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ZIP • by Will Lloyd

May 1, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The cars quietly drifted up and down the cables all night long. Talking to each other. Mumbling. Thinking. Hullo. Hullo. Good evening, Totem, sang the red gondola. It was a low, drone song. Good evening, Ewe, sang the blue gondola.… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories, Surreal bears, Will Lloyd

THE LAST LITTLE LUCKIAMUTE RIVER MERMAID • by Jonathan Ellingson

April 27, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Our brief interview involved more cannibalism than I would have guessed. At the river with my kids, on the last day of summer, and my son is picking up rocks along the shore finding snakes and wolf spiders hauling egg… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal Jonathan Ellingson, merpeople, parenting, rivers

BUTTERFLY BOY • by Sanjana Raghavan

April 22, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Butterfly Boy is watching TV in the trailer park house he shares with his ma, Jeannie. His castle is guarded by a moat of cigarette butts and beer bottles. His face is brown like hers, but the bandages covering his… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories, Surreal death of a child, Sanjana Raghavan, television

THE WOODEN RABBIT • by Amber A. Logan

April 12, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I was killing time at a dinner party when I first encountered the wooden rabbit. I found myself wandering through Ted and Jerry’s house, wineglass in hand, peering at framed photographs on the wall, inspecting curios on shelves, and reading… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories, Surreal Amber A. Logan, photographs, rabbits, vacation

GONE HOME • by Michael Getty

April 4, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The IHOP disappeared first, the one Jake went to with Momma and Daddy, then just Daddy, the few times he’d been back. The waitress at the diner up the road had no memory of it. Yes, she was sure, and… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal Michael Getty

UNSTABLE GROUND • by Adam Dove

April 2, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Ludvic had not always lived underground. He had once been a respected member of the community: attended church with his family, valued a hard day’s work. People waved to him in town, and he waved back. It was from one… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal Adam Dove, lost love

ALWAYS SAY • by Kate LaDew

March 30, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Molly wishes her alive again and jumps as the door slides open. “Hi, there,” her mother says. “Knock next time!” Molly shouts. “You taught me that.” “Yes.” Her mother’s tone is apologetic, looking down at her bare feet. “You forgot.”… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Stories, Surreal Kate LaDew, mothers

A GIRL WITH A SANDCASTLE • by Joy Manné

March 4, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

It was Jaimie’s turn to draw a card. The back of the downturned deck shimmered turquoise in the candlelight in Clara’s darkened bedroom. Turquoise was Jaimie’s favourite colour. As she stared at it, the surface of the card expanded and… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal

THE ART OF SWEEPING • by Nina Roselle

February 20, 2020Every Day Fiction 1 Comment

Maria stood in the driveway of her tiny home, a sturdy, red-handled broom in hand.  A storm had passed through. Brown spotted leaves, pine needles, the lost blooms of pink impatiens and assorted scatterlings were before her in random piles,… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories, Surreal

FRIENDS FOREVER • by Megan Scudellari

February 4, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The street outside Dregs Coffee Hut was bustling and noisy. A pink and yellow awning flapped above the café door. Inside, the air was cooler than normal; cashiers wore sweaters under their aprons. Students jostled in line for coffee and… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal afterlife, cafés, Megan Scudellari

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