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SOME WOMEN • by Sofia Sears

February 18, 2018Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

A man approaches a girl. Balding, plain and pale-eyed, fifty or so. She sits alone, staled knuckles typing an essay, coffee cold, body terse. Her eyes dart back and forth, shut for a moment. Her shoulders stiffen. In broad daylight,… Continue Reading →

Horror, Literary, Stories harassment, murder, sex workers, Sofia Sears

WHERE ON EARTH? • by Jim Hawe

September 5, 2017Every Day Fiction 7 Comments

Across the face of every freshman streaming into the lecture hall on the fall semester’s first day was the same unspoken question: “Am I in the right class?” Professor Bill Meriwether had every intention of answering that question — just… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Mystery / Suspense, Stories academia, first day of school, Jim Hawe, murder

INTERROGATION CUPCAKES • by Alexander Burns

July 7, 2016Every Day Fiction 29 Comments

AR-D6 was first on the scene, bursting through the door to find a little girl and a corpse smeared with blood. The girl looked up with a tear-streaked face and asked if mommy was okay. Her name was Tallulah, age… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Science Fiction, Stories Alexander Burns, murder, police, robots

PAID • by Christine Rains

January 8, 2016Every Day Fiction 11 Comments

The bastards knocked first. Of course, they knew they had us by the balls. “Backup’s still ten minutes away.” Ferguson said through clenched teeth. His jaw twitched, nearly white as his knuckles which gripped his gun. “I don’t get paid… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Stories Christine Rains, crime, informants, murder, police

ROSES IN DECEMBER • by Robert Swartwood

December 18, 2015Every Day Fiction 16 Comments

“God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December.” —J.M. Barrie The question isn’t, can she do it? She knows she can, just as that every morning her son wakes, she hopes it will be his last. Such thoughts are evil,… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories December Invitational, memories, memory loss, mercy killing, murder, Robert Swartwood

ACROSS THE STREET • by John S. Skinner, Jr.

October 24, 2015Every Day Fiction 3 Comments

Ignoring her burning tongue, she sipped her hot coffee. The open window of the coffee shop gave her an unobstructed view of the street. They sat there, across the street—holding hands—out in public—for the world to see, no doubt celebrating.… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Stories John S. Skinner Jr., murder, suicide

THE EMPTINESS • by Desiree Wilkins

August 22, 2015Every Day Fiction 16 Comments

Ted struck a match and held it up. The glow of the flame bounced off his glasses, illuminating his pointy nose. He flicked the match into the night. When its ember died out, he lit another one. Dinah tried her phone one… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Stories Desiree Wilkins, engagement, murder

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

PASTORALE No. 2: THE MILL • by Gerald Warfield

July 13, 2014Every Day Fiction 90 Comments

Through a window of the mill Kayla saw a figure approaching on the path by the river. Dried blood caked one side of his face and streaked his homespun shirt. Looking down, he stepped hesitantly as if unsure of his… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories Gerald Warfield, ghosts, murder

VEGETARIAN • by Wilma Bernard

November 4, 2012Every Day Fiction 16 Comments

I always felt stupid around Ron, but for a long time I didn’t know it was stupid. I thought it was love. When Ron and I met we were both eighteen and freshmen. The meeting was the first mistake, I… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories breaking up, dating, murder, Wilma Bernard

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