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A PACKAGE FOR MS. B. • by Justin Hoo

March 12, 2017Every Day Fiction 11 Comments

I manage to reach the mail room without encountering a living soul. It’s a relief when the locker’s largest compartment swings open, and the smile on the Amazon box greets me. I guide it into my arms. It’s bigger than… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Justin Hoo, loneliness

THE CACTUS • by Courtney Winfree

January 20, 2017Every Day Fiction 13 Comments

She had a cactus in her back yard, but she had no friends. When the cactus bloomed silky white flowers, she would watch them from a lawn chair, all alone. She loved TV, but she had no friends. When her… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories, Surreal Courtney Winfree, friendship, invisibility, loneliness

CIRCULAR LANDSCAPES • by Alexandria Mansfield

August 12, 2016Every Day Fiction 10 Comments

The burning golden ball creeps over the olive-colored tree line. Except this landscape isn’t linear. It’s circular. The landscape of his eyes when he spares a glance my way is an all-consuming black-hole encompassed by the yellow of his orbs… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Alexandria Mansfield, loneliness

COMPANY • by J.C. Towler

December 25, 2015Every Day Fiction 10 Comments

Carter McCall never considered himself much of one for company until this Christmas, when the familiarity of a house full of people during the holidays was completely absent. Years past, he would make token appearances at the family gatherings at… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Christmas, December Invitational, J.C. Towler, loneliness

AUGUST IS ALWAYS LIKE THIS • by Rasmenia Massoud

December 31, 2012Every Day Fiction 9 Comments

“I’ll never understand why you have to isolate yourself on the other side of the world,” she said, smoothing dripping hair away from her face. His hands clenched in his lap, reacting with a frustration of their own at not… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories breaking up, loneliness, Rasmenia Massoud

FIRE IN THE HEART • by Samantha Memi

February 11, 2011Every Day Fiction 37 Comments

The woman leapt from the top of the burning building. The flames reddened the faces of the watching crowd. The heat pushed them back. The woman hit the ground. The crowd oooooed. If only I’d been a firewoman, I thought,… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories firefighters, imagination, loneliness, Samantha Memi
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