Literary
Literary Spotlight
The most-liked works on YWS — all-time leaders, or the standouts from any day or month since 2008.
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Top 100 Short Story of All Time
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Some tricks which'd help you get into spotlight
- 74 likes
- 30 replies
- 1270 views
- Short Story · Humor
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n/a
- 56 likes
- 11 replies
- 470 views
- Short Story · Realistic
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WARNING: Contains lame jokes, allusions to insanity and the secret to success. Read on if you must. On second thought, read it anyway.
- 53 likes
- 23 replies
- 589 views
- Short Story · Humor » Other
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I'm just getting back into the groove of things. So... enjoy this sad story :)
- 48 likes
- 15 replies
- 444 views
- Short Story · Dramatic » Realistic
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I'm not too sure why I made this, actually.
- 44 likes
- 9 replies
- 356 views
- Short Story · Other » Other
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It's Little YWS' tenth birthday tomorrow but nobody seems to care.
- 43 likes
- 8 replies
- 300 views
- Short Story · General
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A short rant about what it really means to be a writer.
- 42 likes
- 32 replies
- 526 views
- Short Story · Satire
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lol
- 42 likes
- 12 replies
- 322 views
- Short Story · Humor » Horror
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If a fictional character could speak, what would it say?
- 40 likes
- 12 replies
- 290 views
- Short Story · Other
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Please read, its not what you think. Its just a boyfriend taking care of his girl while she's going through something...different
- 40 likes
- 24 replies
- 369 views
- Short Story · Narrative » Humor
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Yo
- 37 likes
- 16 replies
- 397 views
- Short Story · Fanfiction » Humor
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Love is like a decoration, and I wish to hang it from the ceiling.
- 34 likes
- 20 replies
- 316 views
- Short Story · Romantic » Dramatic
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A sci-fi type story about regeneration
- 33 likes
- 17 replies
- 350 views
- Short Story · Science Fiction » Dramatic
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If you give a mouse a cookie spoof
- 33 likes
- 10 replies
- 333 views
- Short Story · Humor » Satire
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A little girl comes running home from school crying. "Am I WEIRD, Mommy?" So her Mommy tells her a story.
- 30 likes
- 20 replies
- 229 views
- Short Story · Realistic
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An outline for writing a cliched fictional story.
- 30 likes
- 14 replies
- 221 views
- Short Story · Fantasy » Literature
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It's a short story I wrote that reflects the way I've been treated as a writer by various people, and how I feel about writing :)
- 29 likes
- 13 replies
- 261 views
- Short Story · Dramatic » Other
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My thoughts on how Frozen could have ended!
- 28 likes
- 14 replies
- 376 views
- Short Story · Fanfiction
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This surely will make you laugh and confused at the same time.
- 28 likes
- 16 replies
- 232 views
- Short Story · Humor » Dramatic
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I can't think of a way to say goodbye to him, so I just wrote with tears falling from my eyes.
- 28 likes
- 12 replies
- 302 views
- Short Story · Dramatic » Realistic
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Princesses + group therapy = bad idea.
- 27 likes
- 18 replies
- 347 views
- Short Story · Fantasy » Humor
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A half-hour, spur-of-the-moment piece. 374 words.
- 27 likes
- 7 replies
- 176 views
- Short Story · Realistic
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I know this sounds depressing but I wrote it out real quick, and I would still love for YOU to read it and YOU to review! (so please)
- 27 likes
- 11 replies
- 228 views
- Short Story · Realistic » Spiritual
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i've never written something like this in my LIFE, but it was fun and maybe it'll make you laugh or blow air through your nose quietly, we'll see
- 26 likes
- 8 replies
- 302 views
- Short Story · Humor » Mystery / Suspense
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Pretending is David's greatest specialty.
- 26 likes
- 9 replies
- 242 views
- Short Story · Realistic
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The title says it all
- 26 likes
- 8 replies
- 288 views
- Short Story · General » Narrative
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Mommy, wanna play a game?
- 26 likes
- 12 replies
- 301 views
- Short Story · Horror » Other
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Having trouble? You've come to the right place! Probably. (I hope?)
- 26 likes
- 8 replies
- 162 views
- Short Story · Humor » Realistic
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I will love you 5ever.
- 25 likes
- 11 replies
- 338 views
- Short Story · General
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A prayer to Robin Williams, one of the most beloved actors that have ever lived.
- 24 likes
- 11 replies
- 266 views
- Short Story · Spiritual » Other
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A story where a werewolf needs to talk to his therapist.
- 24 likes
- 16 replies
- 252 views
- Short Story · Satire » Horror
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Hey! I just remembered that I wrote this in China when I was about 6. This is the original version, no edits. I literally laughed out loud when I read ...
