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Dustin Adams

Dustin Adams’ stories have appeared in Daily Science Fiction, and forthcoming in Dimension6. He’s a multiple finalist in L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future contest and has served as an editorial assistant right here at Every Day Fiction.

REMEMBERING HALEY • by Dustin Adams

February 5, 2017Every Day Fiction 23 Comments

Memories of my first day of kindergarten rise like a bubble from oceanic depths toward sunlight. I’m approaching a giant white door ensconced in the towering brick building that is Middleton Elementary. Mike Jamison stands there nervously alone as I… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Dustin Adams, memories

FUTURE: HERO • by Dustin Adams

January 2, 2017Every Day Fiction 11 Comments

Becoming a hero is easy. It’s a magical process that takes place with — or more likely without — your consent and you go from a regular guy with a regular insurance job to someone who will save the world… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Romance, Science Fiction, Stories Dustin Adams, journalism, superheroes

HALLOWEEN O’HUNGERING • by Dustin Adams

October 26, 2015Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Jennifer was hungry. So, so hungry. She gazed out the 13th story window of the office tower in which she was trapped. The police cars that blocked each cross street sent beacons of blue and red spinning into the urban,… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories dieting, Dustin Adams, Halloween, zombies

THE CONJURINGS OF JESSICA WRIGHT • by Dustin Adams

September 22, 2015Every Day Fiction 60 Comments

Mother and I are allowed to visit Grandmother because her magical conjurings increase when we’re around. I wonder if she knows her reality is a lie, that she’s a prisoner, sequestered away in an underground bunker. She may not, considering… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories Dustin Adams

FINAL MESSAGE • by Dustin Adams

July 15, 2015Every Day Fiction 31 Comments

A ship from Earth twinkled among the horizon of stars. Torpos Hansen, Ambassador to the immortal Factory, greeted all races, but his excitement peaked when vessels from home arrived. Sadly, his fellow humans rarely continued their existences beyond a single… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories ambassadors, Dustin Adams, end of the world

THE LIVES OF ANDERSON MILES • by Dustin Adams

December 16, 2012Every Day Fiction 15 Comments

Anderson Miles felt an extraordinary connection to the Earth from the day he was born. As soon as he could, he asked his parents if this was normal. “Enjoy your life,” his father answered. “Live in the present or you’ll… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories Dustin Adams, reincarnation

THE GIFT • by Dustin Adams

November 2, 2012Every Day Fiction 34 Comments

They came for our water. They asked for two centimeters off the top of our oceans. In exchange, everyone would receive a gift. The world united in its disagreement. If they’d pointed a weapon at us, we’d have complied. But… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories aliens, Dustin Adams

THE STAT BOARD OF JOHN PETERSON • by Dustin Adams

July 12, 2012Every Day Fiction 22 Comments

John Peterson died with little fanfare. His lone surviving son and four grandchildren were in the hospice room when he slipped quietly away. Their muffled sobs and whispered words faded as he drifted toward the light of his statistics board.… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Stories afterlife, Dustin Adams
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