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OLD GREENVILLE’S GHOSTS • by Elizabeth “Liz” Enochs

January 19, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Eleanor hovered over the crowd for half the pageant before spotting him: baseball cap, sunglasses, one hand thrust deep into his pocket, the other snapping photo after photo of “Little Miss Missouri Ozarks” contestants. There was always at least one… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories alcohol, Elizabeth “Liz” Enochs, ghosts

COMMUNAL FIRE • by J.R. Roper

January 10, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Bill sat in an old folding chair and stared at the glowing embers of the campfire. His wife, Nancy, had always told him he needed an upgrade, one of those fancy bag chairs with cup holders. But he never gave… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories camping, fires, ghosts, J.R. Roper

LINGERING • by Yvonne Eliot

November 13, 2022Every Day Fiction 1 Comment

His lashes are so dark against his skin. Unable to resist, I kiss him gently on his temple. He stirs, swallows, and rolls on his side away from me. I run a hand softly over his shoulder, down his side,… Continue Reading →

Romance, Stories, Surreal death, ghosts, memories, Yvonne Eliot

YOU • by S.E. Gilbey

November 3, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

At first, she didn’t know it was you. When all the food in the house disappeared overnight and she had to go to work on an empty stomach, she didn’t think of you. When all the fuses blew, so that… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories exorcism, ghosts, S.E. Gilbey

MARY BURNHAM • by Brandon Eldridge

September 14, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

It was the third time that week she sat next to me on the train. I think I was falling in love with her. Not the usual kind, the kind where you fall in love and regret it in a… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal Brandon Eldridge, ghosts, trains, unrequited love

DARK ANGELS • by Jim Doran

August 3, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Autumn is a terminal season. It signals the end of many things — vacation, summer, longer days. In my case, autumn also brings about the termination of my employment. Today is my last day at what the locals call “the… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories autumn, bats, death of a child, ghosts, Jim Doran, summer jobs

GEORGE • by SJ Bryars

May 22, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I sit on the bottom stair of the empty house, sold sign standing by the hedge. Every item is rehomed or lying deep inside landfill on the edge of town. I can smell George’s snuff and spicy aftershave before I… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories, Surreal ghosts, memories, SJ Bryars

AFTER THEY DRAINED THE RESERVOIR • by George McComas

February 12, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

A week after they drained the reservoir, the dead returned to the glen. The first reports came from contractors hired to dismantle the old dam. They spoke to the local paper about corpses in the glen, walking the newly exposed… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal George McComas, ghosts, Scotland

EDGE OF LIFE • by Martha J Allard

February 5, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The fade began at the very edge of Nan’s life. Like an old photo, left in the sun. The colors of her peripheral vision began to wash out. She made a note to get her eyes checked. But her eyes… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal cats, ghosts, Martha J Allard

MATCHED • by Bob DeRosa

December 5, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I understood the swiping, I’m not an idiot. I’d dated my share of guys, but the stakes were so much higher this time around. I would swipe right and as soon as someone else did, we’d be in this thing.… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories, Surreal afterlife, Bob DeRosa, ghosts, grief, suicide

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