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GRISLY • by Gretchen Bassier

March 10, 2011Every Day Fiction 27 Comments

There are no grizzly bears in Michigan. I used to tell myself this when I was out alone, bringing the horses in from the pasture. Sometimes, it helped. When the moon was bright, and the animals quiet, it helped. But… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories bears, fear, Gretchen Bassier, practical jokes

OPHIDIOPHOBIA • by Deborah Winter-Blood

September 1, 2010Every Day Fiction 28 Comments

Terence Waldrip, like most sentient beings except snakes themselves, was born with an instinctual fear of those narrow reptiles, but it was by no means his only fear. He was afraid of being late for work. He was afraid of… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Deborah Winter-Blood, fear

HOW’S THE BEEF? • by Jeanne Holtzman

September 2, 2007Every Day Fiction 16 Comments

I quit the band after our drummer cracked up the van while steering with his knees and rolling a joint. Now instead of sleeping all day and staying up all night, I’m stuck in this hospital basement from nine to… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories fear, Jeanne Holtzman

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