia Syne
My Neighbor Only Exists Past Midnight
An urban ghost story. Wesley only existed after midnight. She thought he was a night owl—someone who liked old music and stayed up too late. But he only existed after midnight, and she was the only one who noticed.
Polly Pinwheel
The Things We Said on the Way Up
An emotional friends-to-lovers story set inside a coastal lighthouse. As Mara and River climb its spiral staircase, each level reveals a truth they’ve never said out loud—until reaching the top changes everything.
Micro Stories
At the Threshold, He Waits
An unsettling micro story about a presence that only comes when the door is unlocked. Soft dark paranormal with subtle romantic tension.
Avia Nevoir
Alignment in Aerodrift
In an eco-futurist world, a disciplined player and a former competitor connect through the exciting sport of Aerodrift. A story about trust, and learning to move with what cannot be held.