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Short stories under 15 minutes, from trending and all-time popular lists.

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Blackwood Hollow Chapter 1 written by AndrewLee911

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Blackwood Hollow Chapter 1

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Sometimes People Change written by Slimebeast

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Sometimes People Change

Slimebeast

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The Box written by Robertscream

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The Box

Robertscream

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The Ink Never Dries: Memories of a Joey Drew Survivor written by MistressMidnight

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The Ink Never Dries: Memories of a Joey Drew Survivor

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Blackwood Hollow Chapter 3 written by AndrewLee911

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The Window Above written by JamesKelly15

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There's A Floor In My Apartment Building That Doesn't Exist

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Angel Shot written by Tim Chambers

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Angel Shot

Tim Chambers

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The Reason Why My Sister Went Missing written by MistressMidnight

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The Reason Why My Sister Went Missing

MistressMidnight

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The Man In My Aunts Basement

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Underneath The Ice Of Antarctica written by PlNie

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Underneath The Ice Of Antarctica

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I Know The Real Reason Why Cranium Command Closed written by MistressMidnight

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I Know The Real Reason Why Cranium Command Closed

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Ardenla

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THE OBSERVERS written by The emphasis

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Blood Art written by Kana_Aokizu

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Blood Art

Kana_Aokizu

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The Afterlife Experiment written by Robertscream

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The Afterlife Experiment

Robertscream

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Crying in the Night written by Kelpie_Water

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Crying in the Night

Kelpie_Water

4.3

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THE HOUSE OF ECHOES 2 written by The emphasis

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THE HOUSE OF ECHOES 2

The emphasis

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The Failed Artist written by KleiNightwriter

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The Failed Artist

KleiNightwriter

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2

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Faceless written by Dull Halo

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Faceless

Dull Halo

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I Love the Rain written by Dagan Billips

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I Love the Rain

Dagan Billips

4.4

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Flowers for Caroline written by Angelina Gut

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Flowers for Caroline

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4.5

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A Visit in the Night written by JamesKelly15

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A Visit in the Night

JamesKelly15

4.7

3

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Things We Dont Talk About written by Rong King

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Things We Dont Talk About

Rong King

3.7

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The Pillar in the Sea written by MaxIzmad

4 min read

The Pillar in the Sea

MaxIzmad

3.8

7

1

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