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HIS GREATEST FEAR • by Charles C Cole

January 13, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Fifty years ago, Great-uncle Stanton was a successful author of supernatural horror. His heroes were always brash and unafraid when the reader would have been cowering, while the man behind the typewriter was painfully private, writing under an opaque alias… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories cemeteries, Charles C Cole, curses, inheritance, writers, zombies

THE PERFECT FIT • by Richard M. O’Donnell

December 28, 2009Every Day Fiction 20 Comments

Thad sat in the attorney’s office, proud of the way he’d handled his wife’s funeral. He had followed Bunny’s instruction to the letter. Still, his three stepchildren, all older than he, glared at him as if he were some kind… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories inheritance, Richard M. O'Donnell

THE INHERITANCE • by Richard M. O’Donnell

November 1, 2009Every Day Fiction 14 Comments

The instant the Crawford gang entered the Farr Creek Savings Loan and interrupted his transaction at gun point, Bud Tucker knew the carnival fortuneteller was right; he was going to inherit young. Dicky Crawford, the gang’s leader, had vowed to the… Continue Reading →

Historical, Stories bank robbery, inheritance, Richard M. O'Donnell
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