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THE BEAST OF BODMIN MOOR • by Paul A. Freeman

November 10, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

‘Bodmin Beast Body Count Reaches Fifty’. Charley had scrawled the potential headline in her notebook. It was a sensational headline, an alliterative headline, and fifty was a solid, attention-grabbing number. It was, in fact, the kind of headline that could… Continue Reading →

Horror, Mystery / Suspense, Stories cryptids, journalism, Paul A. Freeman

RESIST • by Paul Miller

April 10, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

ZANDER STARHAWK: THE MAN BEHIND THE LEGENDarticle by Kaim Scribson (Editor’s note: be sure to subscribe to the Galactic Union Gossip for instant access to every one of our stories via your ocular implant.) It is with some trepidation that… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories heroes, journalism, megacorporations, Paul Miller, spaceships

THE GREAT METEOR HOAX • by Derek Spohn

February 22, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Doctor Linda Torres had convinced the public that a meteor large enough to dwarf the one that had killed the dinosaurs was headed towards Earth. Yes, it was a lie of apocalyptic proportions, but it was a necessary one. Humanity… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories Derek Spohn, journalism, scientists, space

KRAMPUS: THE INTERVIEW • by Stacy Murison

December 5, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The taxi driver pulls up to a crumbling brick apartment building in Brooklyn Heights and I think to myself that surely a being as menacing as Krampus must have a greater reward than a fourth-floor walk-up without a river view.… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories journalism, Krampus, Stacy Murison, urban fantasy

LAST RITES OF THE MONSTER • by Nicholas Ozment

October 29, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

What was I expecting when I pulled into the driveway: a Victorian Gothic pile looming like the house behind the Bates Motel? It was a yellow ranch-style house with a tidy lawn. Nothing about its prosaic exterior suggested the Monster… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories actors, aging, journalism, movies, Nicholas Ozment, reputation

MUCHLY MOONDOG • by Brenda Anderson

November 7, 2018Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Ben walked faster. The earthy scent of chamomile combined with heat and blinding sunshine gave him sensory overload. He upended his water bottle, drained it and shook his head. Focus. Round the bend in the dusty road, weatherboard houses came… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal Brenda Anderson, dogs, journalism, small town

THE BODY PAINTER • by D. Quentin Miller

May 2, 2017Every Day Fiction 12 Comments

“The first thing you should know,” Scott McRae said before he paused to light his cigarette with an old-fashioned metal Zippo lighter, snapping it closed and extinguishing its flame with a sharp ping, “is that I’m somewhat shy and modest.”… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories art, D. Quentin Miller, journalism, nudity

FUTURE: HERO • by Dustin Adams

January 2, 2017Every Day Fiction 11 Comments

Becoming a hero is easy. It’s a magical process that takes place with — or more likely without — your consent and you go from a regular guy with a regular insurance job to someone who will save the world… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Romance, Science Fiction, Stories Dustin Adams, journalism, superheroes

LAST DATE • by Robert Walton

August 19, 2014Every Day Fiction 16 Comments

“And this is Jim Lange signing off! See you next week on The Dating Game!” Sergeant Ted Bernard, LAPD, leaned forward. “Very entertaining, Al. So?” Al Murphy flicked a switch and the tape stopped playing. The police department black and… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Stories journalism, murder, police, Robert Walton

THE LEANING MAN • by Stephen V. Ramey

December 31, 2013Every Day Fiction 22 Comments

The leaning man — I will not use his real name in this report — suffers an unusual deformation of the ankle-foot joint. Rather than rising straight from the heel, his ankles bend sideways, causing him to list significantly to… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories journalism, Stephen V. Ramey, tea

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