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MRS. TICKTOCK • by Dawn Lyons

April 9, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Mrs. Ticktock spreads a tarp on the floor and places a machine of her own invention at the center of the room. The tall yellow cylinder with three silver gooseneck limbs ending in red, blue, and yellow funnels could be… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Horror, Stories abduction, Dawn Lyons, time travel

MARKSMAN • by G. E. Smith

April 4, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Frieda Jacobson drives west on I-80, her ten-year-old son Ron in the back. “Daddy gonna meet us at our new home?” Frieda lowers the visor of her small Chevy coupe against the glare of the setting sun. “Nope, and you… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories abduction, G. E. Smith, revenge

GOTTA SEE THE CANDY • by K.C. Ball

November 1, 2018Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The girl stood stock-still, her arms at her sides, on a bus bench along a two-lane road near a fast-food restaurant. She had on a ragged purple corduroy jumper and a blouse that never would be white again. A backpack… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories abduction, K.C. Ball

WHEN I’M GONE • by Kelly Castillo

October 21, 2017Every Day Fiction 12 Comments

“Laurel! How many times have I told you!” I swipe the locket off the table and bang open the bathroom door, yelling to be heard over the running shower. “You never take it off. Never!” “Just while I’m—” “Even in… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Mystery / Suspense, Stories abduction, Kelly Castillo, siblings, urban fantasy

NASTY MEMORIES • by Nathan J. Bezzina

June 14, 2017Every Day Fiction 13 Comments

Lila Fellows — one-hundred and thirty pounds, nineteen years old, deloused, wormed, chipped, injected, and of good pedigree — wanted to stop biting their hands. But it was difficult. She knelt in the right place, where Owner indicated with a… Continue Reading →

Horror, Science Fiction, Stories abduction, dystopia, Nathan J. Bezzina

THE SEEK • by K.J. French

February 22, 2017Every Day Fiction 14 Comments

We had such an exciting day. Before the sun rose, my mother woke me up to help her look for my sister. We had been playing hide-and-go-seek before we were put to bed, but she must have been too excited… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories abduction, K.J. French, lost child

THE HORSESHOE • by Jared Shaffer

January 14, 2017Every Day Fiction 21 Comments

They tied Bill again and again to the Horseshoe. The longer he was strapped in, the more he felt the black nylon rope grow teeth that dug into his forearms. The Horseshoe—U-shaped, wooden—sat on top of a counter, and he… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories abduction, Jared Shaffer, torture

BIRTHDAY GIRL • by Angela Hui

November 29, 2014Every Day Fiction 31 Comments

Of course not, Momma’d never hurt me. She never raised a hand to me, never had a reason to. Every day she’d tell me, “Jenny, you’re such a good girl. You’re such a wonderful little girl,” and she would buy… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories abduction, Angela Hui
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