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BIKES • by Bob Shepherd

May 27, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

When I reached my fifth birthday, my mum and dad took me into the front room. They had prepared a surprise. I tried to tug at the old grey blanket they had draped over my present and it crashed to… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories bicycles, Bob Shepherd, gifts, neighbours

GIVER OF DRAGONS • by Cody Nowack

December 25, 2018Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Teardrops of snow danced in the night to the melody of the wind, spiraling toward the earth by the thousands. Angela watched the storm by candlelight from the window in her living room, sipping hot chocolate. She figured the candy… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Cody Nowack, death of a child, neighbours

NEIGHBORLY DUTY • by Michael D. Davis

December 3, 2018Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“This is stupid,” Burt said. He walked behind his wife down the hill. The darkness fell from the sky like an old lady in her shower. “I don’t see why,” Cleo said. “We heard a bang and now we’re checking… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories marriage, Michael D. Davis, neighbours

WARMTH • by Kristine Gill

May 3, 2018Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

On the morning Bill Somers put his dog down, I was not on my porch. Most mornings I sit with tea in hand watching as the sun crests Bolduc Hill and the cool night air takes on a warm, heavy… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories death of a pet, dogs, Kristine Gill, neighbours, tea

LOVE AND THE ART OF TELEGRAPHY • by Christopher Owen

April 19, 2018Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I just turned fifty: the same age as my estranged father when he died. Such a thing gets a man to pondering the details of his life. Such thoughts made me get busy, first by cleaning up my dingy old… Continue Reading →

Literary, Romance, Stories aging, Christopher Owen, flirting, neighbours

YOUR FRIEND • by Max Everhart

January 12, 2018Every Day Fiction 16 Comments

Harry sat in a semi-circle with five other kids, waiting for John Barrett to hurry up and open his birthday presents. John, who Harry only ever hung out with whenever his real friends were grounded or out of town, stood… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories birthdays, gifts, Max Everhart, neighbours, parties

POOL SEDUCTION • by Elizabeth Cottingham

December 9, 2017Every Day Fiction 27 Comments

I never hear the water breaking next door. The neighbor’s pool sits silently as sunlight pours across its surface everyday. Bees and flies skim the water but know to not drop too close to the glossy surface that would threaten… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Elizabeth Cottingham, illness, neighbours, swimming pools, trespassing

UNSPENT • by Kate Curran

November 9, 2017Every Day Fiction 20 Comments

The leaf blower started again. Running through her sliding glass door in an open, yellow robe and fuzzy slippers, Eloise bent to scoop up a handful of fountain stones, smooth river rocks polished and wet, shining bits of natural art,… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Kate Curran, neighbours

THE DEAD TABBY • by Lanny Durbin

May 29, 2017Every Day Fiction 17 Comments

I’m running down the stairwell of my apartment building, holding a lifeless tabby cat in my hands. I didn’t kill it, I swear. At least not intentionally. I like cats just fine, definitely enough to never want to see one… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories cats, Lanny Durbin, neighbours, veterinarians

BLAST OFF • by Frederick Charles Melancon

October 12, 2016Every Day Fiction 20 Comments

When Dex was seven, his father tore up his rocket ship. The metal popped and his father cursed. With Dex’s face stinging from his father’s hand, the boy skidded across the ground. “We don’t have the money for this,” his… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Frederick Charles Melancon, neighbours

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