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C.L. Holland

C.L. Holland is a British fantasy writer. Her works have appeared in publications such as Alternative Coordinates, Lorelei Signal, 10Flash Quarterly and Writers of the Future 25. She has an ever-growing collection of books and expects them to reach critical mass any time now.

DECOMMISSIONED • by C.L. Holland

November 11, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

From a distance the statue looks like a giant marine in full tac-armour, helmet on and faceplate engaged so you can’t tell gender. There’s a rifle, looks like a Xenon Mark Two, propped against one knee and they’re sat with… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories C.L. Holland, veterans, war

YET ANOTHER GODDAMN HERO • by C.L. Holland

May 2, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I don’t know what it was about my town, but it attracted heroes like flies on shit. This one sauntered into the store in a mismatched set of armour, her hair an unfeasible shade of pink, and introduced herself as… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Humour / Satire, Science Fiction, Stories, Surreal C.L. Holland, gaming

A NIGHT OF MANY MONTHS • by C.L. Holland

December 25, 2017Every Day Fiction 6 Comments

He’d wondered, when he started the job, why he needed a belt with so many holes. Now he knew — it fitted around him twice and felt like it needed tightening again. It took months to visit every home in… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories C.L. Holland, Christmas, Santa Claus

ANSWERS • by C.L. Holland

April 28, 2011Every Day Fiction 17 Comments

They completed the summoning in silence. Grey-robed and blindfolded, the adepts moved through steps they’d carefully rehearsed for weeks. All their hopes were pinned on this. If they were successful, perhaps the Lords of Order would tell them why no… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories C.L. Holland, deities

THE GIRL WITH THE CLOCKWORK HEART • by C.L. Holland

October 9, 2010Every Day Fiction 16 Comments

Once upon a time there was a girl whose heart had broken from grief. Such was the pain of her broken heart that she went to a kindly watchmaker and asked him to make her a new one out of… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories C.L. Holland, clockwork

BEAUTY SLEEPING • by C.L. Holland

October 21, 2009Every Day Fiction 19 Comments

Over the years, rumour grew like the roses. It was said that the castle behind the thorny hedge contained a beautiful princess, who would be woken from her slumber by a kiss. Her name was said to be Briar Rose,… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories C.L. Holland, fairytales, LGBTQIA+, Sleeping Beauty

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

A PRIMARY FUNCTION • by C.L. Holland

June 15, 2009Every Day Fiction 26 Comments

This time when Roo woke them up, some of the colonists began to cry. They looked around with eyes still bleary from deep sleep, at the medical robots that stood ready to check their status and Roo waiting to take… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories androids, C.L. Holland, space colonization

BEYOND THE GATE • by C.L. Holland

March 10, 2009Every Day Fiction 21 Comments

The gate to the settlement loomed before Fennix, wider in the middle than at the top or bottom. On the other side moulded legs were spread wide, the symbolism crude enough to make him blush. Going through the gates was… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories C.L. Holland, exile

A CHIME OF REDS • by C.L. Holland

February 10, 2009Every Day Fiction 22 Comments

I was resting in my room, trying to shut out the noise and the colours — and failing. Spiky brown flashes erupted behind my eyes as a dog barked. Somewhere in the distance a car alarm went off, sending pulses of… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories C.L. Holland, medication, synesthesia

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