- 24 likes
- 28 replies
- 161 views
- Short Story · General
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So it turns out that dragons are pretty big.
- 24 likes
- 12 replies
- 290 views
- Short Story · Fantasy
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"Oh, this is morbid." Flash fiction. Nine words.
- 23 likes
- 10 replies
- 300 views
- Short Story · Realistic » Culture
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A man builds the woman of his dreams.
- 23 likes
- 22 replies
- 447 views
- Short Story · Fantasy
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something I wrote awhile ago, and just polished up on. it wasn't meant to be a short story, but it ended up as one.
- 23 likes
- 5 replies
- 263 views
- Short Story · Narrative » Dramatic
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Just because I smile, it doesn't mean I'm happy. You're my best friend... so why can't you see that?
- 23 likes
- 8 replies
- 164 views
- Short Story · Realistic » Narrative
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I am totally not obsessed with the Weasley twins. Nope. Nuh-uh.
- 23 likes
- 19 replies
- 360 views
- Short Story · Fanfiction » Dramatic
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How would you live if you could only remember 30 minutes of your life?
- 23 likes
- 14 replies
- 229 views
- Short Story · General
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For Aley's Writer Tournament. Jane has always had Malcolm by her side, and has spent years trying to be normal. Bit tricky when only she can see him.
- 23 likes
- 7 replies
- 225 views
- Short Story · Teen Fiction » Other
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Life is like a train: it moves in one direction, and it will only stop until it reaches its destination. It is moving, uncontrollable, irrepressible.
- 22 likes
- 10 replies
- 312 views
- Short Story · General » Realistic
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My rendition of "Bits of an autobiography I may not write" - This is the First short story I ever wrote in English class, reviews are appreciated.
- 22 likes
- 9 replies
- 252 views
- Short Story · Realistic » Humor
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My first non-poem so far. A brief chronicle of two boys.
- 22 likes
- 11 replies
- 309 views
- Short Story · General » Narrative
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I met him when we were both around eleven years old. Back then, he was a scrawny kid with a mop of curly blond hair that was constantly drooping into ...
- 22 likes
- 27 replies
- 17 views
- Short Story · Romantic » Other
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A kind of mature subject. Welcome to the diary of someone battling an eating disorder.
- 21 likes
- 2 replies
- 155 views
- Short Story · Realistic
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Yes. This is actually nonfiction.
- 21 likes
- 7 replies
- 210 views
- Short Story · Realistic » Teen Fiction
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The Nanawars end as quickly as they begin, but new dangers arise.
- 21 likes
- 8 replies
- 277 views
- Short Story · Action / Adventure » Humor
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They both stood less than three steps from the building’s edge. “Let’s play a game of suicide,” her thin, pale lips whispered.
- 21 likes
- 20 replies
- 273 views
- Short Story · Horror » Spiritual
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I realize that this letter will never be read by you, my dearest friend, but they deserve to know what happened.
- 20 likes
- 5 replies
- 160 views
- Short Story · Realistic » Dramatic
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If you want some good bad reading you have come to the right place!
- 20 likes
- 13 replies
- 310 views
- Short Story · Action / Adventure » Dramatic
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I couldn't sleep. And I wrote this bizarre thing for Lumi. Blame him. Somehow.
- 20 likes
- 14 replies
- 244 views
- Short Story · Humor
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Idk. I like chickens. Also, Lightsong is to blame.
- 20 likes
- 7 replies
- 253 views
- Short Story · Romantic » Spiritual
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You were funny today; instead of calling me "Mommy," you called me "Hannah." That made me smile because I don't know where you heard my name from. Everyone around here calls me "Crazy."
- 19 likes
- 14 replies
- 13 views
- Short Story · Horror » Narrative
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A very short story I wrote, which I hope you enjoy. Please be honest when reviewing, even if it means being brutally so. Thank you!
- 19 likes
- 7 replies
- 143 views
- Short Story · Dramatic
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a UHS English assignment.
- 18 likes
- 2 replies
- 187 views
- Short Story · General
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I tried to pretend that he was dead. That seemed like the easiest method to get over him; I mean, holding on to someone who’s buried six feet beneath the ...
- 18 likes
- 28 replies
- 18 views
- Short Story · Romantic » Realistic
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Final piece for a writing tournament.
- 18 likes
- 7 replies
- 219 views
- Short Story · Science Fiction » Other
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A twist on a well-known fairy tale.
- 18 likes
- 7 replies
- 250 views
- Short Story · Dramatic
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This chocolate has power, raging power that has swept through North America. No one can stand in its way... Save for the WCFC. And they hold back the.
