Archive - Short Stories For Shorter Attention Spans

She dropped the shells into the water and prayed it would be the last time.

Oct 1, 2021 •

Patrick Shanley

Praetorian West

Sep 27, 2021 •

Patrick Shanley

"Sweet Dreams."

Aug 9, 2021 •

Patrick Shanley

The Man in the Curtain (Part II)

Part I can be found here:

Sep 10, 2021 •

Patrick Shanley

The Night I Lost a Dog

Hope can be hard to come by.

Sep 23, 2021 •

Patrick Shanley

The Sand Devours (Part II)

Part I can be found here:

Aug 17, 2021 •

Patrick Shanley

Aug 11, 2021 •

Patrick Shanley

The Sand Devours (Part I)

The sun is cruel.

Aug 12, 2021 •

Patrick Shanley

A Bot Can Dream

A charming tale of a hope-filled robot.

Aug 18, 2021 •

Patrick Shanley

Nobody likes a copycat...

Aug 13, 2021 •

Patrick Shanley

The Sand Devours (Part III)

The previous installment can be found here:

Aug 23, 2021 •

Patrick Shanley

A Nudge Toward Infinity

Weightless, the wrench spun.

Oct 5, 2021 •

Patrick Shanley

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