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THE KISS OF DEATH • by Erin Appenzeller

March 3, 2024Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I didn’t plan on wanting to be kissed. It was simple. Twenty-four contestants wear MAK brand Belladonna’s Bliss, a bright red number that was perfectly safe on application, but lethal on the transfer. The contestants go on dates and complete… Continue Reading →

Horror, Romance, Science Fiction, Stories entertainment industry, Erin Appenzeller, game shows, poisoning

THE VANISHING • by Alun Williams

May 28, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

In a box of mixed up secondhand books, something needs to stand out. This one did. Its title, How to Disappear; Vanishment Made Easy, caught my eye at once, mixed in with cheap novels from the Fifties and various “How… Continue Reading →

Horror, Mystery / Suspense, Stories Alun Williams, books, disappearances, poisoning

JOSEPH’S BLESSING • by Carla Lancken

August 9, 2018Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Before the two of them had sipped their drinks, the old landline rang in the other room. Father Collins put his mug down. He excused himself and limped away. While Father was tending to church business, Mrs. Harding reached into… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Stories Carla Lancken, poisoning, priests

TURING’S APPLE • by Andrea Eaker

October 24, 2017Every Day Fiction 17 Comments

On the first bite, you know they’ve used cyanide and you think: they’re finally trying to kill me. You’ve always looked ahead into the raveling naughts and ones that pattern the future. You’ve followed each symbol, each theorem through your… Continue Reading →

Historical, Literary, Stories Alan Turing, Andrea Eaker, poisoning
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