Skip to content

Short Fiction Break

Break From Reality. Daily.

  • Stories
  • About
  • Contests
    • Current Writing Contest
    • Past Contests
      • 2026 Summer Writing Contest
      • 2025 Fall Writing Contest
      • 2024 Fall Writing Contest
      • 2024 Spring Writing Contest
      • 2023 Writing Contest
      • Fall 2022
      • Spring 2022 Contest
      • 10th Anniversary Contest
      • Spring 2021 Contest
      • Fall 2020 Contest
      • Summer 2020 Contest
      • Summer 2019 Contest
      • Fall 2018 Contest
      • Summer 2018 Contest
      • Spring 2018 Contest
      • Winter 2017 Contest
      • Fall 2017 Contest
      • Summer 2017 Contest
      • Spring 2017 Contest
      • Winter 2016 Contest
      • 5th Anniversary Contest
Submit

Category: 2016 5th Anniversary Contest

Unattainable

August 24, 2016 by Kayla Xu 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

Dammit, Jack

August 24, 2016 by Jordan Motley 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

Your Number’s Up

August 24, 2016 by Tricia Pilkington 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

Just Like Me

August 24, 2016 by Julia Condon 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

On Memory’s Dock

August 24, 2016 by Andrea Krist 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

Cast to the Flesh

August 24, 2016 by Angela Rooker 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

Roadmap

August 24, 2016 by Marg Sooley 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 1 Comment

The Scarlett M

August 24, 2016 by Shana Nizeul 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 1 Comment

Forsaken

August 24, 2016 by Guest Author 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 1 Comment

The Kid With a Dream

August 24, 2016 by Vincent Drakes 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

The Girl Who Didn’t Care

August 24, 2016 by Bart Mann 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

Scars Aren’t Beautiful

August 24, 2016 by Molly & Hanna 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

I Think of the Burns

August 24, 2016 by Reshma S 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

The Minister

August 24, 2016 by Stephanie Mohs 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

The Curse

August 24, 2016 by Michael Ksiezopolski 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

The Making of Scars

August 24, 2016 by Ann Case 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

Icy Resolve

August 24, 2016 by Tammy Adams 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

A Scar for a Scar

August 24, 2016 by Joslyn Chase 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 1 Comment

The German Trip

August 24, 2016 by Frank Martin 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

The Bobrix

August 24, 2016 by Pem Charnley 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

Love Holds the Answer

August 24, 2016 by Elizabeth McKenna 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

Forearms

August 24, 2016 by Emily 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

the scars we left behind

August 24, 2016 by justin boote 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

Sitting in the Shade with Jeremiah Rust

August 24, 2016 by Simon Ciappara 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

Lessons From the Bar

August 24, 2016 by Vince Nakovics 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

The Siren’s Scar

August 24, 2016 by Ricardo Markland 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

The Visit

August 24, 2016 by Elin Molin 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

For Life

August 24, 2016 by William J. DeProspo 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

Scars and Stories

August 24, 2016 by Joe Sewell 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

The New Girl on Bus #5

August 24, 2016 by Cherie Dargan 2016 5th Anniversary Contest 0 Comments

Posts navigation

« Previous 1 … 6 7 8 9 10 Next »

You Deserve a Break.

A short fiction break. Treat yourself, and get our top stories directly in your email inbox.

What's Hot Right Now

  • A Story of Steel and Spain: Historical Fiction Short Story by Dale Scherfling A Story of Steel and Spain by Guest Author
  • Drama Short Story: What We Stop Seeing by Rock Martin What We Stop Seeing by Rock Martin
  • Drama Short Story: Jumper's Rock by Gary Little Jumper’s Rock by Gary Little
  • Black and white dog walking away down a misty forest path, with the title Threshold by Rock Martin Threshold by Rock Martin
  • Poetry Collection: Punishment by Marion Bolton Punishment!?? It’s Six of the Best! by Marion Bolton
  • Horror Short Story: The Journal Entry of One Violet Cooper by Alice Thompson The Journal Entry of One Violet Cooper by Alice Thompson

Top Stories

  • Drama Short Story: Lucid Puma by Rock Martin Lucid Puma by Rock Martin
  • Drama Short Story: Fortune and Glory by Rock Martin Fortune and Glory by Rock Martin
  • Drama Short Story: Jumper's Rock by Gary Little Jumper’s Rock by Gary Little
  • You Deserve a Break. A Short Fiction Break. - shortfictionbreak.com Ring Around the Rosie by Gary Little
  • A still misty lake with a blurred dark hill, with the title The Whisperer by John Cano The Whisperer by John Cano
  • A Story of Steel and Spain: Historical Fiction Short Story by Dale Scherfling A Story of Steel and Spain by Guest Author

Resources for Writers

The Write Practice | The Write Shop
Let’s Write a Short Story | Character Test Podcast | Point of View Guide | Best Software for Writers | How to Publish a Short Story

Best of Short Fiction Break

Suspense Short Stories | Magical Realism Short Stories | More Coming Soon

Story Ideas

Short Story Ideas | Mystery Story Ideas | Romance Story Ideas | Thriller Story Ideas | Fantasy Story Ideas | Sci-fi Story Ideas

© 2026 Short Fiction Break. All rights reserved.

Designed and built by Story Cartel, for writers