Bothered Stories review
Bothered Stories sends short fiction by newsletter and keeps a searchable archive for members. The public shelf gives you the author and a short premise before you subscribe. I’d start on the public story shelf and see whether the authors and premises are what I want in my inbox.
Choose a story by the time you have
The publisher separates longer short stories from a line of brief pieces meant for a few minutes of reading. On its public shelf, Angelina M. Lopez’s The Haunting of Room 501 follows a finance executive who meets a ghost, while Tenesha Curtis’s Jeopardy Investment pairs a nonprofit executive with an artist. I’d try Lush Stories for an archive shaped by community submissions and its wider spread of categories. Bothered Stories gives me a smaller selection from a publisher that commissions original work.
Check when the newsletter turns into another bill
The service describes a newsletter every other Sunday and searchable library access for subscribers. The terms say the subscription renews automatically. They give two ways to cancel, through the account or by email, with access continuing through the paid period. The 30-day refund language refers to the initial charge. I’d check that detail if I was joining to see whether the shorter pieces suited me.
Anabel’s take
I’d come here for a story with an author and a premise I can pick before I start. If I wanted something to play with my eyes closed, I’d start with one of the audio publishers below.