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WECHSELBALG • by Jennifer Peaslee

October 31, 2024Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Every night as a child, Hannah’s Oma had tucked her into bed with tales of changelings that switched with children if parents weren’t vigilant. Hannah still knew the rules to find a Wechselbalg: they can’t touch iron, can’t eat eggshells,… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories babysitting, changelings, grandparents, Jennifer Peaslee, superstition

BUG SPRAY • Michael Carter

October 30, 2024Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“You were born during the summer of locusts,” Cole’s mother would explain when he asked why he was different, why he was the way he was. But it never made sense. He had no long, beefy hopper legs. No antennae.… Continue Reading →

Horror, Science Fiction, Stories, Surreal metamorphosis, michael carter, military

GRANDMOTHER’S ART • Rachel Barber

October 29, 2024Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The weaverwoman clips bat wings in the forest every night. I’ve heard but never seenmyself until now, how she breaks their bones. Bat skins twirl like kites in the moon’s glow. “Leave the poor thing alone, dear.” I say. The… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories bats, memories, witchcraft

HEY GIRL, DMING YOU ABOUT MY MLM FOR EXORCISMS • Cassandra Lipp

October 28, 2024Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Hey girl! We haven’t talked in forever, how have you been? Just hosted a makeover party for your Aunt Trisha. Wish you could’ve been there so we could catch up! Everyone had such a nice time. Really fixed the vibes… Continue Reading →

Horror, Humour / Satire, Stories exorcism, spam

THE CREEP • Gregory Ballinger

October 27, 2024Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The drizzly rain hung in the air like a fine mist, dampening the already wet muddy ground. McArthur stood in the field in his mud splattered boots and weatherproof outer layers, inspecting his crops. He reached out and touched the… Continue Reading →

Horror, Mystery / Suspense, Stories blight, farming

A QUIET AFTERNOON • by Ashley Akers

September 27, 2024Every Day Fiction 1 Comment

Madison didn’t sit in her usual spot by the window. She didn’t say anything to Sophia about the video she’d sent her of Charli vomiting in the girl’s bathroom. Elijah didn’t announce his late entry to class with raised hands… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories Ashley Akers, death, guns, school, violence

THE LURE OF THE LOOKING GLASS • by Barb Lundy

June 27, 2024Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

A symphony of action and reaction played between mirrors in the window display of the small shop in the New Orleans French Quarter. Once inside, Etta surrendered to the fantasy. Convex and concave reflections faced one another in one corner.… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories Barb Lundy, mirrors

THE VENOM OF HONOR • by Cheryl Heineman

June 22, 2024Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I heard footsteps come into the house. Then, silence. As young girls, after we helped plant vegetables in the garden, my older sister Ammara and I would fill our straw baskets with mangoes and climb to a high place on… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories arranged marriage, Cheryl Heineman, murder

SNACKS • by Aaron Polson

June 20, 2024Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Mrs. Jane Kotwitz eyed the lesson plan with curious disapproval. Typed neatly with plenty of white margin for notes, the plan for third hour simply read, “Paxton — reading. He takes the lone seat by the windows.” Mrs. Kotwitz’s eyes… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories Aaron Polson, food, teachers

MY HUSBAND’S EXECUTIONER • by Toshiya Kamei

May 9, 2024Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Ever since I was little, I knew the crown came with sacrifice. Even so, in the spring I turned eighteen, I met a girl in our court who loved Lady Guinevere as much as I did. My sweet Primavera. Like… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories executioners, royalty, Toshiya Kamei

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