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TREEHOUSE • by Cheyenne Brown

September 16, 2017Every Day Fiction 34 Comments

My friend Tyler told me he hated Darren, the ten-year-old boy in our neighborhood with a cape. Hated that he brandished a sword made from the cardboard pole of paper towels. Hated that his sheath was a deep fanny pack… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Cheyenne Brown, friendship, growing up, imagination

THE THINGS THEY CANNOT SEE • by JT Gill

August 6, 2017Every Day Fiction 19 Comments

For Mom and Dad. Thank you for reading to me. A Hundred Easy Lessons, and these have shaped me most. On my fifth birthday, Mom gave me an imagination. It was made up of dusty pages from old books, broadsword… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories employment, friendship, imagination, JT Gill

GOOD • by Jacob K. LePretre

June 29, 2017Every Day Fiction 22 Comments

“Man, we were good buddies. My dad always said he was a hard worker too. He hired Jake, my dad did. He worked like a bull too. Back then I don’t think he had much of a home life so… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Literary, Stories bars, financial hardship, friendship, Jacob K. LePretre

THE DUTIES OF MAN • by Angela Hui

May 12, 2017Every Day Fiction 13 Comments

I think I’m supposed to kiss her now. She’s staring intently into my eyes, and I can feel her breathing on me, her bubblegum lip gloss coming too close, too close. I pretend to be fascinated by the water cooler… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Angela Hui, friendship, LGBTQ, unrequited love

WHEREVER WE END UP • by Sandy Lim

April 12, 2017Every Day Fiction 13 Comments

“Wherever we end up, it’s gotta be better than this.” Without another word, the girl climbed into the transporter. Kaya looked on as, one by one, others climbed in and jumped away. But she wasn’t convinced. Not protesting like the… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Science Fiction, Stories end of the world, friendship, Sandy Lim

A LONG TIME AGO, OVER COFFEE • by Michelle M. Denham

March 22, 2017Every Day Fiction 10 Comments

People can never imagine her a girl — as if she sprang full form from Hell, evil embodied in one small woman. (And she is small. People don’t notice as she kills them. But she’s actually quite tiny. I’m taller… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories coffee, friendship, Michelle M. Denham, royalty

BLOW MY COVER • by Laura Rink

March 7, 2017Every Day Fiction 15 Comments

I walk into the restaurant, wearing a dress that reveals no cleavage and low heels as befits a widow of my age, fifty-five. Waving at the hostess, I continue on. His husky voice comes from the bar, my stomach flutters… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories friendship, Laura Rink, secrets, widows

A PRELUDE TO SOMETHING BIGGER • by Zack Peercy

February 10, 2017Every Day Fiction 12 Comments

“Caroline! CAAAROLINE! Hey, do you–” “Amy? Amy, whoa. Careful! Are you?” “Blasted! Toasted! Roasted! Crunk! Gone! Beyond… gone.” “Jeez, stand still! What did you drink?” “Whatever Mike put into that cup.” “Some brother.” “Some brother! My brother! He sent me… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories alcohol, friendship, LGBTQ, love, Zack Peercy

OUR LAST RADIO DAYS • by Gal-on Broner

February 3, 2017Every Day Fiction 23 Comments

It was a Bush that my grandfather received as a present back in 1958. It was housed in an expensive wooden cabinet with dials for volume, treble and bass, piano keys to switch between the bands, and a needle moving… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories friendship, Gal-on Broner, music, radio, technology, The Day the Music Died

THE CACTUS • by Courtney Winfree

January 20, 2017Every Day Fiction 13 Comments

She had a cactus in her back yard, but she had no friends. When the cactus bloomed silky white flowers, she would watch them from a lawn chair, all alone. She loved TV, but she had no friends. When her… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories, Surreal Courtney Winfree, friendship, invisibility, loneliness

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