Short Stories

This story is linked to another LEAP story, which can be found here: https://www.theleapblog.com/post/the-enigmatic-fossil-hunter Chapter...

13-year-old Camelia Burns stood in front of the cruise ship, giving her best friend Heather a fist bump. “You ready?” she asked. This was...

Prologue “Did you hear that?” asked Rose. She switched on the TV. “An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 was detected in the outskirts...

Thomas closed his eyes. He knew that the bullies would go and punch him because of how much of an easy person to bully. Suddenly, he...

A group of scientists trying to solve future Earth's energy crisis enter a strange portal. How will they get back? Will they save the world?

Teaser for Heather and the Stone of the Sea A children’s story by Nayantara Sinha Far off in the northeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean,...

Chapter 1 "Hey come on Meep," Lilo meowed. "I want to see the outside world!" Meep moaned."Why?" "Don't you ever feel caged, imprisoned?”...

A figure stood upon a Float Pad aboard a spaceship, gleaming in the starlight. He was very tall, and his large oval head cast a long...

The Typical Week of Jail (maybe) Monday is like being sent to jail, Tuesday is like being lonely, regrets of what you have done,...

2 NOVEMDECILLION YEARS INTO THE FUTURE… Humans now live in a post-degenerative realm, through a wormhole recently discovered in space...

It was Brett’s turn to hunt. It was an honor to feed your tribe. He was overjoyed to have the chance to catch something big. He picked up...

It was dark and musty inside the cargo hold of CX 615. In the hold there were a few other suitcases, but it was mostly empty. Luigi and...

This story starts at a factory named Dr.Bread. They made magical bread that could heal you no matter what injury it was. Broken arm?? The...

PART 1: The Great Beginning “But… I want to explore the mountains, the deserts, the tundras. The sea, the sky…. Everywhere!” “No, Mr....

Earth had become a planet of only water. Ever since the Poles had started melting, the water level had been rising at increasing speeds....

*Rumble, rumble* "Did you hear that?" Rose asked. A sudden sound had Rose wracked with fear. The ground was groaning from far away. It...

Homework After a day in slow motion Another rock put on your shoulders. The world goes by Two times slower Rushing in panic To finish...

Chapter 4: Pineleaf The Sailback Camodragon “Mottledsnout!” Pineleaf shot up to Mottledsnout, putting her claw on Mottledsnout’s chest....

It was a Dark and stormy night at King Arcton’s fortress. He was thinking about the terrible disease… Whoosh… The clouds parted. An...

“Dad, I am going swimming in the lagoon with my friends,” I said and I packed up ready to go! On that particular day the sun felt like it...

The resistance has been fighting the robots for ages, but now, they can stop them. Can they destroy heart of the robots to defeat them?

They were both just wondering. Nat is just your average sixth grader. She wonders a lot about reality shifting and alternate dimensions....

8 PM, November 4th, 2029 My birchwood mailbox creaked open, and I was surprised to see a black mysterious letter, wrapped in a red bow. I...

Chapter 1 Frosty I raced out the door, tears blurring my vision. “Frosty! COME BACK!!!!!!!!!!” my mom yowled from inside the house. My...