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WRETCHLINGS • by Paul Miller

January 15, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I wake to find the wretchlings waiting for me. It’s always the same. Their red-eyed shadowy forms hover all around. They sap my energy until getting out of bed seems a monumental task. Then, once I do, the wretchlings whisper… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories dating, depression, mental health, Paul Miller

NO COMPROMISE • by Mel Fawcett

January 14, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

They hadn’t even ordered any food yet and Kate was already wishing she had stayed at home. Her date, older than his photograph, was lecturing her on a film that she “ought to see”. Is this what she had bought… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Literary, Stories dating, first date, Mel Fawcett, restaurants

OCTOBER MONSOON • by Gayani Jayathilake

January 13, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The moon that night seemed a well pressed papadam, fried with only the purest coconut oil. Against the night skies glistened thousands of dotted lights. Hema, stood shadowing the light of a flickering candle. For it was one of those… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories disasters, flooding, Gayani Jayathilake

MI AMOR • by Ruby Zehnder

January 12, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Desi pulls the hoe slowly through the fine soil. He knows that Lena is watching. They have planted this garden many times, and Lena is a stickler for straight rows. He looks over to Lena for approval. She sits on… Continue Reading →

Romance, Science Fiction, Stories androids, love, Ruby Zehnder

DATAMANCER • by David Vonderheide

January 11, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Kyva rode into town on the Equinox, rounding on the throughway just as Milan finished deconjuring the holospirits. He’d pulled apart each line of code methodically, to ensure no malware could spawn in their wake, and the shimmering whales and… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Science Fiction, Stories David Vonderheide, end of a relationship, magic, technology

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

BABBEDY GONK • by D. W. Parkhurst

January 9, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Snorting. Spitting. Shouting. His red cheeks flapping as he stomped to the lobby like a fat toddler. A table of cotton candy heads snapped around. Their eyes rolling in unison. The leaned-back chatter and laughter now a huddle of whispers… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories anger, customer service, D. W. Parkhurst, dating

THE GIFT • by Deena Lee Davis

January 8, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Pat Carlisle knew for a long time that her sister Rose Marie was a clairvoyant fake, a marketing genius, and a master of manipulation. The Psychic Rose found quick success by utilizing a classy website with a chat button. For… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories, Surreal cancer, Deena Lee Davis, psychics, siblings

THE BOY WHO SAW • by Haji M.

January 7, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“But when will I see you again, Mum?” asked Dylan. “Oh, by and by, my dear. You can be sure of it.” Orla smiled fondly at her son, struggling to keep her eyes open. It was just the two of… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories death of a parent, extrasensory perception, gemstones, Haji M., jewelers

THE DELIVERY • by Tygan Shelton

January 6, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“We’ve failed,” XDS-4 blinked flatly, solar fins hanging dejectedly from her torso. “Now millions will die and there’s nothing we can do.” No one else in the pod liked what she was saying, but no one could argue with the… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Science Fiction, Stories dolphins, genetic engineering, space, space colonization, spaceships, Tygan Shelton

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