Tear Jerker Stories

Heroic soldier is stolen from happy afterlife to rescue a girl in distress. Hopefully Limnophile will finish this story some day.

I strongly warn against reading this one, it is certain to trigger every one. Don't blame me if you do, and find a scar on your psyche later. You were warned. Warning: May cause intense emotions. Very dark dystopia, but we've been there before.

Abby is a girl who got sold to a farmer that keeps girls and women for breeding, milking, and meat. These are the pages of the diary she kept while living on the farm. Written with help from AI.

A man falls in love with a woman’s beauty—only to discover, after a devastating accident shatters her body, what love truly means. As pain, loss, and quiet devotion reshape their lives, both must confront who they really are to each other. In the end, what begins as a fragile, one-sided marriage transforms into something far deeper—tested, broken, and finally reborn.

This is a short story, based loosely upon Arlo Guthrie's version of the John Prine/Steve Goodman song, "City of New Orleans". Lots of different elements. Hope you like this one.

SOL Showdown Official Entry
This is not a happy story. It is about a day that started with a perfect moment, but ended horribly. Please check the codes before you read. It is not a happy story. This is a revised version of my entry in the third SOL writers group showdown. If you do read it, it probably won't surprise you to know that I lost.

Harry will put anyone in storage for as long as they want.

In a traveling freak show, a woman called the Shattered Woman is displayed as a medical curiosity—silent, broken, and watched. As crowds come and go, her presence quietly unsettles the boundaries between spectacle and humanity.