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BITTERROOT • by V.J. Hamilton

July 12, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

How I long for those smoky-blue mountains of Montana. Born and raised in the west, I have an almost visceral hunger for wide open places and the endless sky. I can think I’ve adjusted to the city, this agglomeration of… Continue Reading →

Literary, Mystery / Suspense, Stories Montana, trains, V.J. Hamilton

IN THE WRONG HANDS • by Santosh Kalwar

July 10, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Nobody believes you. Why would they? You stand in court. The jury, their faces shining in the artificial light, stare at you, inspect you, look for the slightest twitch, sigh, or exhale to show that you’re guilty. To show that… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Stories courtrooms, crime, Santosh Kalwar, theft

THE TEMPTATION OF OTIS SEUSS • by Rachel Swabey

June 20, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Otis poured a Scotch and flicked on the CCTV. The fight was in full flow; he could almost smell the adrenaline as punters yelled, faces red, veins bulging. He’d miss this place. He lit a cigarette, took a drag and… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Stories boxing, Rachel Swabey

NEVER TALK TO STRANGERS • by Becky Jeeves

April 26, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

We were told to look both ways when we crossed the street and never talk to strangers. And if a stranger asked you to get in a car with them, you must say no. I listened because I was a… Continue Reading →

Literary, Mystery / Suspense, Stories Becky Jeeves, dogs, mothers, strangers

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

LOST CATS • by Joseph S. Klapach

February 23, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I saw the sign on my morning walk. It was taped to a lamppost at the end of the block. It read: “Missing Cat. Her name is Princess. Please call. Big reward.” The sign listed a phone number below a… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Stories, Surreal cats, children, Joseph S. Klapach

SCREAM B’N’B • by Robert V. Stapleton

January 13, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I found the three men sitting in a London restaurant, gathered around a table, deeply engrossed in studying a map of England’s West Country. I was intrigued, so went over to talk to them. Their names were George, Harris and… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Stories bed-and-breakfasts, Dartmoor, Robert V. Stapleton, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

DO NO HARM • by Sean Donaghue Johnston

November 21, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Cass stood at the top of the steps and listened. Her mother and her sister were downstairs in the living room, watching the news. The news story drifted up the stairs like a cold draft. “…miraculous escape from the clutches… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Stories doctors, Sean Donaghue Johnston, serial killers

BACK PAYMENTS • by J.R. Gaskin

July 28, 2021Every Day Fiction 1 Comment

The shadow of the man standing over me disturbs my sleep. A small weight dropping on my chest wakes me. I look at a plastic shopping bag and then at Frank, scratching his hedge of a brown beard at me… Continue Reading →

Literary, Mystery / Suspense, Stories drug dealers, housemates, J.R. Gaskin, police, violent crime

THE REFERRAL • by Rachel Stainer

July 27, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Jay had seen some wild shit working for Dulles Pest Control. But he hadn’t been expecting a light-distorting anomaly that reportedly absorbed a housecat. “I heard you were good at handling the weirder stuff,” the client — Mr. Michaelson, Jay’s… Continue Reading →

Horror, Mystery / Suspense, Science Fiction, Stories pest control, Rachel Stainer

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