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A SUMMONER’S SEARCH HISTORY • by Will Shadbolt

March 22, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

How to make friends Tips for making friends Time-waster games Ouija board Demon Demon videos How to summon a demon Where to buy candles Do grocery stores sell chicken hearts Satanic chants Hide from demon How to put demon back… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Humour / Satire, Stories demons, loneliness, Will Shadbolt

STAIN • by Wilson R. M. Taylor

March 21, 2021Every Day Fiction 1 Comment

Texon, Texas was in southwestern Reagan County 319 miles east of El Paso. Oliver made the drive in about seven hours in his 1929 Model A pickup, stopping once to refuel. He was early for his interview, so he parked… Continue Reading →

Historical, Stories job interviews, small town, Texas, Wilson R. M. Taylor

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM • by Ali Raza

March 19, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

(content warning: rape) Frank would be at my place at 11 PM on the dot every Friday without fail. He’d show up dressed immaculately in a debonair suit, like he was subliminally selling me dreams of a cushier life. At… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Ali Raza, rape, sex workers

LUCKY • by Chris Grebe

March 17, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“If it doesn’t come from Safeway or Target, you can’t have it.” That’s the rule Marlo made up for herself a while back, after she lost the job at Wendy’s. She had stuck to it too. All through the winter,… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories Chris Grebe, luck, spring

INNOCENT • by C. L. Killgore

March 16, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Innocent? Ha! If actions speak louder than words, she was loud and proud. Finally! Her children teased her about being a pushover, but not this time. This time she’d gotten it right. She was sure of it. Well, she’d been… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories aging, C. L. Killgore, memory loss, police

FLAME • by Marjan Sierhuis

March 15, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Flame is deep in thought this morning as she stands by a river that flows leisurely behind the film set. Often a voracious eater, a pile of uneaten fish lays by her feet. *** “Gentleheart, you are a dragon. The… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Humour / Satire, Stories actors, dragons, entertainment industry, Marjan Sierhuis, movies

NYEPI • by M.S. Spann

March 14, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“It’s called Nyepi,” she read aloud from a brochure in their bungalow. “Day of Silence. From 6 a.m. tomorrow to 6 a.m. the next day there is no working, no shopping, no Internet, no electricity. We shouldn’t speak unless absolutely… Continue Reading →

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SIMON STAYS • by Gabriel Munro

March 10, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

For a while, Simon thought he was a tortoise too. He was green, and pretty, and liked to bask in the sun. But there was no denying the obvious: even the tortoise’s lethargic pace was faster than Simon could go.… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Stories Gabriel Munro, plants, siblings, tortoises

THE CRANE GIRL • by Patrick Cobbs

March 9, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The girl on the corner has made paper cranes for as long as anyone can remember. Last month, one of them came to life. Now live cranes are everywhere. Walking our crowded street, pecking at litter for scraps of value.… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal homelessness, miracles, neighbours, Patrick Cobbs, transformation

BOSSY BOSS • by Jan Allen

March 8, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Every day my head nurse, Mindy, was mean to me. She always gave me the hardest assignments — the patient who yelled “help me” constantly, or the one with explosive diarrhea. Every night, I cried myself to sleep as my… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Literary, Stories hospitals, Jan Allen, nurses, pregnancy

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