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BANK SECURITY • by Adam Brinckerhoff

January 9, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

10 MINUTES Walk in the front door. It hurts more than usual today. Apparently, when they leave the bullet in your leg, the pain comes and goes. Doctor said something about my femoral artery when he told me why they… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Stories Adam Brinckerhoff, banks, revenge, technology

ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD • by Chris Ingram

April 20, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Ben Taylor was the sort of man who thought nothing of killing another with an unannounced shot from behind. Further, he knew his reputation as just such a man preceded him. He knew he’d probably meet his fate the same… Continue Reading →

Historical, Mystery / Suspense, Stories Chris Ingram, revenge, Western

THE OTHER • by Shelley K. Davenport

October 25, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Carina, darling, Someday you will want to know why. People will ask you: What was I like? Was I weird? Forgetting that you were only three and cannot be expected to remember your father. I cannot write to you because… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Stories child abuse, fathers, psychiatric institutions, revenge, Shelley K. Davenport

RESPECTING THE DEAD • by Paul A. Freeman

October 21, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Daphne Mills, the sexton at St. Elijah’s Church, parked her white Ford van in front of the lych-gate. She opened the rear doors of the vehicle and manoeuvred a wheelbarrow out the back. Inside it she placed large swatches of… Continue Reading →

Horror, Humour / Satire, Stories cemeteries, Paul A. Freeman, revenge

MARKSMAN • by G. E. Smith

April 4, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Frieda Jacobson drives west on I-80, her ten-year-old son Ron in the back. “Daddy gonna meet us at our new home?” Frieda lowers the visor of her small Chevy coupe against the glare of the setting sun. “Nope, and you… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories abduction, G. E. Smith, revenge

CRANKING THE WHEEL • by Rex Caleval

June 5, 2018Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“Sorry, buddy,” said a gray-haired man in a suit, bumping me as he tried to reach the bar. “Fridays are always crowded here. Everybody ducks out of work early for a pint before they head home.” He noticed that he’d… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Stories bars, karma, revenge, Rex Caleval

TAKE ONE ONLY • by Hank Shepherd

March 15, 2018Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The kids were running up and down the street like crackheads jacked up after their latest fix. It was that worst night of the year, the one before All Saints Day. For the past three years, two little shits had… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Stories Halloween, Hank Shepherd, revenge

NO SIN ON A SUNDAY • by Pauline Yates

November 12, 2017Every Day Fiction 10 Comments

The crack of the baseball bat against Jason’s knees incites power I’ve never felt, but I should have smashed his jaw. He drops to the floor, profanity spewing from his mouth. My grip tightens on the bat. I know what… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories child abuse, domestic violence, Pauline Yates, revenge

ALAMBRE • by Holly Schofield

March 10, 2017Every Day Fiction 17 Comments

Sub-space radio transmission from the direction of Tau Ceti: “Mayday! Mayday! Do you read? ‘Beef’ Vaquero reporting in! Over, dammit!” Reply from Nina Bozovic, technician at Arecibo Observatory, Puerto Rico: “Is this a joke? Not funny. I’m just an underpaid… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Science Fiction, Stories astronauts, Holly Schofield, revenge, spaceships

HEROES BE DAMNED • by Jareb Collins

July 19, 2016Every Day Fiction 8 Comments

“Old father, will you tell us a story?” The hall hushed; women settled their children, men settled their drinks. The old man cleared his throat. “I suppose…” he began. Despite his feigned reluctance, he enjoyed these nights, rare moments of… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories Jareb Collins, magic, revenge, storytellers

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