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DATING LIFE • by Randy Pitts

March 28, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The coffee’s good here at Sara’s Café, and at 7:45 in the morning the doughnuts are still bubbling in the fryers. That’s why I chose this place. Well, that and the fact that there’s hardly a soul in the building… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Stories aging, dating, death of a spouse, Randy Pitts

SING, OH MUSE… • by Elizabeth Lawrence

March 27, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Of course I have a muse! Doesn’t everyone? Well, where the heck do you think all your wonderful ideas come from? Not from you — that’s for sure. My gosh, most people can’t even remember to put on matching socks… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Humour / Satire, Inspirational, Stories artists, creativity, Elizabeth Lawrence, muses, writers

GROWNUP • by Elizabeth Lyvers

March 20, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“He’s coming tonight to see you. Can you believe it?” My best friend’s green eyes bore into mine, her face so close I can see every freckle on her nose, smell the cotton candy on her breath. The delight she… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories crushes, death of a parent, Elizabeth Lyvers, fairs, food servers, friendship, siblings

A LITTLE SLICE OF ETERNITY • by William Hawkins

March 14, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

We thought it’d be fun. It’s an open secret that teachers can be as bored as their students. Why not mix things up? All the classes participated, from 1A to 5F. We put the pi symbol on bulletin boards, had… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories, Surreal Pi Day, pies, school, teachers, William Hawkins

SHELLED IN • by Bythe Poudre

March 13, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Johnathan Hallister put the hermit crab in a Tupperware container and pulled up pet stores. They were a seasonal stocked item, and the four stores were all sold out, and all four employees told him a different expectation of dates,… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Stories Bythe Poudre, crabs

INTERTWINED • by Kimberly Berk

March 6, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Sami flipped her calendar over to the month of February, took a swig of coffee and offered the new month her middle finger. As if January — the longest, bleakest month of the year — hadn’t sent her swirling into… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Romance, Stories dating, Groundhog Day, Kimberly Berk, scientists, Valentine's Day

BRIGHT FUTURE • by Dave Walsh

March 2, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“Can I ask you a question?” his little voice echoed through the darkened corridor while they inched their way forward. “What is it, buddy?” the man asked the boy, more afraid of his inability to answer the boy’s questions than… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories Dave Walsh, parenting, sacrifice

A DINER AT NIGHT • by Savannah Pearson

March 1, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Six firemen slouch in oily booths, still sooty, roaring behind egg sandwiches. Fists bang, eggs burst and drizzle, and helmets spin around like tortoise shells. They wheeze, laughing, because new guy burned his tongue. “It’s third degree,” he moans, as… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories, Surreal food servers, restaurants, Savannah Pearson, suicide

TOO MANY STUS • by Rebecca Fishow

February 27, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

At first, there is only one big brother Stu snoring and crying on her couch. One Stu flinging boxers to a musky, moist heap. Only one Stu who forgets to wipe his shavings off the sink, and delete his search… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories, Surreal gridiron football, Rebecca Fishow, siblings

WHEN I WAKE • by Evelyn Fletcher Symes

February 22, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Some women drove the coast road. Crammed like sardines into tired, old cars. They pooled their ration stamps for gas and ate what food they could find along the way. Laughing and swaying they listened to swing music as the… Continue Reading →

Historical, Stories California, Evelyn Fletcher Symes, grief, marriage, San Francisco, World War II

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