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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

BOSSY BOSS • by Jan Allen

March 8, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Every day my head nurse, Mindy, was mean to me. She always gave me the hardest assignments — the patient who yelled “help me” constantly, or the one with explosive diarrhea. Every night, I cried myself to sleep as my… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Literary, Stories hospitals, Jan Allen, nurses, pregnancy

DUST THOU ART • by Mary Byrne

October 22, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Today, Ash Wednesday, has been declared No Smoking Day to help those giving up for Lent. There is no Mass in our little hamlet because the local priest looks after seventeen parishes. At reception I check in as a visitor… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Ash Wednesday, cigarettes, elder care, hospitals, Mary Byrne

THE DANCE • by Konstantina Sozou-Kyrkou

October 17, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Martha, the nurse wakes me up at the crack of dawn. She helps me to the bathroom. She’s holding the IV and I’m dragging the two cheese sticks I’ve got for legs. Every step feels like it’s going to be… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories hospitals, Konstantina Sozou-Kyrkou

CANDIDATE • by Kevin Tasker

October 6, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Shelby agreed to the surgery only after the two biggest narcissists in her life, Dr. Schrodinger and Dr. Elks, advised that her weight had reached an apocalyptic level. In truth, she had always been obese — unrepentantly feasting — or… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories, Surreal eating disorders, hospitals, Kevin Tasker

GOALPOSTS • by T.Y. Euliano

May 15, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“Why do we have to rotate on Labor and Delivery?” I say. “It has nothing to do with neurosurgery.” “Oh for God’s sake,” Sheila says. “Maybe you’ll get lucky and some poor pregnant woman will have a brain tumor, just… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Stories babies, doctors, hospitals, T.Y. Euliano

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