- 18 likes
- 11 replies
- 181 views
- Short Story · Action / Adventure » Fantasy
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"I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by;"
- 18 likes
- 4 replies
- 252 views
- Short Story · Teen Fiction » Realistic
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I think anyone with younger brothers will like this.
- 18 likes
- 8 replies
- 217 views
- Short Story · Humor
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This is a story based on what happened to my mother as a child. We REALLY are lucky to be in our time period. (A entry to a most emotional contest.)
- 18 likes
- 6 replies
- 279 views
- Short Story · Dramatic » Realistic
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WE GET SP00KY IN THIS PLACE. Written by ScarlettFire, AdrianMoon, and Stranger.
- 17 likes
- 3 replies
- 180 views
- Short Story · Horror » Humor
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Inspired by a friend whose fire spreads abroad to my heart...
- 17 likes
- 4 replies
- 158 views
- Short Story · Dramatic » Realistic
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Name one person who the absence of life didn't kill.
- 17 likes
- 10 replies
- 169 views
- Short Story · Realistic » Dramatic
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This is a rant and a short story in one, I suppose. This is for all the teenagers who are sick of hearing "It'll go away"
- 17 likes
- 6 replies
- 175 views
- Short Story · Realistic » Teen Fiction
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In a future where others memories are a past time, a young girl makes the ultimate sacrifice
- 17 likes
- 8 replies
- 187 views
- Short Story · Science Fiction
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At the wedding of my soul and fear I was not invited.
- 17 likes
- 5 replies
- 158 views
- Short Story · General
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Wilson and Julian do more stuff and it just might be more confusing than ever :,))))
- 17 likes
- 6 replies
- 188 views
- Short Story · Science Fiction
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...the cord is now tighter, making it hard to breathe; I can’t believe my time here is over...
- 16 likes
- 5 replies
- 133 views
- Short Story · Dramatic
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Read "Something of Value" today. Puns apart, this is very small short story that I'd like you to read.
- 16 likes
- 16 replies
- 253 views
- Short Story · Dramatic » Realistic
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It's all fun and games until you lose a Lightsaber battle with a chair.
- 16 likes
- 5 replies
- 140 views
- Short Story · Humor » Realistic
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A vent story I whipped up in about seven-ten minutes.
- 16 likes
- 12 replies
- 246 views
- Short Story · Realistic
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Grayson is on a mission: Retrieve the cookie before it is too late!
- 16 likes
- 12 replies
- 231 views
- Short Story · Humor
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A not-very-short (sorry) short story about a girl, a runaway boy, and the moon. Written for my Creative Writing class.
- 16 likes
- 3 replies
- 160 views
- Short Story · Realistic
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I'm sorry I'm not as pretty as the other girls. I'm sorry I'm not super-model skinny. But most of all, I'm sorry for not being sorry anymore.
- 16 likes
- 8 replies
- 148 views
- Short Story · Dramatic » Realistic
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So this is probably the stupidest thing I have ever written. But I hope someone enjoys it!
- 16 likes
- 15 replies
- 228 views
- Short Story · Humor » Action / Adventure
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Siblings standing on a cliff.
- 16 likes
- 9 replies
- 155 views
- Short Story · Dramatic » Mystery / Suspense
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We're all just average people.
- 16 likes
- 4 replies
- 173 views
- Short Story · Realistic » Narrative
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Come and be sorted into your Hogwarts house!
- 16 likes
- 22 replies
- 237 views
- Short Story · Fanfiction » Fantasy
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If I were the teacher grading these.... :)
- 16 likes
- 10 replies
- 178 views
- Short Story · General » Humor
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In which I discuss in a satirical manner the creativity epidemic.
- 16 likes
- 10 replies
- 219 views
- Short Story · Satire » Humor
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Pt. 2. Please read pt. 1 first.
- 16 likes
- 4 replies
- 118 views
- Short Story · Fanfiction
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I don't want your answer anymore. I just want change.
- 16 likes
- 3 replies
- 166 views
- Short Story · Realistic » Narrative
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My little sister wrote this, doing an exercise with five words that she had been given. She was feeling strange yesterday, or something. xD
- 16 likes
- 9 replies
- 166 views
- Short Story · Humor » Other
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A story about getting "C"s in English.
- 16 likes
- 7 replies
- 242 views
- Short Story · Dramatic » Humor
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If your characters were able to talk to you, what would they say? A short story on having faith as a writer, both with your stories and yourself.
- 15 likes
- 4 replies
- 193 views
- Short Story · General » Realistic
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My grandfather used to tell me that you could find out a lot about someone by their eyes.
- 15 likes
- 9 replies
- 164 views
- Short Story · Dramatic » Romantic
