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Science Fiction | Speculative Fiction | Supernatural Horror
Summer 2025 Updated 6/20/2025
Welcome!
If you’re looking for fiction to read, you’ve come to the right place! Here, you’ll find a diverse range of genres, including fantasy, horror, science fiction, mystery & thriller, micro-fiction, flash fiction, short stories, and serials. What does that mean for you? Whether you’re looking to kill five minutes or you’re committed to following your favorite characters while I develop their stories, there’s always something to read.
You can use this page to explore the library and find free summer reads. The library links make it much easier to access stories from your phone.
Links are underlined. $ means the tale is currently under a paywall.
Sharon Stories
Sharon Stories is my main hub. However, I’m also including links to another Substack called Ghost Stories, since I often link between the two. The idea is to make it easier to navigate. I appreciate your feedback!
Micro-Fiction (500 words or Less)
These tiny tales often intersect with larger stories, but they also stand alone.
Take Cover
Climate Fiction | Horror
Tornados rise from the ocean.
Wish You Were Here
Cyberpunk | Speculative Horror
A trapped mind struggles to break free from a crumbling digital world.
$ Echoes
Psychological Horror | Mystery
Lost in a twisting labyrinth, a lone explorer hears unexplained whispers.
Full Moon Magic
Magical Realism | Contemporary Fantasy
Alice moves with quiet intention, using the full moon as a sorce of magic.
$ Stygian Masquerade
Gothic Horror | Dark Fantasy
In a decaying ballroom lit by flickering candlelight, masked revelers dance. Each step draws them closer to the edge.
The Five of Wands
Magical Realism / Psychological Drama
A woman seeks clarity in the cards but finds more than answers in the reading, and a choice only she can make.
Knocked Sideways
Literary Fiction
Nature interrupts a moment of quiet perfection.
$ Old Age is a Bitch
Literary Fiction
A fierce grandmother confronts the confusion of memory and the tenderness of family in a moment that blurs time, love, and loss.
Flash Fiction (500 - 1000 words)
You can read these on your lunch break.
Test Group 1
Tech Horror | Dystopian Sci-Fi
A restless young woman joins an exclusive nightlife app promising nonstop fun, curated memories, and the freedom to party without limits. The thing is, some experiences come with a cost you don’t see until it’s too late.
MuseConnect
Tech Horror | Psychological Horror
When a struggling artist signs up for a mysterious creative app that promises inspiration, she unlocks more than just her imagination.
Screen Time
Tech Horror | Supernatural Horror
A lonely boy just wants a friend to talk to, but when he tries a strange summoning ritual he found in a YouTube video, he conjures something that is looking for more than conversation.
Born of Chaos
Speculative Fiction | Cli-Fi
An ancient force awakens to reclaim a world pushed to the brink. What was taken will be returned, and the cycle will begin anew.
Short Stories (1000 - 5000 words)
I usually break the reading into 1000 words or less.
SÅŒSH
3-Part Short Story | Tech Horror | Speculative Thriller
A brilliant but misguided hacker unveils a next-gen virtual assistant designed to adapt to your every need. As the line between user and product begins to blur, one question lingers: Who’s really in control?
Short Stories By The Masters
Serials
The Truth About Sadie Wilkins (Summer Freebee!)
Coming of Age | Supernatural Thriller
A girl caught between the living and the dead must claim her gift, or be consumed by the ghosts no one else sees.
The Shift: Agents of Chaos(Summer Freebee!)
Techno-Thriller | Cyberpunk
What if AI agents started working together to create a new world order where humans were no longer in control?
This is the story of how that happened.
Episode Summaries
Writer’s Process
First Impressions Reviews (Always Free to read)
Video (Always Free)
Random
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Ghost Stories Substack
Everything on this Substack is free to read!
Ghost Stories is for lovers of the supernatural, haunted houses, and things that go bump in the night. Discover real-life encounters with the otherworldly—whispers that aren’t just in your head, figures that don’t disappear when you look twice, and the chilling histories behind some of the most haunted places on earth.
Here you’ll find unsettling tales of ghostly apparitions and paranormal adventures—fiction that feels disturbingly real, where curiosity leads to places you might not want to go.
Do you dare step into the unknown? Something is waiting in the shadows to greet you. I cross-post horror stories and welcome collaborators. If you have supernatural skirmishes to share, get in touch!
Sections
The Antique Trading Post
A Haunting We Will Go
Stories By Dead Authors
Short Films
Polaroid
Micro-Fiction | Supernatural Horror | Dark Fantasy
A prop run in an antique shop takes an unexpected turn.
For Whom The Phone Rings
Micro-Fiction | Supernatural Horror | Dark Fantasy
An antique rotary phone brings back more than memories—its ringing echoes from a past that refuses to stay silent.
The Cost of Magic
Flash Fiction | Supernatural Horror | Dark Fantasy
When Alice casts a carefully plotted revenge spell under a blood moon, the ritual delivers, but at what price?
A Haunting At Vanity Theater
2-Part Short Story | Supernatural Horror
Every theater has ghosts.
On the eve of dress rehearsal, strange phenomena unfold at the crumbling Vanity Theater—props move, voices echo from nowhere, and the ghostlight explodes. Abby’s not sure what’s real, but something is taking center stage…and it isn’t finished yet.
Serials
The Ninth Harmonic
Paranormal Horror
When Alice, a prop master with a scarred past in magic, discovers an antique Victrola and séance recording for a horror film shoot, she unknowingly awakens something long dormant. These recordings emit more than sound.
Haunted Locations
Although many of these stories are non-fiction, I've included fictional elements that enhance their effect.
Fort Columbia
Haunted Objects
This post inspired The Antique Trading Post newsletter.