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THE VANISHING • by Alun Williams

May 28, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

In a box of mixed up secondhand books, something needs to stand out. This one did. Its title, How to Disappear; Vanishment Made Easy, caught my eye at once, mixed in with cheap novels from the Fifties and various “How… Continue Reading →

Horror, Mystery / Suspense, Stories Alun Williams, books, disappearances, poisoning

CHANGES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD • by Eva Silverfine

October 26, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Leslie surreptitiously looked out her window at the new neighbor across the street. Given his age she guessed he was recently divorced. But then, given the full furnishings he was unloading, perhaps a widower downsizing. So young. A shame. She… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal disappearances, Eva Silverfine, neighbours

12:00 AM • by Alexander Parker

October 27, 2017Every Day Fiction 9 Comments

Something brought her out of sleep. A scream, she thought. It was guttural, near inhuman, and seemed to stretch out into the expanse of night and recede into the dark. She couldn’t tell if it had been real. She didn’t… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories Alexander Parker, disappearances, marriage

STONEHENGE IN HIS GARDEN • by Gerald Warfield

January 25, 2012Every Day Fiction 18 Comments

Harold expected the lizard to scurry into the ground cover, but then — one hand on a knee to support himself — he knelt and lifted the limp body by the tail. “Damned cats.” He scowled at his neighbor’s house.… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal disappearances, Gerald Warfield

THE THIRTEENTH STEP • by Richard M. O’Donnell

March 25, 2009Every Day Fiction 37 Comments

A teenage girl is home alone at night for the first time when a storm knocks out the lights. She calls her father. “Are the lights on in the neighborhood?” he asks. She looks out the window. “Yes.” “Then it’s… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Stories basements, disappearances, Richard M. O'Donnell
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