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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

Z. & Q. • by Willie Watt

November 14, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

She looked good in sundresses. But then again, what girl doesn’t? Z. was a woman of enormous appetites (for breakfast she took eggs Benedict with grapefruit and half a bottle of Gaston Chiquet) who lived in a garlanded townhome halfway… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Romance, Stories hedonism, infidelity, Willie Watt

LINGERING • by Yvonne Eliot

November 13, 2022Every Day Fiction 1 Comment

His lashes are so dark against his skin. Unable to resist, I kiss him gently on his temple. He stirs, swallows, and rolls on his side away from me. I run a hand softly over his shoulder, down his side,… Continue Reading →

Romance, Stories, Surreal death, ghosts, memories, Yvonne Eliot

THINK OF A NUMBER • by David Klotzkin

September 5, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“I read minds,” I told the man across from me at the speed-dating table. He cocked his head skeptically. “I do. Literally. Think of a number.” He did and I read him. “Three-point-one-four-one-five-nine,” I said immediately. That was pi, an… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Humour / Satire, Romance, Stories bars, dating, David Klotzkin, precognition, speed dating, telepathy

HOPELESSLY DEVOTED • by T.R. Frazier

August 15, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Emory ran the numbers and frowned: 20.1K Instagram followers, a 3.98 GPA, and zero boyfriends. How had she gone through four years of chemistry classes and emerged with only a handful of disastrous first dates? Picking up her glitter-encrusted phone,… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Romance, Stories dating, loneliness, social media, T.R. Frazier, unrequited love

TOOTHBRUSHES & COWBELLS • by Teja BenAmor

August 9, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

He plucked his toothbrush from its perch, fixating for a moment on the black ceramic holder adhered to the tile wall just above the bathroom sink.  He counted the holes: one, two, three — the recurring ache crept into his… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Inspirational, Romance, Stories being single, dating, falling in love, Teja BenAmor

WHAT DIFFERENCE WOULD IT MAKE? • by L. Mahayla Smith

August 2, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

It was the end of the day in the dermatologist’s office. Only I and another masked patient remained in the socially-distant minor procedure waiting room. When the receptionist summoned a woman to complete paperwork, she called a name that even… Continue Reading →

Literary, Romance, Stories cancer, L. Mahayla Smith, love, medical procedures, waiting

MEMORY LOSS • by Sara Lynn Burnett

July 27, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

During my previous visit to Houston’s Neurosurgery Center the doctor said the procedure would triple my life expectancy, but I’d forget most things. “Sepia tones,” she said when I asked what memories would look like. “Photographs bleeding color until they’re… Continue Reading →

Literary, Romance, Stories brain surgery, memory erasure, memory loss, Sara Lynn Burnett

GREEN-EYED • by Samantha Palmer

July 18, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

My neighbour Julie stands in her doorway encased in a dressing gown. It’s pink and quilted but she’s tall and makes it look glamourous, it shows a hint of calf, a nipped in waist. She kisses her husband Tom goodbye.… Continue Reading →

Literary, Romance, Stories neighbours, Samantha Palmer

KING OF THE CLASS • by Bonnie McCune

July 11, 2022Every Day Fiction 1 Comment

His two front teeth shone silver in the sun. They didn’t blind, reflect, dazzle. Instead, they had a soft glow. I couldn’t pull my eyes from them. His name was Royce. He was sixth grade president, always chosen by the… Continue Reading →

Literary, Romance, Stories amusement parks, Bonnie McCune, first love, school

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