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GAINS • by Stephen Mirabito

January 13, 2025Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The dog days of post-college unemployment had to come to an end eventually. Spencer hadn’t cleaned his apartment in weeks so it smelled like sour milk and marijuana. His father arrived in an Armani suit and spent an hour lecturing… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories competition, fathers, job interviews, office life, Stephen Mirabito

MR. OMNISCIENT • Raymond Fortunato

December 30, 2024Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I hate Mr. Omniscient. It’s 8:30 AM and Mr. Omniscient (his name is really Jason) begins yet another absurd story. “I worked in Germany for two years. The food there has no preservatives so you can eat and drink as… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories office life, Raymond Fortunato

IN THE MARGINS • by Alex McNicoll

March 20, 2024Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

During the day, Paul gave his opinions on things. Pencils, backpacks, decorative yard rocks, things like that. No one read his opinions except for the people who commissioned the people that he worked for. His desk was on the 12th… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Romance, Stories Alex McNicoll, office life

UNASHAMED • by Todd Glasscock

November 12, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

At seven that morning, as she did every morning before work, Alma Day lit a candle for her husband and set it on the small altar she had made for him in her grief support group. Then she walked to… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories death of a spouse, grief, nudity, office life, Todd Glasscock

AIRWAVES • by Alexander Prestia

July 20, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The switch is flipped. Gears begin grinding. 5:00Rami wakes up an hour earlier than his alarm. The sun is peeking through the 40th story window. There’s a pounding outside; a construction crew is furiously drilling through the pavement. TutTutTut TutTutTut… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Science Fiction, Stories Alexander Prestia, experimental technology, office life

CHIP: A GIFT OF SELF ACCEPTANCE • by Mary Rohrer-Dann

January 10, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Chip started out as a little bump riding Tom’s right shoulder blade. No fair, he’d whisper, Mom always buys Sally’s favorite ice cream. And, Jerry’s only popular cuz he’s got a pool. And, Prom’s for losers. Chip grew as Tom… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories, Surreal aging, Mary Rohrer-Dann, office life, relationship problems

JUNGLE RUSH • by Jennifer Weigel

November 13, 2021Every Day Fiction 1 Comment

The allure of the exotic locale is what drew me in. I had torn the advertisement out of a technology magazine where it was very much out of place and out of time. I stashed it in the top drawer… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal advertising, Jennifer Weigel, jungle, office life

PINK UMBRELLA • by Tim Boiteau

October 22, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Rain thrashes against the window of Kay’s office. Her phone vibrates, clattering on the polished wood of the desk. Text from Brett. “Survive the rain?” The corner of her mouth twitches. She looks out towards the window, trying to remember… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories, Surreal car accidents, guilt, office life, rain, Tim Boiteau

NOT SO GOOD • by TG Smith

July 21, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Today’s not one of my better days. I received a text from Mary saying that the divorce was final. Ours is a no-fault divorce. It was alarmingly easy to accomplish. Mary and I visited a lawyer together. He explained the… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Romance, Stories divorce, fear of heights, office life, teambuilding, TG Smith

MISPRONOUNCED GIRL • by Madari Pendàs

January 7, 2021Every Day Fiction 1 Comment

When Remedios Aguilar first applied to VeekCorp she knew better than to put her real name on the resume. She was familiar with the studies that showed that people with ‘ethnic’ names tend to get fewer job offers. She was… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories job interviews, Madari Pendas, names, office life, racism

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