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RAIN GIRL • by Philip Howarth

December 11, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I was driving through the city in a furious, gully-washing storm. It was 2 AM. Someone was waving me down. What the hell? It was a teenage girl, sitting in a wheelchair. Rain was practically dancing off the sidewalk. I… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories beaches, merpeople, Philip Howarth, taxis, wheelchairs

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

SCHEVENINGEN BEACH • by Maureen Buchanan Jones

October 20, 2019Every Day Fiction 1 Comment

She always thought of brown sugar when her feet sank just an inch or so into warm, slightly damp sand. This sand, this beach was no different. He had asked her to go for a walk and her parents had… Continue Reading →

Literary, Romance, Stories beaches, first date, Maureen Buchanan Jones, teenagers

PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE MEADOW AND THE BEACH • by Sahith Shetty

September 10, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Of all the people on the meadow, the girl is the only one who is not taking photographs. Because photographs of a meadow are meant for people who don’t actually get to be on a meadow. In photographs, the fog… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories beaches, photography, Sahith Shetty

SHARDS • by Tim Seyfert

July 17, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I’m alone at the beach. The sky is grey and the sea is blown-out mush. I walk where the sand is dry and scan for sea glass. I scoop up some shards of brown, a few white and one that’s… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories beaches, one-night stands, Tim Seyfert

FRESH FISH • by Will Hearn

February 17, 2018Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Another windblown day, the humps in the sand like mountains. There’s a scent in the breeze, fresh fish, or maybe shrimp. The smell came from near the water, but it would be worth it if he got there before any… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories beaches, crabs, hunger, seagulls, survival, Will Hearn

SLOPPY JOE CRAZY • by Kristen Petry

December 16, 2017Every Day Fiction 30 Comments

I gasp at the sound of my brother’s voice. Everything changed after he went missing. Dad died from grief and Mom shriveled into herself. Tommy went to law school and stayed gone, Kate ran wild with men and drugs, and… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories beaches, family, Kristen Petry, siblings

MAHUIKA • by Eugen M. Bacon

September 28, 2017Every Day Fiction 52 Comments

SHE FELL from the sky, a daughter of the sun. She was many forms, how fiery. In Phoenicia, she wore a flame of feathers and lived as a phoenix. In Persia the thunderbird built a nest and burst into fire,… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Romance, Stories, Surreal beaches, deities, Eugen M. Bacon, online dating

A PICNIC ON THE BEACH • by Owen Archlimb

August 25, 2017Every Day Fiction 34 Comments

I didn’t like to see her go like that, but perhaps it was for the best. Drowning’s meant to be a good way, but I don’t see how. All that salt water up the nose, and the panic. Though she… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories beaches, death of a spouse, Owen Archlimb, picnics

OMA • by Ashley E. Kauffman

August 18, 2017Every Day Fiction 10 Comments

Jenna opened the small box at the bottom of Oma’s closet. She began to cry when she saw the pair of bright pink sneakers, which she had loved as a child, was embarrassed by as a teenager, and respected her… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Ashley E. Kauffman, beaches, death, grandparents

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