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Dale Ivan Smith

Dale Ivan Smith’s stories have appeared in online magazines and can also be found at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other eBook stores. His website is www.daleivansmith.com.

ABSENT SANTA • by Dale Ivan Smith

December 26, 2015Every Day Fiction 12 Comments

Early Christmas morning aboard the Masters’ starship, and once again there was no Santa Claus. I stared at the stars streaming past on the display window. There was a quiet knock on our apartment’s door, a little rap-a-tap-tap given with… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories aliens, Christmas, Dale Ivan Smith, Santa Claus, space, spaceships

THE FEZ SHACKLE • by Dale Ivan Smith

March 7, 2014Every Day Fiction 12 Comments

We flying monkeys get no respect. Tassel flew into my room, face scrunched in worry. “The Artificer’s going to kill us all.” He pulled at his fez, but the damn things only came off when the Artificer so commanded. I… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories Dale Ivan Smith, flying monkeys

COFFEE SHOP CRISIS • by Dale Ivan Smith

November 12, 2013Every Day Fiction 16 Comments

All I wanted was a day off and a date with Christopher at Tai’s Mokka Korner, no costume, no super powers, no so-called heroes wrecking things. Chris wanted things to be different. This girl was working on it. We were… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories Dale Ivan Smith, superheroes

SERENITY OR SAILS • by Dale Ivan Smith

October 10, 2012Every Day Fiction 13 Comments

Alexander Simon had been on the deserted isle for at least two years when the sails appeared on the horizon. The bonfire burned from the peak — Jade Peak, he called it, since it was covered in green foliage. So… Continue Reading →

Historical, Stories Dale Ivan Smith, pirates, shipwrecks

NOT SO INVINCIBLE OVERLORD • by Dale Ivan Smith

August 26, 2011Every Day Fiction 9 Comments

A dark form limned with flickering flame materialized at the far end of the conference table. Bexel, third lord of the Second Hell, unkinked his neck and nodded at Julani. The hell binder amulet hanging against Julani’s chest thrummed, and… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories Dale Ivan Smith, demons

PLAYING IT OUT • by Dale Ivan Smith

June 16, 2010Every Day Fiction 16 Comments

“You are afraid,” the fortune teller told Anthony Torelli. She dressed like a gypsy, and her heavy-lidded eyes seemed to gleam with dark secrets. “I know that.” Sweat dripped inside his shirt. “I want to know why.” The air in… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Stories Dale Ivan Smith, fortune tellers, organized crime

HASSAN’S NEWS • by Dale Ivan Smith

February 5, 2010Every Day Fiction 14 Comments

A gun blasted and the living room window shattered, glass showering Hassan. He ran to the couch. Auntie Fatima grabbed him and held him close with the other two children. Someone screamed in the parking lot outside. Tires screeched and… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Stories Dale Ivan Smith, disasters, veterans
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