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ENZO IS RECEIVING • by Suzanne Cushman

July 22, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Enzo saw something in the creek the rest of us didn’t. He knew every bend and shoreline eddy. He could pinpoint the high and low spots with his eyes closed and draw a topographical map of the creek’s floor from… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories fishing, Suzanne Cushman

GONE FISHING • by Rick McQuiston

July 2, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The lure bobbed in the cold murky water. Its bright orange and yellow colors glistened from the moisture on the ball, reflecting the hazy overcast sky on its tough plastic surface. Luke was excited. After nearly three hours without so… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories fishing, Rick McQuiston

BOTTLED • by Marte F. Klaussen

May 26, 2017Every Day Fiction 17 Comments

I didn’t understand at first, why you suddenly wanted to become a fisherman. That you wanted us to abandon the life we had built in the city, our social circle, jobs, pay checks. Leave everything we worked for behind in… Continue Reading →

Literary, Romance, Stories fishing, following dreams, Marte F. Klaussen

FISHING LURES • by G. L. Dearman

October 16, 2015Every Day Fiction 5 Comments

Fishing lures attract more fishermen than they do fish. Tackle shops sell lures in every color from “Fire Tiger” to “Nuclear Watermelon.” It’s nonsense — you don’t need that stuff to catch fish. You can use the bowl of an… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Stories alligators, fishing, G. L. Dearman, infidelity, revenge

LIKE FATHER, LIKE DAUGHTER • by Holly Geely

July 20, 2015Every Day Fiction 22 Comments

“Dad! Dad, wake up!” Robert had never regretted anything quite so much as he regretted this cabin excursion. His kids were at that age where everything was a production. Eleven-year-old Blythe was convinced she knew everything, and when eight-year-old Brayden… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal fishing, Holly Geely, parenting, wishes

COLANDERS AND THE KALLIKANTZAROI • by James Zahardis

December 7, 2014Every Day Fiction 68 Comments

A heron perched in a mangrove tree glanced at the old pickup. Its tires crushed the shells lining the driveway leading to the back of a coral-pink house. An unshaven man in shorts and a sleeveless River Monsters tee-shirt hopped… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories fishing, grandparents, James Zahardis, Kallikantzaroi

FATHER TO SONS • by Ellen Peters

September 4, 2010Every Day Fiction 15 Comments

The air was cool, but the sun was bright and still carried some summer warmth. Don was happy to be outdoors with his sons. He had bought them fishing rods and was excited to introduce them to the sport he… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Ellen Peters, fathers, fishing, siblings

HARRY’S HAIR • by Mike Whitney

November 22, 2007Every Day Fiction 15 Comments

Harry’s hair had been in the process of falling out for years. He had tried every over-the-counter remedy and prescription available with no success. Over the years, his receding hairline had become a widow’s peak, then male pattern baldness. For… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories fishing, hair loss, Mike Whitney
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