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IN GOOD STANDING • by Paul Dicken

March 4, 2024Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The Bursar’s logic was simple. If the Aleph Club didn’t actually exist, then it would be eligible for all manner of tax-exemptions. The trick of course was convincing the local council, which had always been notoriously narrow-minded when it came… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories, Surreal bureaucracy, clubs, fictional characters, Paul Dicken, writers

CHRISTMAS UNRAVELLED • by Katie Holloway

December 27, 2022Every Day Fiction 1 Comment

This should have been our best Christmas yet. But it all comes unravelled with the prick of a needle. Jake has become so blasé about these finger prick tests that he doesn’t even notice the message when it first pings… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories bureaucracy, Christmas, family, illness, Katie Holloway

PERIWINKLE • by Krystal Wolf

June 22, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Ten years ago, everyone thought A.I. Richtree was just an eccentric tech trillionaire with a hidden identity. These days, everybody is aware that A.I. Richtree is a rogue supercomputer that is somehow responsible for “creating” around 2 billion people.  The… Continue Reading →

Horror, Science Fiction, Stories artificial intelligence, bureaucracy, Krystal Wolf

CHASING THE GREEN CARD • by Mather Schneider

April 20, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

We’ve been living scared now for a long time and we figure it’s time we try to get Natalia legal. We have saved some money and we find a lawyer, a Latina lady who speaks perfect English and perfect Spanish.… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories bureaucracy, immigration, Mather Schneider, Mexico, United States

CHERYL PRESSES THE BUTTON • by Marc J Guillotte

April 12, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“It’s ruined my garden,” Cheryl complained to her sister, Barbara, while replanting what she could salvage. “This was my only spot in full sun,” she said, the two of them bent on their knees in the shadow of the phallus.… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Romance, Science Fiction, Stories bureaucracy, gardening, leaving a marriage, Marc J Guillotte

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES • by Ted Hayden

January 12, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Animal Services # Due to a rising stray population and an associated uptick in dog attacks, LA Animal Services has initiated a prevention program in coordination with the LAPD’s AI Unit. Starting on February 21st, a newly developed stray-dog targeting… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories bureaucracy, Ted Hayden
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