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THE VANISHING • by Alun Williams

May 28, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

In a box of mixed up secondhand books, something needs to stand out. This one did. Its title, How to Disappear; Vanishment Made Easy, caught my eye at once, mixed in with cheap novels from the Fifties and various “How… Continue Reading →

Horror, Mystery / Suspense, Stories Alun Williams, books, disappearances, poisoning

AFTER THE FUNERAL • by Alison Jean Ash

May 15, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

After the service, everyone came up to console me. Women enfolded me in scented hugs, cooing like so many mourning doves, “Deepest sympathy,” “So sorry for your loss,” and “She’s in a better place now.”  The men patted my shoulder… Continue Reading →

Horror, Literary, Stories Alison Jean Ash, death of a parent

THE FICUS PLANT • by Jenya Krein

May 2, 2020Every Day Fiction 1 Comment

The day my mom was admitted into the psych ward at Mass General I decided to lose my virginity. I was almost seventeen, and past all romantic notions of sex. It was not my plan from the get-go. I was… Continue Reading →

Horror, Literary, Stories having sex, Jenya Krein, mothers, plants

THE TASK AT HAND • by Jack Phillips Lowe

April 24, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Todd Benway is out in his backyard, assembling the swing set he and his wife bought for their daughter Lexy’s birthday. Todd’s wife, Angela, is by the patio weeding her rose garden. They exchange a smile and a wave. Lexy,… Continue Reading →

Horror, Mystery / Suspense, Stories ghosts, Jack Phillips Lowe, murder

MARKED FOR DEATH • by Chris Cooper

April 10, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Harris knew his life was over as soon I tapped him on the shoulder. “I’ve got something to say to you.” “Why me? Why now? I’ve written all my letters, sent all my mail, said all my prayers.” “I don’t… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories Chris Cooper, war

BAD ROOTS • by Jaye Viner

March 3, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Until my sister decided to become a mother, our lives had been mirror images with five-second delays. I was the first to lose a tooth. She was the first to lose her virginity. In elementary school, we both had abdominal… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories

THE TASTE OF POISON • by Rollin T. Gentry

February 26, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Molly likes the taste of poison. Rattlesnakes, black widows, ricin, the deadly glands of big-eyed greys the government says don’t exist. It’s amazing what you can buy on the dark web. We even came across a guy selling water from… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories

THREE MONTHS’ GROWTH • by Nate Nate Nainers

February 3, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I went to the Chevron, and you must forgive my reasons, but there I went. This was a time when my beard was big and full and free as a bear frolicking through a campsite. There was a line. And… Continue Reading →

Horror, Humour / Satire, Stories

MARATHON GIRL • by Tim Boiteau

January 31, 2020Every Day Fiction 1 Comment

Mile 1: Cold morning in the mountains, the trail cushioned and redolent with decaying leaves. My heart’s racing with anticipation, hands jittery — but feeling good. I’m doing this, doing this. Wish I could squeeze Brad’s hand, drink encouragement from… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories running, Tim Boiteau

TOMATOES • by Tiffany Promise

December 14, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Ma hadn’t always been fat. Once upon a time, she’d been a slinky thing who loaded men with bourbon so’s to woo them into her womb, secretly sucking up their seed with a precisely-inserted sponge. She had baby after baby… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories Tiffany Promise

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