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THE SKOGKATT • by James Blakey

December 26, 2017Every Day Fiction 6 Comments

During the darkest days of the Troll War, the local militia captain dynamited the bridge spanning the Oterfjorden. Her plan proved a strategic success, disrupting the enemy’s supply lines and shortening the war by six months. *** With permits, environmental… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories cats, James Blakey

THE GIFT • by Anne Starnes Kingsbury

December 24, 2017Every Day Fiction 7 Comments

Jim Cooper braced himself for another show of Christmas cheer. “How ya doin’? Getting together with the family? We’ve got Christmas Eve supper, breakfast with Santa, brunch at the Club, dinner with the clan, caroling, open house, a tree trimming… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Anne Starnes Kingsbury, cats, Christmas, Christmas Eve, customer service

THE REAL PROBLEM WITH ARTIFICIAL TREES • by Cathy McCrumb

December 22, 2017Every Day Fiction 15 Comments

My patrol had taken longer than I had anticipated, and I returned at dusk, the cold December air clinging to me as I snuck back into the house. After weeks of spying, I finally had the intel from the last… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Humour / Satire, Stories birds, Cathy McCrumb, cats, Christmas trees, Santa Claus

DOOMSDAY • by Peter Wood

September 1, 2017Every Day Fiction 27 Comments

Balancing her backpack and the box of doughnuts from Krispy Kreme, Jenny opened the door to the cramped student apartment she shared with Mark. She was surprised to see him still sitting at the kitchen table, two laptops going full… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories, Surreal cats, EDF's Birthday, Peter Wood, writers

THE DEAD TABBY • by Lanny Durbin

May 29, 2017Every Day Fiction 17 Comments

I’m running down the stairwell of my apartment building, holding a lifeless tabby cat in my hands. I didn’t kill it, I swear. At least not intentionally. I like cats just fine, definitely enough to never want to see one… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories cats, Lanny Durbin, neighbours, veterinarians

CAT IN THE SNOW • by Christopher Owen

May 10, 2017Every Day Fiction 15 Comments

Jenny saw the cat on a March afternoon that was blustering full-on with a rare Texas snowstorm. She had been staring out into the blue-white dissonance beyond her apartment window, lulled by the gentle drift of the flakes. Snow came… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories breaking up, cats, Christopher Owen, snow, Texas

S.L.E.I.G.H. • by Autumn Ives

December 19, 2016Every Day Fiction 11 Comments

Alfred and Eldrid crept down the chimney, their tiny bodies moving easily in the cramped space. Hanging upside down, the elves scanned the living room for traps. As members of Santa’s Legendary Elite Investigative Getaway Helpers, or S.L.E.I.G.H. for short,… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories Autumn Ives, cats, Christmas Eve, North Pole elves, Santa Claus

THE INNOCENT CREATURE • by Sarah Crysl Akhtar

December 8, 2015Every Day Fiction 34 Comments

How many angels can dance on a flake of snow? Winter’s black-nailed hand has come early to the village. From under its beautiful white mantle it will reach deep into the wombs of wives ripening with hope; it will choke… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories angels, cats, December Invitational, Sarah Crysl Akhtar

INNOCENT CHILDE • by Aaron Knuckey

August 11, 2015Every Day Fiction 12 Comments

The wizard was digging through the Coopers’ trash again late Tuesday night. Jean watched from his second floor bedroom window as empty soup cans and bits of paper flew over the hunched shoulders of the cloaked, stooping figure. This was… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Aaron Knuckey, cats, homelessness, wizards

PACKING LIGHT • by Gustavo Bondoni

February 22, 2015Every Day Fiction 18 Comments

The humans were taking too long. They seemed hell-bent on stopping at each and every burial nook and statuette — no matter how badly overrun with cobwebs — to make a little notation. Location, description, photograph number, everything was placed… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories archaeology, cats, Gustavo Bondoni

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