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Fiction

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Featured
Fiction

The Physioterrorist

All agesAI-assisted
Scribes Stories7 min
Fiction

The Weight of Small Things

All agesAI-assisted
Scribes Stories4 min
Fiction

The Last Bus to Merrow

All agesAI-assisted
Scribes Stories4 min
Fiction

the Fiery water

All agesAI-assisted
Scribes Stories2 min
Fiction

The Weight of an Empty House

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library6 min
Fiction

What the Photograph Missed

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Fiction

The Last Delivery on Elm Street

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Fiction

The Watchmaker's Apprentice

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Fiction

The Last Order at Dell's Diner

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Fiction

Nine Minutes Before the Bus

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Fiction

The Cartographer Who Lost North

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Fiction

The Lighthouse Keeper's Last Watch

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Fiction

Test Story — Delete Me

All ages
Scribes Stories1 min

Sci-Fi

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Sci-Fi

Coordinates for Home

All agesAI-assisted
Scribes Stories4 min
Sci-Fi

The Memory Gardener

All agesAI-assisted
Scribes Stories6 min
Sci-Fi

The Last Signal from Proxima Relay

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library6 min
Sci-Fi

The Translator for Whales

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Sci-Fi

Colony Ship Wake-Up Call

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Sci-Fi

The Archive That Dreamed

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Sci-Fi

The Last Backup of Mrs. Ito

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Sci-Fi

A Year Without Gravity

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Sci-Fi

The Gardener of Kepler Station

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Sci-Fi

Signal From the Quiet House

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min

Horror

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Horror

The Guest Room

All agesAI-assisted
Scribes Stories5 min
Horror

The Tally

All agesAI-assisted
Scribes Stories5 min
Horror

Static

All agesAI-assisted
Scribes Stories5 min
Horror

The Thirteenth Guest

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library5 min
Horror

The Understudy

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Horror

Mile Marker 47

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Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Horror

The House That Counted

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Horror

Static on Channel Six

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Horror

The Neighbor Who Waves

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Horror

What the Attic Keeps

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Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Horror

The Guest in Room Twelve

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min

Romance

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Romance

The Long Way Round

All agesAI-assisted
Scribes Stories6 min
Romance

Second Editions

All agesAI-assisted
Scribes Stories5 min
Romance

The Recipe Box

All agesAI-assisted
Scribes Stories5 min
Romance

Every Autumn, The Same Bench

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library6 min
Romance

The Wrong Wedding

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Romance

Two Left Shoes

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Romance

The Bookshop's Last Copy

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Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Romance

The Postcard That Took Ten Years

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Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Romance

Seat 14C

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Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Romance

The Recipe She Never Finished

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Romance

Two Trains, One Platform

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min

Poetry

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Poetry

The Long Crossing

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library3 min
Poetry

Morning Prayer for Ordinary Days

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Poetry

The Weight of Water

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Poetry

Harvest Hands

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Poetry

Instructions for Leaving a Light On

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Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Poetry

What the River Keeps

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Poetry

Kitchen Table Psalm

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Poetry

Small Hours

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Poetry

Autumn Ledger

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min

Essays

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Essays

What We Owe to Silence

All agesAI-assisted
Scribes Stories4 min
Essays

The Discipline of Small Rooms

All agesAI-assisted
Scribes Stories4 min
Essays

On Being Beginners Again

All agesAI-assisted
Scribes Stories5 min
Essays

On Becoming Someone Your Younger Self Would Trust

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library4 min
Essays

What Waiting Rooms Teach Us

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Essays

The Cost of Convenience

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Essays

On Being Taught by Your Own Mistakes

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Essays

What We Owe a Stranger's Patience

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Essays

The Discipline of Finishing

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Essays

In Defense of Doing Things Badly First

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Essays

On the Usefulness of Boredom

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min

Non-Fiction

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Non-Fiction

The Last Keepers of the Light

All agesAI-assisted
Scribes Stories4 min
Non-Fiction

The Villages Where People Forget to Die

All agesAI-assisted
Scribes Stories4 min
Non-Fiction

The Octopus Problem

All agesAI-assisted
Scribes Stories4 min
Non-Fiction

The Night the Lights Stayed Off

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library4 min
Non-Fiction

The Last Generation to Remember

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Non-Fiction

What the Blood Bank Doesn't Tell You

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Non-Fiction

The Man Who Repaired Shoes for Free

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Non-Fiction

The Quiet Work of Night Shift Nurses

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Non-Fiction

What My Grandmother's Hands Knew

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Non-Fiction

The Last Payphone on Maple Street

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Non-Fiction

Why We Keep Old Letters

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min

Kids & Fables

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Kids & Fables

The Lantern Fox

All agesAI-assisted
Scribes Stories3 min
Kids & Fables

The Squirrel Who Saved Too Much

All agesAI-assisted
Scribes Stories3 min
Kids & Fables

The Tortoise Who Painted the Sky

All agesAI-assisted
Scribes Stories3 min
Featured
Kids & Fables

The Kingdom Under the Old Oak Tree

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library4 min
Kids & Fables

Jeyvee and the Language of Animals

All ages
Ninong Francis2 min
Kids & Fables

The Little Lamp That Stayed Lit

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Kids & Fables

The Cloud Who Wanted to Touch the Ground

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Kids & Fables

The Turtle Who Carried Too Much

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Kids & Fables

Two Seeds and One Small Rain

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Kids & Fables

The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Kids & Fables

The Snail Who Wanted to Race the Wind

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Kids & Fables

The Fox Who Borrowed the Moon

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min

Faith & Spirituality

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Faith & Spirituality

The Innkeeper's Ledger

All agesAI-assisted
Scribes Stories5 min
Faith & Spirituality

The Gardener's Doubt

All agesAI-assisted
Scribes Stories4 min
Faith & Spirituality

The Weaver's Prayer

All agesAI-assisted
Scribes Stories4 min
Faith & Spirituality

The Year the Rain Didn't Come

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library5 min
Faith & Spirituality

Jeyvee's Thank You List

All ages
Ninong Francis2 min
Faith & Spirituality

Faith in the Waiting Room

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Faith & Spirituality

The Carpenter Who Prayed With His Hands

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library1 min
Faith & Spirituality

The Keeper of Small Mercies

All ages
Scribe Leaf Library2 min