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A REPETITIVE MAN • by Alison Arthur

January 29, 2024Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Fifteen years and three children ago, George met Dorothy #1 at the wedding of a friend. Theirs is a relatively happy marriage, rather unremarkable, the matrimonial equivalent of vanilla ice cream, no sprinkles. Predictable, reliable. He works as a tax… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories Alison Arthur, bigamy, hospitals, infidelity, marriage

PHARAOH • by Graham Mort

January 18, 2024Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I saw you last night. It was after the operation and you wore a pink nightgown. You were cutting your toenails with a pair of silver scissors. You look good, I said. So, the operation went well? You were gathering… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal dreams, Graham Mort, hospitals

LEILA • by Meagan Chandler

October 3, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

When Nurse asks if I want an epidural, I nod my head. Why hurt any more than I have to? I’ve dreaded this part for months. Those nights I laid awake with little feet striking my ribcage and wondering if… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories hospitals, marriage, Meagan Chandler, nurses, perinatal loss

SUPERPOWERS — OR, LIFE AND DEATH ACCORDING TO LENA • by Fabiola Werlang

September 28, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

While the grown-ups conferred in the hospital room, Lena filled the dim hallway with her anxious energy. She hopscotched up and down the checkered floor, avoiding the white tiles.  Black tiles only. Black tiles only. Grandma alive. Lena pictured Grandma… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Fabiola Werlang, family, hospitals

FISH STORY • by John Christopher Nelson

September 14, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

We’ve made our way from the station to post in La Mirada. The call comes in as a stabbing. “Head for Santa Fe Springs,” I tell Armando, typing the address into Google Maps. As is too often the case, the… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories attempted suicide, hospitals, John Christopher Nelson, neighbours, paramedics

WRISTWATCH • by Charis Negley

December 29, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Henry wished he had remembered to put on his wristwatch that morning. It was hell sitting in the hospital waiting room with no semblance of how much time had passed. A broken clock hung on the wall, ticking, though the… Continue Reading →

Horror, Mystery / Suspense, Stories, Surreal afterlife, Charis Negley, hospitals, waiting

THE NEXT DAY • by Michael T Schaper

May 24, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

He wakes up the next day, surprised to discover that his missing thumb is back. The doctor, who had advised Ted yesterday that she couldn’t fix the smashed digit, is even more perplexed. She’d amputated the limb just 24 hours… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories, Surreal attempted suicide, doctors, hospitals, Michael T Schaper, pain, regeneration

THE FUTURE IS LAUGHING • by Ruby Zehnder

April 11, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you God? I do.   Please state your full legal name, social security access code, and the nature of the crime or crimes committed… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories artificial intelligence, courtrooms, hospitals, Ruby Zehnder

WE’RE ONLY HERE TO SKATE • by Jason Schreurs

December 1, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

We’re screaming down the highway in a VW bug and I’m sitting in the back seat, my ass burning. Will driving. Martin shotgun. Me doomed. “Um, guys, I think there’s something wrong back here,” I stammer. “What’s up, dummy?” Will,… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories aging, assault, hospitals, Jason Schreurs, police, road trip, skateboarding

TWO KINDS OF UNCERTAINTY • by Carter Merenstein

July 23, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Desi leans against the car, struggling to control her breathing. She straightens her airway like the doctor taught her. Breathe in, breathe in again, then breathe out. She closes the trunk of her father’s station wagon and cranks the cold… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Carter Merenstein, doctors, hospitals, road trip

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