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FISHING LURES • by G. L. Dearman

October 16, 2015Every Day Fiction 5 Comments

Fishing lures attract more fishermen than they do fish. Tackle shops sell lures in every color from “Fire Tiger” to “Nuclear Watermelon.” It’s nonsense — you don’t need that stuff to catch fish. You can use the bowl of an… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Stories alligators, fishing, G. L. Dearman, infidelity, revenge

SENSES • by Desiree Wilkins

September 25, 2015Every Day Fiction 30 Comments

She’d rather it was a tumor. Rachel drove her hands deep into the cool meat. When she squeezed her hands tight, she felt the soft thickness work through and surround her fingers. She set one hand free and cracked an… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories academia, Desiree Wilkins, infidelity, menopause, unwanted pregnancy

A RANDOM KIND OF MUSIC • by Oonah V Joslin

April 25, 2014Every Day Fiction 21 Comments

Alb and I always call in for a pint after work on a Friday, our ritual to celebrate another week’s work. I mean nobody likes a dead end job in insurance sales but times are hard and money’s tight. I… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Stories homelessness, infidelity, memory loss, Oonah V Joslin

IN HER EYES • by Lynn Vroman

June 28, 2013Every Day Fiction 35 Comments

The view from the seventh floor is impressive. Tiny ants crawl over each other heading home from work, picking up their kids at daycare, or meeting spouses for dinner, no doubt. So average and mundane they are — so ordinary.… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories infidelity, Lynn Vroman, terminal illness

TEMPTING THE WICKED • by Samantha Memi

May 11, 2011Every Day Fiction 25 Comments

I was dead. Lying on the floor thinking: why me? It seemed so unfair. There were so many things I wanted to do with my life. It was too late now. There was no one to give me the kiss… Continue Reading →

Stories ghosts, infidelity, murder, poltergeists, Samantha Memi

MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY • by Tanya Byrne

May 27, 2010Every Day Fiction 30 Comments

He still has the taste of champagne in his mouth, this taste of apples cut with a rusty knife. His fingers are numb as they curl around the steering wheel, the smooth plastic steadying the slight tremor in his hands… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories car accidents, infidelity, Tanya Byrne

STAIRWAYS AND NIGHTINGALES • by Magen Toole

June 13, 2009Every Day Fiction 16 Comments

I swallowed the key to the door of your bedroom. It was the one you had given me years ago, slender and toothy and that rattled in the creaking brass lock whenever I slipped it in. When I looked in… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal infidelity, jealousy, Magen Toole

GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS • by Patrick Parr

March 15, 2008Every Day Fiction 28 Comments

I sat completely still on the couch, a statue, my hand holding the winning lottery ticket. The machine had selected seven random numbers and rewarded my indecision with a new life. My wife Shannon came out of the bedroom and… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories infidelity, leaving a marriage, lottery tickets, marriage, Patrick Parr

I TAKE IT BACK • by John Ritchie

November 28, 2007Every Day Fiction 32 Comments

It was quite strange watching the blossom of blood on Mike’s shirt gathering up its petals and disappearing back down the small black hole. His knees rose from the ground dragging his body with them. His arms waving wildly, his… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal infidelity, John Ritchie

GOOD NEIGHBOR • by Harley Crowley

November 9, 2007Every Day Fiction 13 Comments

In the early 1950s all sorts of salesmen came to the door during the day. Mrs. Patterson’s habit was to personally entertain as many as she could manage. It was said in the neighborhood that the Fuller Brush man had… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories door-to-door sales, Harley Crowley, infidelity, salespeople, soldiers, unwanted pregnancy

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