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THE FUNERAL CELEBRANT • by Kip Pratt

August 1, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“He died in the field?” I said. “Yep,” said the funeral director, “stone deaf; didn’t hear the tractor coming. Ran right over him.” “Tragic! Farm hand?” “Yeah, kind of.” “Family?” “None that we know of. The farmer’s paying, seeing to… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories funeral rites, Kip Pratt, retirement

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

IVAN’S LAST WISH • by Susan Sabia

July 28, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Ivan Cestney listens to “Jingle Bells” echo down the hallways of Lovely Acres Convalescent Home as he makes a wish to the Home’s Christmas tree. The tree’s lights twinkle at him; the boughs close around him in a pine-scented hug.… Continue Reading →

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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

WRONG NUMBER • by J. M. Eberth

July 26, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Seven-two-three-seven-seven-five-two-seven-seven-two. It was easy, so freakin’ easy to remember, and no wonder everyone else did. It was a great sequence of numbers, honestly, and one I could have sworn I had for ages. I’d still get messages every now and… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories J. M. Eberth, telephones

WHAT’S FOR BREAKFAST? • by Jan Allen

July 25, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

My wife doesn’t understand me. That’s what she tells me, at least every other day. It’s Saturday, and we’re driving our kids Devon and Anna, four and almost six, to the amusement park off Route 53. Emily says, “I don’t… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories amusement parks, Jan Allen, married life

A NOSE FIT FOR A GODDESS • by Ali Raza

July 22, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but if you were unlucky enough to focus your gaze on my nose you’d struggle to find a single redeeming feature in it. I’ve got nostrils the size of caves,… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Ali Raza, beauty, cosmetic surgery, dating

IMAGINE SKY FEEL • by Mica Sen

July 21, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

It was just starting to get dark when I snuck out of the Pigeon Mafia concert to smoke in the parking lot. I’d been awake for thirty-six hours straight thanks to finals and I was recently off Prozac. The noise… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories cigarettes, Mica Sen, strangers

AIRWAVES • by Alexander Prestia

July 20, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The switch is flipped. Gears begin grinding. 5:00Rami wakes up an hour earlier than his alarm. The sun is peeking through the 40th story window. There’s a pounding outside; a construction crew is furiously drilling through the pavement. TutTutTut TutTutTut… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Science Fiction, Stories Alexander Prestia, experimental technology, office life

AN INSIGNIFICANT FUNERAL • by Jessica Andrewartha

July 19, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

We had a little funeral today in secret. We didn’t tell the Brogdonians. No one was in the mood to explain why we had decided to hold this human ritual they barely understand now. For this. We didn’t tell the… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Science Fiction, Stories funeral rites, Jessica Andrewartha, spaceships

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