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PITCHER OF WATER • by Robert Boucheron

June 21, 2017Every Day Fiction 24 Comments

I perch on the rim of a clay pitcher. Water is inside. I can smell it. I am thirsty. I grip the rim of the pitcher with my claws, tense my legs, and duck my head down. My beak cannot… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories birds, crows, Robert Boucheron

CROW’S FEET IN THE SNOW • by Deven D Atkinson

December 18, 2015Every Day Fiction 23 Comments

The deputy said the snow where Uncle Jake had broken his neck is interesting. Over by Harper’s cabin a jay is harping and there are flashing red and blue LED lights on top of all of the sheriff cars and… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Stories birds, December Invitational, Deven D Atkinson, dogs, domestic violence, police

THEY ARE LEGION. THEY ARE PIGEON. • by Lynda Clark

February 28, 2015Every Day Fiction 15 Comments

They started with our children. A shrewd move on their part. Many parents were glad when their child walked calmly into the centre of the flock, rather than chasing, limbs flailing. Some were perturbed that their little livewire now crouched… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories birds, Lynda Clark

THE NESTING HABITS OF WRENS • by Christopher Owen

July 15, 2014Every Day Fiction 54 Comments

The wrens came in early March, building a nest of twigs within the ivy that grew in a twisted cascade from the old butter churn planter in Barbara’s sunroom. The old woman took to watching them, her face hovering scant… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories birds, Christopher Owen, marriage, terminal illness

DIFFERENCES • by JR Hume

January 26, 2010Every Day Fiction 14 Comments

Roger staggered out of the transfer chamber and collapsed in a heap. I slumped beside him on the rough granite, heart hammering. My head throbbed. A few minutes later I got up and tapped a hidden switch. The door at… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories birds, JR Hume, teleportation

GODS OF CONCRETE AND STEEL • by C.L. Holland

August 9, 2009Every Day Fiction 13 Comments

Niall knew what people said about him. They said he was slow, simple. Not right in the head. They looked at him staring off into space, at the girders on the local building site, at the opaque water of the… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories birds, bullying, C.L. Holland, intellectual disability

BITING OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW • by Brian Laing

December 15, 2007Every Day Fiction 16 Comments

I watched as the cat prowled the lawn under the bird feeder. An instinct honed over thousands of years, the predator stalking its feathered prey. Muscles rippled under sleek fur as the orange tabby crouched in the long grass much… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories birds, Brian Laing, cats

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