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THE DRUNK • by Matthew Roy Davey

July 10, 2018Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I left the pub before closing time — the beer wasn’t agreeable — and cut through the park.  It wasn’t a great idea and I wouldn’t have done it if I’d not been drunk.  The centre of the park was… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories alcohol, Matthew Roy Davey

ENGLAND EXPECTS • by George Hamilton

October 13, 2017Every Day Fiction 107 Comments

Stevie Dawes sank pints like Nelson sank ships. He drank Courage Best, three at a time, except when his guts played up, when he drank Guinness and told everyone about it. Stevie was a fixture at a South London dive… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Stories alcohol, bars, George Hamilton

THE FALL OF ROMANCE • by MFC Feeley

October 12, 2017Every Day Fiction 17 Comments

Watching her husband disappear into the expensive view with his empty briefcase, Janice rolled her lips between her teeth, pulled off her high heels, and uncorked the half empty bottle of wine. It was Europe after all. Europeans drank on… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories alcohol, infidelity, MFC Feeley, softball, Venice

AT FIRST SIGHT • by David Lynn Allen

April 10, 2017Every Day Fiction 16 Comments

He tipped the bottle straight up over the glass and shook it. Nothing came out. Empty. After a few failed attempts to set the bottle upright, he laid it on its side and watched it roll the length of the… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Romance, Stories alcohol, breaking up, David Lynn Allen, love at first sight

TWO GUYS WALK INTO A ROOM… • by Andrew Hart

March 9, 2017Every Day Fiction 15 Comments

The lawman tapped his steel-toed boot lightly against the door. It swung open, revealing two couches facing one another. The room itself was modestly clean besides a few beer bottles lying neatly in a pile in the corner of the… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Stories alcohol, Andrew Hart, drugs, guns, police

A PRELUDE TO SOMETHING BIGGER • by Zack Peercy

February 10, 2017Every Day Fiction 12 Comments

“Caroline! CAAAROLINE! Hey, do you–” “Amy? Amy, whoa. Careful! Are you?” “Blasted! Toasted! Roasted! Crunk! Gone! Beyond… gone.” “Jeez, stand still! What did you drink?” “Whatever Mike put into that cup.” “Some brother.” “Some brother! My brother! He sent me… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories alcohol, friendship, LGBTQ, love, Zack Peercy

THERE WERE NO STARS • by Heather Rose

January 18, 2017Every Day Fiction 10 Comments

Before: You met him at work. He was tall and it was hard to find a man taller than you. He was your friend. His voice was deep and with Rumple Minze and Vodka on your breath you begged him… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories alcohol, Heather Rose, rape

LAST CHANCE LOVE • by Mickey J. Corrigan

January 7, 2017Every Day Fiction 7 Comments

His head hung low over the bar, bobbing like a turtle’s from its protective shell. He’d had too many shots of Wild Turkey, too little sleep. Through squinting eyes, he watched the barmaid. Tall, broad, and middle aged hard. But… Continue Reading →

Literary, Romance, Stories alcohol, bars, Mickey J. Corrigan

WHAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE ELF ON THE SHELF • by Stephen Ornes

December 22, 2016Every Day Fiction 4 Comments

Becca and Carl, Becca’s second husband, were in town. Tammy and I lived in Brentwood then with three children: Two from Tammy’s previous marriage and our own feral three-year-old. Tammy used to call Carl a bottomless pit of whiskey. She… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories alcohol, Christmas, Elf on the Shelf, Stephen Ornes

MRS ANDERSON • by Anton Rose

September 2, 2015Every Day Fiction 34 Comments

“Coming to bed, love?” Kate looked into the other room. Darren was wearing the pyjamas he’d bought specially for the honeymoon, with blue and yellow stripes. It was almost midnight, but it was still warm inside the villa. The ceiling… Continue Reading →

Romance, Stories alcohol, Anton Rose, honeymoon, wedding night

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