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JUST A BOBBLEHEAD • by Scott S. Bateman

September 12, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Bobblehead. I’m a bobblehead, he thought, and smiled at the mental picture of an Albert Einstein one that he saw online one time. It woke him up slightly, which he needed to do; falling asleep in public would be embarrassing.… Continue Reading →

Literary, Romance, Stories alcohol, infidelity, Scott S. Bateman, weddings

MOONSHINE • by H.K. Slade

July 21, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Amile sat across the room from him, sipping a glass of clear moonshine. He watched her, watched the warm glow rise in her cheeks, so much like a blush. She sighed contentedly and opened her eyes. She looked at his… Continue Reading →

Romance, Stories alcohol, alcoholism, H.K. Slade

THREE BINTANGS • by J. H. Brauer

May 11, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

There is a round man, and every day he drinks three long-necks of Bintang from the same white sun lounge on the black sands of Echo Beach. I monitor him from a subtle five lounges down the row because the… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Literary, Stories alcohol, beaches, J. H. Brauer

RAINBO • by Brian Moll

November 15, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

One drink, another. Stack the spent $2 Hamms into a nice pyramid. The sun hasn’t even set yet. The drinks tonight are on the State of Illinois. See this leather jacket? Bet you’d never guess it belonged to Paul Newman.… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories alcohol, bars, Brian Moll

LIFE IN HELVETICA • by Alison Brierley

August 13, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Her menu was written in Helvetica. The standard black font paired against off-white paper in a contest of monotony. Cleverly named breakfast options and well thought out puns added colour to the menu choices. She debated between the aptly named… Continue Reading →

Literary, Romance, Stories alcohol, Alison Brierley, restaurants

BLURRED • by Jordan Danielle

August 2, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The chain rattled against the door as it swung open, revealing the matted green carpet and mustard bedsheets. Lights above the two queen beds filled the room with a steady hum, casting a dim glow against the faded and stained… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Stories alcohol, con artists, Jordan Danielle

WELCOME TO BATTERSEA • by Ioan Marc Jones

May 8, 2019Every Day Fiction 1 Comment

Glad I left the Rose and Crown. Gets rowdy after midnight. Only art in that place was on forearms, only religion was on fingers. Everyone dressed the same. Skint. But still 40-quid Fred Perry double-tips, buttoned-up, pinching against 20-quid Harringtons.… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories alcohol, financial hardship, Ioan Marc Jones, London

WHY THE GRASS IS GREEN • by Shawn Douglas Cunningham

May 2, 2019Every Day Fiction 1 Comment

There was once a Kingdom of Giants, and the King Giant prided himself on his supply of wine and beer. However, the Queen Giant did not look at the wine or even the beer with longing. For drink, she put… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories alcohol, giants, Shawn Douglas Cunningham

MY FRIEND FROM MOBILE • by Allison Tema Sloan

January 13, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Dave and I met at “The Lodge,” a big house out in the desert woods where a group of college seniors lived and threw parties that usually lasted all night. The cops showed up around two in the morning because… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories alcohol, Allison Tema Sloan

SELFIE • by Rollin T. Gentry

August 21, 2018Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I’ll readily admit that I was drunk the first time I saw my wife’s ghost. My friends had taken me to O’Shaughnessy’s after Karen’s funeral, and yes, I was planning on getting solid, blackout drunk. What I wasn’t planning on,… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal alcohol, death of a spouse, ghosts, photographs, Rollin T. Gentry

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