hiraeth: a Welsh word that loosely translates to "intense longing".

These stories were chosen because they made an impression,jumped out at me,
made me race through to the end, and then go back and savor every word.
Pick one and start reading. Don't stop until you've read them all.

Warning: some stories are for mature audiences only
and are subsequently marked with the rating [MA].
Please check individual story headers for ratings.

Original site design by Toniann

Hiraeth Archive was last updated on July 1, 2010 and is now closed. No further stories will be added.
If any author finds a story here that they wish to have removed from the archive,
or if anyone finds anything wrong with the links or the site itself,
please send me a note and let me know.