Short Stories featuring War

Here are the top short stories, fanfiction, poetry, and posts about War on Commaful, including topics like "forty-six", "parts", and more. Click here to sign up for more stories about War.

stadarooni

Empathy is the human superpower.

Perchance to Dream

A collaboration of forty-six on dreams both dreary and delightful! Enjoy!

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stadarooni

Empathy is the human superpower.

Ink, Tears, and Honey

A collaboration of fifty-six on lingering, longing love! Enjoy!

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hermesofolympus

I'm the messenger of Zeus.

𝗧𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻

Just a short sad story I came up with.

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hymn

on a hiatus :)

Archangels

I've been wanting to write about angels for a while now, and today, the perfect chance came up, since the daily prompt was "arch".

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if not human

"They know war like a mother's gaze." (TW) This might be a heavy poem for some, but it's about the lowest of humanity, based on the attack on an Afghan maternity ward. Thank you for reading x

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rainy_days

this account is dead, new account

A Petition!

The pacifists to the rescue! *shoves flowers in barrel guns*

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astraeus_

your city 𝕘𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕞𝕖 𝕒𝕤𝕥𝕙𝕞𝕒✨🌹

Kingdom/Magic Simulator! [CLOSED]

im no longer accepting characters, thank you to everyone who joined! oh look another thing i can procrastinate on-

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scarletdreams

let the stars fall and dreams come true

Raids Of Pain- A View Of Gaza's Current Situation

Imagine you were in the situation. Who wouldn't feel helpless in a condition like this? This definitely has to stop.

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dreamtime

I'm dancing with a shy bird

The Dead and Honey

Haunted by the sea and the smell of mama's flowers.

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carillon_twins

Crafting words into worlds🖋

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐋𝐃 𝐆𝐎𝐃𝐒 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐃 [𝙳𝙰𝙽𝙳𝙴𝙻𝙸𝙾𝙽 𝙸 // 𝚁𝙴𝚃𝙾𝙻𝙳]

A retelling of ‘Dandelion’, a previous piece of ours, based on Ray Bradbury’s ‘Dandelion Wine’. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯’𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘴: 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦.

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Blood Upon Leaves

A tanka for all the gun crime and warfare in the world. About prompt: gunshot. One shot could last a lifetime.

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astraeus_

your city 𝕘𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕞𝕖 𝕒𝕤𝕥𝕙𝕞𝕒✨🌹

I give you husbandos! :D

@anime_senpaii shots fired 💥🔫

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desvalida

AFTER THE WAR A-Z POETRY!!

Aftermath of the war.. Each and every first letter starts with a sequential alphabet. Inspired by @debadityadutta

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orcastogether

❤ Stay sunshiny ❤

the village will dance

I have honestly no idea why this turned dark- I meant for it to be a light read.... (oops)

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hastens

"I have your name etched onto my heart"

A Soldier's Will

A collaboration between me and @magnalia, a poem about the wish of a soldier at war waiting to go home

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rowan0530

♡~ιт'§ уσυя ℓσνє ι'м ℓσ§т ιη~♡

𝔹𝕒𝕋𝕥𝕃𝕖 𝔽𝕚𝔼𝕝𝔻 𝕗𝕌𝕝𝕃 𝕠𝔽 𝕤ℂ𝕒ℝ𝕤.

If you want to go to war, start a fight.

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darkestmind

"for we live by faith, not by sight."

before it was bad, but now it's worse

for @silver_nebula 's contest

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No More Should War Rule Our Land

No more shall a mother have to cry, as her child lays dying in her open arms. (Poem inspired by today's prompt: never again and a piece on the effects of war.)