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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

THE FACES • by Lisa Farrell

November 1, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

There was no way we’d reach the next town before nightfall. Hunter was shuffling through the leaves, eyes half-closed, muttering curses to himself. We’d have to spend the night among the trees. Our music would have kept us safe, but… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories forests, ghosts, Lisa Farrell, music

THE CHAIR • by Colten Kamlade

October 29, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I rarely sit in the old chair. It’s not uncomfortable, nor is it covered in cat hair or dust. It’s a lovely chair. A chair in which one could read or write, play cards or meditate. It’s deep cushioned and… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal Colten Kamlade, ghosts

IF WE CAN JUST GET TO THE CABIN BEFORE… • by Jonathan Worlde

September 13, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

It was approaching midnight as Marsha, an ER nurse, piloted the Toyota sedan along the winding country road. Today’s rain had left the air misty, with steam rising from the warm road. The temperature was falling. Marsha just wanted to… Continue Reading →

Horror, Humour / Satire, Stories dating, ghosts, Jonathan Worlde, movies

THE LIBRARY GHOST • by Lauryn Mercredi

August 21, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Oscar stood in the atrium of the central branch of the city library. It was midnight and the only illumination came from amber lights along the walls and the red Exit signs, creating a surreal glow. Oscar inhaled the slight… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories afterlife, books, friendship, ghosts, Lauryn Mercredi, libraries

WOOD SMOKE AND FROST • by Maggie M. Walcott

July 25, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

She looked up from the warm cup of coffee held between both hands, her gaze following the steam wisps snaking upward, both involuntarily drawn toward and out the parted window. The window itself was old and should have been replaced… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories, Surreal ghosts, Maggie M. Walcott

I’M GETTING OFF THE BUS! • by Jane Brown

July 12, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Down McLaren, right on First. Argh, I know this friggin’ bus route off by heart. Haunt a bus, they said; it’ll be fun, they said. Sure, it’s fun for late-night-thrills but the monotony is going to make me lose it.… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories, Surreal alcohol, fathers, ghosts, Jane Brown, public transit

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