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COMMUNAL FIRE • by J.R. Roper

January 10, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Bill sat in an old folding chair and stared at the glowing embers of the campfire. His wife, Nancy, had always told him he needed an upgrade, one of those fancy bag chairs with cup holders. But he never gave… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories camping, fires, ghosts, J.R. Roper

WRISTWATCH • by Charis Negley

December 29, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Henry wished he had remembered to put on his wristwatch that morning. It was hell sitting in the hospital waiting room with no semblance of how much time had passed. A broken clock hung on the wall, ticking, though the… Continue Reading →

Horror, Mystery / Suspense, Stories, Surreal afterlife, Charis Negley, hospitals, waiting

OH, CHRISTMAS TREE • by Paul A. Freeman

December 28, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

We’re some distance away from the commercial Scots pine plantations (they’re too well guarded for what we have in mind), in an area of ancient woodland. Bump, bumpity, bump goes our pick-up along a narrow, snowy track. “Keep your eyes… Continue Reading →

Horror, Humour / Satire, Stories Christmas trees, disappearances, Paul A. Freeman

TIDINGS FOR Y’ALL • by Gordon Pinckheard

December 3, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I should’ve read the small print. Slowing down ageing sounds like a good idea, right? I was in my prime, and staying that way forever would be great. I took the deal. Aeons isn’t that different from forever, is it?… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories Gordon Pinckheard, immortality, North Pole elves

EXTINCTION • by Tygan Shelton

November 25, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“THE SPIRITS OF THE DEAD WILL RISE AND TAKE VENGEANCE.” The woman’s eyes glow green and stare into nothing. Her voice, though barely more than a whisper, fills the room, far deeper than it was a moment ago. “THEY AVENGE… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories job interviews, Tygan Shelton

THE BEAST OF BODMIN MOOR • by Paul A. Freeman

November 10, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

‘Bodmin Beast Body Count Reaches Fifty’. Charley had scrawled the potential headline in her notebook. It was a sensational headline, an alliterative headline, and fifty was a solid, attention-grabbing number. It was, in fact, the kind of headline that could… Continue Reading →

Horror, Mystery / Suspense, Stories cryptids, journalism, Paul A. Freeman

AN ENVIABLE NOTHING • by Scott Pomfret

November 4, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Before this first week? I was the popular one. I was always going out. Determined to have a good time. To connect.  But when authorities announced the quarantine, the very first thing my boyfriend and I did was seal the… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories, Surreal paranoia, quarantine, Scott Pomfret

YOU • by S.E. Gilbey

November 3, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

At first, she didn’t know it was you. When all the food in the house disappeared overnight and she had to go to work on an empty stomach, she didn’t think of you. When all the fuses blew, so that… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories exorcism, ghosts, S.E. Gilbey

CRYING WOLF • by Tim Boiteau

October 28, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

People know me as Reggie, the eleven-year-old boy that drowned a puppy. Ten years ago I was a guest on The Dr. Lydia Show. I typically get asked one of two questions about the episode: 1. “Did you get paid… Continue Reading →

Horror, Literary, Stories death of a pet, fame, television, Tim Boiteau

THE GRIMM METHOD • by Tim Boiteau

September 20, 2022Every Day Fiction 1 Comment

The wolf clambered across the roof of the brick house, wriggled into the chimney, fell and plunged into a cauldron of boiling water. The three pigs cheered, their beady eyes flashing within the deep recesses of their doughy faces, as… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Horror, Humour / Satire, Stories Boy Who Cried Wolf, fairytales, Red Riding Hood, sheep, Three Little Pigs, Tim Boiteau, wolves

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