HeyJaredElisabeth Rhoads
Monthly, free short stories based on subscriber prompts. Previously serialized the novel, Haggard House, a dark, psychological suspense—now available as a full-length book for purchase.
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- Aug 18, 2026
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Short Story by Katie Schwab: Free Birds (opens the original)
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August’s Prompt-Based Short Story—by Katie SchwabThank you so much for submitting your prompt for August’s short story. Here it is. Historical / Ocelots / BelindaI know Katie really enjoyed pulling this story out of her proverbial hat, and I’m so grateful to her for doing it! She did an amazing job.To read more free, short stories like this, please subscribe here.<input clas
Help Katie Schwab Write August's Short Story (opens the original)
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Dear Reader Friends,I promised an August short story, and I will keep that promise—albeit not on my own. With my Graduate program starting this month, and the new little one, I am in need of a break. So, I asked my friend Katie Schwab—who also happens to have been the stellar editor of Haggard House—if she would be willing to take on this month’s story for me. As luck would have it, she said yes.Katie works as an editor for , an independent press that publishes quality fiction—right here in Sout
Short Story: The Sorceress (opens the original)
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July’s Prompt-Based Flash FictionThank you so much for submitting your prompts for July’s flash fiction. Here are your prompts, chosen at random:Brunch / SorceressIt was a bit of a challenge keeping to 500 words or less, but I managed it. Here’s your story, in all its glory—or lack thereof. To read more free, short stories like this, as well was offer your prompts for next month’s story, please subscribe here.<
July's Flash Fiction Reminder (opens the original)
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Dear Reader Friends,Just a quick reminder that you have until 8 PM PST on Friday, July 17, to submit your prompts for this month’s flash fiction. All the details are below.How it Works:This month’s story will be a flash fiction of no more than 500 words.If you’d like to participate, click on the link below and give me a subject and a character for this story (no genre this time). I’ll select 2 people’s entries at random to write the story. I will write the story over the weekend, and post it on
Help Me Write July's Flash Fiction (opens the original)
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Dear Reader Friends,As mentioned in my last post back in April, I took some time away from our short story series on Substack, to have my first child. I’m happy to say he has arrived safely into this world, and now I’m finally getting back into somewhat of a rhythm with my new schedule—albeit a chaotic and inconsistent one.With that in mind, for the next edition of the monthly short stories series—featuring short stories written by me based off your prompts—I’m going to make it a bit easy on mys
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