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Deven D Atkinson

CROW’S FEET IN THE SNOW • by Deven D Atkinson

December 18, 2015Every Day Fiction 23 Comments

The deputy said the snow where Uncle Jake had broken his neck is interesting. Over by Harper’s cabin a jay is harping and there are flashing red and blue LED lights on top of all of the sheriff cars and… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Stories birds, December Invitational, Deven D Atkinson, dogs, domestic violence, police

5 SECONDS • by Deven D Atkinson

November 12, 2014Every Day Fiction 68 Comments

One one-thousand, two one-thousand, three one-thousand, four one-thousand, five one-thousand. Realistically, just how much can you do with five seconds?  Take a few breaths. Walk about twelve feet, if you are a man of my height. Pull a remembrance out… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories Deven D Atkinson, time travel

HOW THE HUMAN GOT HIS FREE WILL • by Deven D Atkinson

November 25, 2009Every Day Fiction 14 Comments

The droning roar of the lawnmower directly outside the window was not the source of Rudy’s irritation. Nevertheless he used it as a reason to lash out. He grabbed a crutch and knocked out the dowel rod support. The window… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Deven D Atkinson, parenting

VPN DOESN’T WORK • by Deven D Atkinson

March 22, 2009Every Day Fiction 19 Comments

The barbarians are at the gate and I’ve locked myself outside. I’ve been trying to think of a good analogy for the situation I’ve gotten myself into, and the best I can come up with is this — you know… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories computer programming, Deven D Atkinson

BECOMING COTTONTAIL • by Deven D Atkinson

September 11, 2008Every Day Fiction 29 Comments

I am exiled; shunned from the warren and left to scratch my own burrow into the hard clay and shale. It is my life. The lot has been cast. I had no say in the matter. For me it has… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Deven D Atkinson, rabbits

MY DAY OFF FROM THE SETI PROJECT • by Deven D Atkinson

August 22, 2008Every Day Fiction 16 Comments

All those endless days spent analyzing and listening and fretting over every radio signal captured by Arecibo had broken my enthusiasm. The drone of static rising and fading; the computer graphics spiking and falling; the unrelenting sameness of it all… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories beaches, Deven D Atkinson, SETI

ALL THAT GLITTERS • by Deven D Atkinson

May 30, 2008Every Day Fiction 10 Comments

Ricky was very careful when he murdered his Aunt Nikki. He rummaged the house to make it look good, and only took her wallet which he dumped over the east-side overpass where “druggies or feebs” were sure to find it.… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Stories crime, Deven D Atkinson, fencing, murder

THE JOURNEY • by Deven D Atkinson

November 13, 2007Every Day Fiction 15 Comments

At first it was just an animal trace, barely discernible to the naked eye. But soon it turned into a dirt trail, a country road, a superhighway and a stellar warp-lane. Ian Bailey, a Nundle Koala from north of Sydney,… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Science Fiction, Stories Australia, Deven D Atkinson, space
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