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ALLEN’S ASHES • by Bonnie Bostrom

November 6, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

She kept Allen’s ashes in a hexagonally shaped enamel box decorated with a mandala of inlaid mother-of-pearl. The workmanship was splendidly intricate and when light played upon its face the box was lustrous, each diamond piece of the pattern shining… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal autopsy, Bonnie Bostrom, cremated remains, death, death of a spouse

AN ENVIABLE NOTHING • by Scott Pomfret

November 4, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Before this first week? I was the popular one. I was always going out. Determined to have a good time. To connect.  But when authorities announced the quarantine, the very first thing my boyfriend and I did was seal the… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories, Surreal paranoia, quarantine, Scott Pomfret

A DRUG CALLED FICTION • by James Burt

September 26, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Rich looked at the pill. It seemed far too small to do what it was supposed to. “Is it safe?” he asked. “Nothing is really safe,” said Derek. “If you don’t take risks, you might as well sit at home… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories, Surreal drugs, James Burt

THE GIRL UNDER THE STAIRS • by Eliza Burks

September 18, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The white house was spacious, well-adorned, and beautiful, but they made Lily live under the stairs. Her family said it was her fault. She’d been damningly different from her beginning. When she brought in the little bird who’d fallen from… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal anger, arson, Eliza Burks, revenge

MARY BURNHAM • by Brandon Eldridge

September 14, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

It was the third time that week she sat next to me on the train. I think I was falling in love with her. Not the usual kind, the kind where you fall in love and regret it in a… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal Brandon Eldridge, ghosts, trains, unrequited love

WE ATOMIC CHILDREN — II • by Vincent W. Sakowski

September 6, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I was at the park and saw so many men with huge holes in their chests, playing their games. So much happened through the holes… Some had poles through them and were carried along, with their feet dangling on the… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal parks, Vincent W. Sakowski

THE WAR OF A WEEK • by Mishkat Bhattacharya

August 22, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

It became a matter of honor on Monday because my friend Jimmy had a thing for Lily and I said something not so complimentary about her in front of him. He pushed me back. I swung my bag at him.… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories, Surreal friendship, Mishkat Bhattacharya, school

RETRIBUTION • by Dart Humeston

July 29, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

General Abraham Dewey raised his furry chin, his feline nose catching the fragrances riding the soft Florida breeze. He scrunched up his nose and his eyes softened as he savored the moment. Dewey is my black and white tuxedo cat.… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal cats, Dart Humeston, death of a spouse

BREAKING RIGOR • by Molly Weisgrau

June 23, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I’ve held hundreds of hands. The meaty palms of a baker. The calloused knuckles of rock climbers. The peeling cuticles of mothers with teething babies. I think the woman was a waitress. The scar of a burn framed the underside… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal loneliness, manicurists, Molly Weisgrau

AT THE GANDER • by David Clayton

June 22, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I walk in. They hand me a name badge. Immediately I ask myself why am I attending my fiftieth college reunion? The few who aren’t dead look like they should be. I’m gone. No boring stories, bad food and cheap… Continue Reading →

Historical, Stories, Surreal 1960s, bars, David Clayton, memories, time travel

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