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A FRESH START • by Rob Butler

May 10, 2014Every Day Fiction 16 Comments

“What about a rabbit?” “A rabbit?” “Yes. Great fun. Nibbling lettuces. Sitting in the warm sun in green pastures. Lots of sex.” “Is this a male rabbit or a female rabbit?” “Whichever you like.” Ernest Smith scratched his chin thoughtfully… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories afterlife, reincarnation, Rob Butler

THE REASON • by Rhys Timson

January 27, 2014Every Day Fiction 29 Comments

Constance Taylor knew she had a lived a good life. She had been to church every Sunday, prayed every night, raised two children and instructed them well. She had given money to charity, she had helped those less fortunate than… Continue Reading →

Stories afterlife, God, Rhys Timson

SNAPSHOT OF A BUREAUCRAT • by Ben M. Wolk

October 19, 2013Every Day Fiction 11 Comments

A river ran beneath the trees among which they used to stroll, hand-in-hand. She leaped into it. A precipice stared over the valley that they used to tread, arm-in-arm. He hurled himself off of it. The most momentous, most catastrophic… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories afterlife, Ben M. Wolk

GIUSEPPE’S BOUGHS • by Brandon Nolta

August 20, 2013Every Day Fiction 9 Comments

When the car emerged into Hell, the first thing Giuseppe Banca did was squint. Sunshine, strong and warm, shone from a pale yellow sky. Hell’s landscape was a rolling sea of grass and purple-tinged trees, stretching over slight rises and… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories afterlife, angels, Brandon Nolta, demons, gardening

THE STAT BOARD OF JOHN PETERSON • by Dustin Adams

July 12, 2012Every Day Fiction 22 Comments

John Peterson died with little fanfare. His lone surviving son and four grandchildren were in the hospice room when he slipped quietly away. Their muffled sobs and whispered words faded as he drifted toward the light of his statistics board.… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Stories afterlife, Dustin Adams

DEATH IS A WEIRD SHADE OF PINK • by M.Sherlock

December 6, 2008Every Day Fiction 21 Comments

For a brief moment I saw the green line on the monitor go flat. The throbbing sounds of panic began to fade out as the images of flustered doctors became fuzzy in a hazy grey blur. Death washes over you… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories, Surreal afterlife, death, flamingoes, M.Sherlock

BRIMSTONE AND LIARS • by Stephanie Scarborough

October 22, 2007Every Day Fiction 20 Comments

In hell, bowling is the pastime of choice. It’s like a rite of passage. I’ve been here two days, and once you get used to the sulfur, wailing, and the constant loop of Michael Bolton songs–it’s still bad, but you… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories afterlife, Stephanie Scarborough

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