Steve Saroff (@stevesaroff.bsky.social)

@fictivedream.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 10:01 AMReposted by @stevesaroff.bsky.social

"This morning before dawn, I was woken by a pounding on my back door." Leaving Is a Start by Steve S. Saroff #shortstory #readingcommunity. Please follow the link below and enjoy fictivedream.com/2026/10/11/l...

@stevesaroff.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 3:43 PM

Published today, Oct 11th, in the wonderful, UK-based, literary journal @fictivedream.bsky.social

"THIS MORNING BEFORE DAWN, I was woken by a pounding on my back door. I got out of bed and went to see who it could be.…

@stevesaroff.bsky.social Sep 8, 2026, 8:40 PM

Thank you.

@mgliterary.bsky.social Sep 7, 2026, 2:08 PMReposted by @stevesaroff.bsky.social

"I was wild then, not wanted at home or at school, and I had surprised and disappointed everyone by coming home."

Read "Success" by Steve Saroff here: moonlitgetaway.com/new-fiction/...

#WritingCommunity #LitMag #ShortStory #ShortFiction #Readers

@stevesaroff.bsky.social Sep 7, 2026, 7:33 PM

Thank you.

@stevesaroff.bsky.social Sep 7, 2026, 7:32 PM

This story was never intended to be published. I wrote it as a character and origin study of the protagonist for a novel. But "Success" has been published several times, most recently in the good Canadian literary journal, Moonlit Getaway. This is the most personal work I have ever risked sharing.