HeyJaredN. T. Lazer’s Short Stories
Delivering you short stories in several genres including comedy, sci-fi, or fantasy. These sometimes thought-provoking tales release every Monday and Wednesday.
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- 12
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- Sep 28, 2026
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- Jul 13, 2026
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Jury selection is almost done, but one last hiccup may throw the whole case off (opens the original)
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Checking the clock on the wall, Joanna waited perfectly still while the sham of jury selection played out. Jonathon Johnson, the plaintiff’s lawyer, and her defendant lawyer, Ryland Bigby were murmuring between themselves and the judge. Joanna was hoping this would be a quick process and wanted to be present to sniff out any shenanigans, but now she was going to be late with her meetup with Pinn that afternoon. She wanted to message him and let him know, but pulling out her phone might break the
The Office of Johnson & Johnson & Johnson & Johnson &... (opens the original)
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Nauseous. Cold. Vulnerable.Eyes squeezed tight, the sensations raced through Jonathon, feeling like he was just pried free from a mire of mud. Curling up on the floor, he groaned, trembling and flooded by confusion. A part of him felt missing. Lacking? Something was wrong, and he couldn’t set what it was. Only that he didn’t feel like himself.A device buzzed just behind him.“Hey. Another one.” It sounded just like Jonathon’s voice speaking into it, but his mind refused to accept it. An out-of-bo
Four Years of N.T. Lazer’s Short Stories (opens the original)
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You're a human call center agent tasked with customer service for mages, warlocks, and supernatural creatures when their rituals or spells don't work as expected. (opens the original)
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Wiggling my fingers in front of my service desk, I passed the time by floating the pen above the ledger on my desk. Pivoted my chair back and forth aimlessly, I checked the clock despite trying to ignore it. I still had at least four hours at my desk. Peeking over the divider to my right, I checked whether my neighbor was free for a chat, but he was shaking his head to himself while typing in some diagnostics to a misfired spell into the company intranet. Chewing slowly on jerky, he didn’t even
A Haunting Story (opens the original)
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He always stood apart when I saw him. Looming by form, but never expressing disdain or dissatisfaction toward me. The itch of doubt was mine alone.Moving my way up the ramp to the stage, all signs pointed to this moment being a celebration. The audience applauded for me, respectfully seated despite their loud enthusiasm. Shining and brilliant, the polished trophy offered to me had my name engraved. A meritorious monument, the accolade of which I would struggle to add to my shelf. Many of my peer
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