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STRANGERS • by Michael Ogah

October 19, 2024Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

There’s a strange man who waves by the window. I wave back even though I don’t know who he is. He smiles at me and walks on, his shoulders slouched, the briefcase in his hand swinging back and forth like… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Michael Ogah, neighbours, strangers

COMMUNITY POST: ROOSTER • by Lynn Kozlowski

September 30, 2024Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

LTK: Did anybody lose a rooster? He was smack in the middle of our half-acre backyard at daybreak yesterday, crowing again and again in the classic manner. We are not early risers. From the web, he could be a Rhode… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories chickens, Lynn Kozlowski, neighbours, social media, technology

TRESPASSING • by Angélica Pina Lèbre

September 21, 2024Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

When she realised the neighbours weren’t home, she rushed to wash the windows. Shegathered a bucket, the latex-free gloves, a couple of rags and the squeegee. She filled the bucketwith warm water, squirted washing up liquid in and disturbed the… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Angélica Pina Lèbre, death, neighbours

THE NEIGHBOR • by George Nevgodovskyy

July 2, 2024Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I’ve been afraid of elevators my entire life. It’s not as uncommon as you’d think. People avoid elevators for different reasons. Claustrophobia. The possibility of stalling. Of plummeting. For me it’s the interaction with strangers. Being stuck inside a cage,… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories death of a child, George Nevgodovskyy, illness, neighbours

SAME PINCH • by Sushma R.Doshi

January 13, 2024Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I watched her every morning while I cooked. That woman in the red saree. She was the proud owner of two sarees … both red … one with yellow polka dots and the other with a green border. I knew… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories neighbours, Sushma R.Doshi

FISH STORY • by John Christopher Nelson

September 14, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

We’ve made our way from the station to post in La Mirada. The call comes in as a stabbing. “Head for Santa Fe Springs,” I tell Armando, typing the address into Google Maps. As is too often the case, the… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories attempted suicide, hospitals, John Christopher Nelson, neighbours, paramedics

BILLY AND JOEY TOLD YA • by Marco Etheridge

November 7, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Joey’s brave, I’m smart, and we’re leapfrogging pumpkins at midnight. Worse, a monster with a pitchfork is chasing us. We saw the bodies. He can’t let us get away.  Hurdling a pumpkin patch, you need a good flashlight. My piece… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Mystery / Suspense, Stories children, Marco Etheridge, neighbours, serial killers

GREEN-EYED • by Samantha Palmer

July 18, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

My neighbour Julie stands in her doorway encased in a dressing gown. It’s pink and quilted but she’s tall and makes it look glamourous, it shows a hint of calf, a nipped in waist. She kisses her husband Tom goodbye.… Continue Reading →

Literary, Romance, Stories neighbours, Samantha Palmer

TREENEMIES • by Jane Brown

June 13, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Neighbour, Your tree grew too much. Blocks my view of the ocean. I will come tomorrow to cut the top off. Neighbour from Number 32 *** Hello Neighbour, Thank-you kindly for your note. How lovely to hear from you for… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Stories Jane Brown, neighbours

IN MY OPINION, I’M NOT LONELY • by Artie Kuyper

June 19, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I never knew the neighbors. I couldn’t see their faces, hear their voices, or say their names. But they were there. The lights in the windows would turn on every morning and turn off every night. They looked like the… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories, Surreal Artie Kuyper, neighbours

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