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YET ANOTHER GODDAMN HERO • by C.L. Holland

May 2, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I don’t know what it was about my town, but it attracted heroes like flies on shit. This one sauntered into the store in a mismatched set of armour, her hair an unfeasible shade of pink, and introduced herself as… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Humour / Satire, Science Fiction, Stories, Surreal C.L. Holland, gaming

BELLS ON THE WIND • by Gustavo Bondoni

April 20, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Clever Elsie listened to the wind in the grass. She didn’t think of herself as clever any longer, not since she’d learned how her husband had tricked her, but the name survived among the people who lived in her valley.… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories Clever Elsie, fairytales, Gustavo Bondoni

STRANGE NEW HEART • by Ann Wuehler

March 29, 2022Every Day Fiction 1 Comment

I drown those I play with in the salty deeps. They struggle and scream against my lips. I kiss them, my arms like soft nets. They despair, eyes gazing into mine until the gazes lose that spark. That life, that… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories Ann Wuehler, merpeople

ELLA • by S.E. Gilbey

February 28, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Ella was a loud and opinionated child — but also careful and caring and never cruel. “You’re such a difficult girl,” her mother would wail. “Why can’t you be more like your sisters? They do as they’re told.” But while… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories fathers, mothers, royalty, S.E. Gilbey, teachers

LIVING IN THE COUNTRY • by Chris Bruce

February 22, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

How a moose got into the cabin, I do not know. We’d been down to Rosa’s café for a hot bowl of chili verde on a cool night, and I could’ve sworn I closed the door on our way out.… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories cabins, Chris Bruce, family, moose, parenting

MEMORY LOST • by April K. Brophy

February 11, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I see them all; the titles people don’t know they have floating above their heads. Usually they’re pretty benign. “The Father” or “The Architect” or something else run-of-the-mill. I thought I’d seen them all a thousand times. I was young… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories April K. Brophy, homelessness

TIE A RIBBON ON THE FAIRY TREE • by Rebecca Birch

January 15, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

If I ignore the door hanging half off its hinges and the swallow’s nest surveying the dust from beneath the exposed center beam, Nana’s cottage is little changed from fifteen years ago, when Dad left me here to “find my… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Literary, Stories alcoholism, death of a parent, grandparents, Rebecca Birch, wishes

A GOOD LIFE • by Todd Glasscock

January 12, 2022Every Day Fiction 1 Comment

From where he lay on the roof, Ballard caught a flicker of light from her bedchamber. No more than 500 feet. A clear night, low breeze. Perfect to take the shot. So it had come to this. He sighed and… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories freedom, snipers, Todd Glasscock

RACCOON’S INVENTION • by Tygan Shelton

January 6, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

In the days when the land was new and all animals were family, the Sun Queen gathered her children together and announced a contest: whoever created the most useful invention would see their work displayed all over the world. Everyone… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories animals, Tygan Shelton

TWELVE DAYS OF SOLSTICE STONES • by Eve Morton

December 21, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“Another one!” Jase held a shiny blue rock in hand. “The seventh one in as many days. I have no idea what’s happening.” “That’s a lot of stones,” Margo stated. “You think? I tried to call the local wizard, but… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Romance, Stories Eve Morton, gifts, LGBTQ, Winter Solstice

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