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I CAN LIFT ANY HEAVY BOX • by Dale Alexander

December 31, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

In my memory, my dad and I stand in the detached garage of that old farmhouse, the faded green one at the end of the long lane that runs past Woods Camp and the football field. The door is open,… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories cigarettes, Dale Alexander, death of a parent

COTERIE • by Jacob Pérez

April 21, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“Doin’ it myself,” Chris said, lighting a cigarette and inhaling. These are going to kill you. “Yeah?” he said, trying to pay attention to his task over the sound of distant voices. “So can drinking sodas.” Chris looked at his… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories cigarettes, death, Jacob Pérez, psychiatric disorders, psychosis

A SHRED OF HOPE • by Avery Mathers

April 13, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Stan tries to skip out of the way, but the speeding bicycle passes so close behind him that a pedal clips his ankle, hard. He stammers an apology, even though the bike-messenger is already powering off into the rain. Stan… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Avery Mathers, cafés, cigarettes

LAST CALL • by T. F. Turner

May 3, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Grandma’s cell phone was full of dead people when I found it. I suppose that’s the way things work out over time, though. I’ve got one in my phone now too, although it wasn’t always like that. It started two… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories cigarettes, death, elder care, T. F. Turner

DUST THOU ART • by Mary Byrne

October 22, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Today, Ash Wednesday, has been declared No Smoking Day to help those giving up for Lent. There is no Mass in our little hamlet because the local priest looks after seventeen parishes. At reception I check in as a visitor… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Ash Wednesday, cigarettes, elder care, hospitals, Mary Byrne

50 SECONDS • by Bob Krotz

July 13, 2018Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

My world is a gun pressed against my forehead. The pressure is committed, lethal. My reality is details: Nickel plated precision cocooned by knuckles tattooed with H A T E. A bare arm with ropey muscles writhing under tattoos and… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Stories Bob Krotz, cigarettes, guns, liquor stores, writers

ONE LAST SMOKE • by Alex Granados

April 14, 2016Every Day Fiction 7 Comments

Jandwat knew he was going to copulate tonight. No matter what his wife said. “If we aren’t home for the latest holo-episode of Galactic Crime Investigators, there’ll be no mating ritual,” she said. Jandwat rolled his eyes as he set… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories Alex Granados, aliens, cigarettes, marriage

A CIGARETTE FOR LESTER • by Christopher Owen

June 21, 2015Every Day Fiction 30 Comments

An old man named Lester lived at the same nursing home as my grandfather back in the late 1970s.  I still cringe when I think of that place.  The smell of stale urine dominated the bleak institution like a horrid,… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Christopher Owen, cigarettes, elder care

EXIT • by JB Starre

March 5, 2013Every Day Fiction 13 Comments

Alex stood on the edge of a rooftop fifteen stories high, staring at an exit sign that led to nowhere. His unlit cigarette was perched precariously between his lips, momentarily forgotten. He walked around the exit sign, looking at it… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories cigarettes, JB Starre, unwanted pregnancy

AUGAN ISMIC • by Douglas Pugh

February 8, 2010Every Day Fiction 29 Comments

The director cursed under his breath for the fourth time. “Goddamnit! He’s shaking again.” He turned to his assistant. “Does our star have a problem that I don’t know about? Is he taking something?” “Not that I know of, seems… Continue Reading →

Stories actors, cigarettes, Douglas Pugh, porn

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