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YET ANOTHER GODDAMN HERO • by C.L. Holland

May 2, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I don’t know what it was about my town, but it attracted heroes like flies on shit. This one sauntered into the store in a mismatched set of armour, her hair an unfeasible shade of pink, and introduced herself as… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Humour / Satire, Science Fiction, Stories, Surreal C.L. Holland, gaming

LUCKY DIE • by David A. Gray

August 28, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The muscular barbarian surveyed the circle of bodies around him, and spat in the gore-soaked sand. “Is that the best you can do?” he roared at the distant figure atop the largest of the tombs that dotted the desert in… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories, Surreal David A. Gray, dice, gaming, luck, soldiers

NPCs • by Edward Ashton

December 28, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“Hey,” Dana says. “I think I just had an epiphany.” We’re sitting on the roof of her apartment building, feet dangling over a ninety-foot fall to the darkened alley below. Across the river, the full moon squats fat and orange,… Continue Reading →

Romance, Science Fiction, Stories, Surreal Edward Ashton, gaming, mortality

SCREEN TIME • by Mark Kramarzewski

December 9, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

A small hand squeezed my own over our compartment’s handrail. “Look, Daddy — lellephants!” She smiled, radiantly. “I see them.” I tousled her eternally knotty hair as she continued to stare in wonder at the giant African mammals. Or were… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories gaming, Mark Kramarzewski, parenting, technology, zoos

THE LEGEND OF ASS • by Andrew Sansom

November 25, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

He was a legend spoken of in hushed tones in dark, sweaty halls. A champion boxer, a Grand Prix winner, an expert marksman and an eater of ghosts. But he was known only by his moniker in the 3-character high… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories Andrew Sansom, arcades, gaming

THE REALITY DEFENCE • by Rosalie Kempthorne

May 17, 2018Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“Are you sure it’s the defence you want to go with?” her colleagues asked her. Nina leaned against her desk, chewing on that mangled pencil that always calmed her nerves before a big case. “I think so.” “When has that… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories courtrooms, gaming, lawyers, murder, Rosalie Kempthorne, virtual reality

PLAYING REALITY • by Taylor Shepeard

July 17, 2017Every Day Fiction 28 Comments

Tension builds as the line grows, its tail of bodies winding around the wooden bar. Kaleb eyes the people entering, frenzied in their need to start the day with caffeine. Dreary-eyed, he’s tempted to take a long swig of the… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Literary, Stories cafés, coffee, gaming, Taylor Shepeard

UPWARD MOBILITY • by Paul A. Freeman

May 21, 2017Every Day Fiction 31 Comments

Unbidden, violent thoughts crowd into my brainbox. Perhaps it’s because of this unpredictable mental state that I’m residing on Skid Row with all the other dross. It’s not even as if I initiate the violence that follows me everywhere. Well,… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal gaming, Paul A. Freeman

TAKE ME IN TO THE BALL GAME • by Gustavo Bondoni

December 9, 2016Every Day Fiction 67 Comments

A group of young men looked at me suspiciously as I crossed under the ancient railroad bridge, but I ignored them. I was a big guy, and the bat I was holding was essentially a club. I was too excited… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories baseball, gaming, Gustavo Bondoni, sports, Wrigley Field

HOME TO PERFECT • by Erica Naone

March 24, 2009Every Day Fiction 25 Comments

Vic grabbed the whammy bar with a shaking hand for the last sustains. Fingers aching from ten minutes of full-out play in expert mode, he clicked madly through the bonus and nailed the concluding chord. The adrenaline in his body… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Erica Naone, gaming

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