Grief short stories
5 stories tagged grief on NovelShort. Start with a hook; the first ending is free.
The Last Table at the Diner
A widower visits a roadside diner and learns someone has been sitting at his regular table, wearing his wife's old grief like a coat.
HorrorH-019The Text from Mom
Eleven months after her mother's funeral, a woman receives warnings and photos from her dead mother's phone number — each image taken from inside her house while she sleeps.
Secret BabyS-024The Hockey Rink Board
A couple raised money for an arena plaque memorializing the son they lost at birth — then gave their living boy the same name, and now peewee number 14 shares it with the donor wall.
HorrorH-027The Pharmacy Pickup
A CVS text says her dead father's prescription is ready. The bottle has today's fill date and his handwriting on the label. The receipt lists him as primary member — relationship self.
HorrorH-034The Texts to a Dead Number
A Providence woman inherits her dead sister's messages and discovers grief may be bait in a hunt that began before the funeral.
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