Ian E Gonzales – Every Day Fiction

PLEASE, DON’T • by Ian E Gonzales

January 25, 2018Every Day Fiction 13 Comments

“Please, don’t,” I plead, placing sweating palms on the counter, my heart racing. It’s all I can think to say. It’s not enough. The clerk’s eyes flick toward me, back to the gunman, who’s looking away, checking for other customers.… Continue Reading →

PASSING THROUGH • by Ian E Gonzales

July 5, 2017Every Day Fiction 33 Comments

As a rule, I don’t pick up hitchhikers. I’ve always played things safe, not taken chances. It’s probably why I’m an insurance salesman, travelling alone — always alone — along the backroads of Louisiana. But then I see her standing… Continue Reading →