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Here you will find Jennifer’s Short Stories! Whether you are a fan of her writing or are discovering her for the first time, this page offers a comprehensive guide to her published stories to date.

The title of the story "Don't Sit, You'll Miss It" at the top, then an image of a crowd at a rock concert with someone holding up "heart hands", and below the author's name, Jennifer Moffatt
Don’t Sit, You’ll Miss It

Short-Story.me, November 2025

A flash romance story about that magic moment when everything changes…

Memories of Pleasure
Memories of Pleasure

Suburban Witchcraft, issue 7, December 2024

In this flash story, the third piece in the ‘fallen angel’ universe, we get a glimpse of Daphiel, who lands in the mud in a place and time where some welcome her…and others don’t.

Cover Art for Double Scoop a published story of Jennifer Moffatt's in MicroRomance Magazine the image features a cotton candy colored background of pink and blue and two hands holding ice cream cones below that is the Mircroromance logo and the authors first initial J. and last name Moffatt
Double Scoop

Micromance Magazine, August 2024

Charlie’s summer holiday stuck with his parents suddenly gets a lot more interesting when he sees Sunny, the beautiful young man scooping delicious ice cream combinations that go together just right. (Short Listed for Micromance Magazine’s Cupid Prize 2025, Pushcart nominated)

Cover Art For Delayed - Short by Jennifer Moffatt
Delayed

miniskirt magazine, issue 27, June 2024

Eva is trapped in more than just the airport—she’s trapped in the life her parents want for her. But a gorgeous, free-spirited stranger opens her eyes to other possibilities. A story about finding a sense of connection in an unexpected place, and those magical moments in life when you realize who you really are.

Cover Art For Not Ghosts But Spirits Volume IV
Mom’s Emergency Holiday Dinner

Not Ghosts, But Spirits Volume IV, Querencia Press, April 2024

In another departure from romance, this is a short piece of dark fiction (in recipe format) about the pressures of the holidays.

“Mom’s Emergency Holiday Dinner” is part of Not Ghosts, But Spirits Volume IV – an ongoing anthology project dedicated to women’s & lgbtqiap+ communities. Sales from each volume will be donated to a different organization dedicated to advocating for one of the aforementioned groups.

Audience Askew Vol 2
Safe Upon the Shore

Audience Askew literary magazine, Nat 1 Publishing LLC, October 2023

In a departure from her usual work, this piece veers from romance into horror, and was inspired by a song of the same name by Murray Foster & Séan McCann, performed by the Canadian folk rock group Great Big Sea, one of Jennifer’s very favourite bands.

Flat White For Molly
Flat White for Molly

The Afterpast Review literary magazine, October 2023

A flash story about the opportunities that can arise from the sting of rejection.

Small Town Summer Nights
Tilt-a-Whirl

Small Town Summer Nights anthology, Chicken House Press, April 2023

Shortlisted in Blank Spaces Magazine’s second writing contest, this story is inspired by growing up in a small town in BC, and the feeling of high school graduation, where everything is ending and beginning all at once.

"Grief, With Room" from Periwinkle Pelican
Grief, With Room

The Periwinkle Pelican literary magazine, August 2023

A story about the hole grief leaves in your heart, and how it can be filled again.

the things we leave behind cover
Love Comes Into Our Sight

The Things We Leave Behind anthology, Chicken House Press, April 2022

Shortlisted in Blank Spaces Magazine’s first writing contest, we meet Cael, a fallen angel who considers what he might leave behind for love.

Jennifer’s angel stories are partly inspired by the poem “Touched by an Angel” by Maya Angelou.

Things Improbable Book Cover
Coiled in Shells of Loneliness

Things Improbable anthology, Improbable Press, February 2023

A second story in the ‘fallen angel’ universe, this is Azriel—a much, much crankier angel. Can he find his place on Earth, or is he doomed to wander alone?