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THE DISAPPEARING MAN • by Jeremy A. Wall

May 12, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I was six years old the first time I saw a man disappear. My parents were arguing in the kitchen that morning. I pretended not to hear it. A little later my father came into my room wearing a suit.… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories ceremonies, fathers, Jeremy A. Wall, sacrifice

THE IMAGINARY CREATURE ON MY ROCK • by Quinn Theobald

May 3, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“Quinn, guess what we found?” my mom said. She closed the fridge to look at me. I shrugged. I was home for the summer and I didn’t land an internship, which meant ice cream, lunches with old friends, and lying… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories, Surreal imaginary friends, memories, Quinn Theobald

WE TOOK HER OUT • by Valmic Shridhar Mukund

April 6, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

She was already dead, the doctors told us. Had been dead for quite some time. There was nothing to do about it now, nothing to do but what had to be done. It wasn’t sinful, they said. We were just… Continue Reading →

Horror, Science Fiction, Stories death of a spouse, Valmic Shridhar Mukund

THE MONSTER UNDER MY BED • by Raven

March 31, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I’ve never been afraid of the monster under my bed. I can’t recall ever asking my parents to leave the door ajar and I never wanted a night light. I found comfort in the silence, even when all I could… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories, Surreal monsters, Raven

RADIUM • by Julia Collins

March 30, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Her husband knew about the closet stacked with art supplies. The paints, pencils, pastels, dozens of brushes of varying quality. Chalk, charcoal, and graphite. After Emma turned three, she dedicated a corner to craft supplies, glitter, stickers, markers and crayons.… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories art, death of a child, Julia Collins

JOAN AND THE CLONES • by Ruby Allen-Short

March 4, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

In the beginning, there were only seven of her. Perfect reproductions, each and every one, from the proud, particular curve of her nose right down to the swollen knuckle on her left thumb (the result of a childhood break). The… Continue Reading →

Horror, Mystery / Suspense, Science Fiction, Stories clones, Ruby Allen-Short

WELL OF FIRE • by Jay Tyler

February 6, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The day my brother, Murdoch, stopped talking he looked down a well and saw something he wasn’t supposed to see. The well was on Old Man Mitchell’s property south of town where junk covered the front lawns. Murdoch heard about… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories Jay Tyler, siblings

PAST REMAINS • by John Paul Rousseau

January 16, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Breath by breath, step by step, he wills his body toward the darkening skyline. Tired legs, weak legs, legs wet from trudging through the snow come to a gradual rest. Pine trees flitter in the wind, a biting wind that… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories camping, John Paul Rousseau

THOUGHTS LIKE MAGGOTS • by David Vonderheide

January 8, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The brownies kicked in as he settled his canoe on the water. It was a cool morning, breaking off from a string of muggy September days, and a mist hung over the glassy river. He checked his watch: 5:13am, thirty… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories boating, David Vonderheide, drugs, job interviews, psychosis

PIGS IN BLANKETS • by Jen Hughes

December 20, 2021Every Day Fiction 1 Comment

It was a dark and stormy night. Mummy Pig tucked her piglet Percy into bed and started her bedtime story: “The Three Little Pigs: Penny, Paul and Peter,” Mummy Pig smiled sweetly, as she turned the page. “All leave their… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories bedtime stories, Jen Hughes, mothers, Three Little Pigs

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