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Sarah Hilary

Sarah Hilary is the author of the DI Marnie Rome book series.

THE SLAUGHTER OF THE LAWNS • by Sarah Hilary

August 28, 2008Every Day Fiction 38 Comments

Everyone agreed it had to be the work of an outsider, one of the rowdy types who came in by bus of a Saturday. No one in the village could have done such an atrocious thing. Not that they were… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories Sarah Hilary

POST-APOC PLAY (IN BETA) • by Sarah Hilary

July 8, 2008Every Day Fiction 37 Comments

— You’re in. Remember our walk-through. We’ve built in some anomalies so stay on those toes, buddy. The dead weight of a gun muzzle shoves his face up into the beam of a flashlight. “Nice time of night to be… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal gaming, Sarah Hilary, zombies

WASTE OF SPACE • by Sarah Hilary

June 23, 2008Every Day Fiction 42 Comments

In the beginning, there was the worm and the worm was Rod. It wasn’t as if Rose didn’t know better, but Rod was supposed to be different. For starters, he was into astronomy. His favourite star was Betelgeuse and he… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories astronomy, breaking up, dating, Sarah Hilary

MUG’S GAME • by Sarah Hilary

May 31, 2008Every Day Fiction 42 Comments

“What’s this, the rumble in the ruddy jungle?” Jackson wasn’t amused. “Can’t you two keep your fists out of each other’s gobs for ten minutes?” Ray tried to dislodge my heel. The punch I’d thrown had laid him out like… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Stories crime, police, prison, Sarah Hilary

AN ANGEL IN A PLANE TREE • by Sarah Hilary

April 11, 2008Every Day Fiction 46 Comments

Here’s the thing and you needn’t believe a word I say, seeing as atheism’s all the rage with you people, but when they told me Ascend to a higher plane, how was I to know they didn’t mean a tree?… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Humour / Satire, Stories angels, Sarah Hilary

SOMEONE ELSE’S SLIP • by Sarah Hilary

March 25, 2008Every Day Fiction 50 Comments

There was a greasy thumbprint on the menu card, right where it said to tick the boxes to get the lunch you fancied. Dinah didn’t want to tick any ruddy boxes. She eyed the list. “Chicken Cobbler,” she mumbled, missing… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories aging, elder care, memory loss, Sarah Hilary

WOULD LIKE TO MEET • by Sarah Hilary

February 11, 2008Every Day Fiction 42 Comments

At the outset, the abbreviations confused her. “An MBA! He must have some brains, at least.” Only it turned out to be short for Married But Available, which gave her a good idea exactly where he kept his brains. It… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories dating, online dating, Sarah Hilary

NEW LEAF, OLD STALK • by Sarah Hilary

January 7, 2008Every Day Fiction 26 Comments

You told me you loved me, very matter-of-fact. “Pass the bread? And by the way…” You said you knew it was unrequited, which it was. You said it didn’t matter, but it did. The first move was always mine. After… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Sarah Hilary, unrequited love

THE FACTS AS I KNOW THEM • by Sarah Hilary

December 18, 2007Every Day Fiction 36 Comments

These are the facts as I know them. There’s not much to go on. Six days ago — Joe says seven — something happened. We don’t know what, but it happened at ground level. We’re three floors down from ground… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Stories paranoia, Sarah Hilary, survival

WAITING ROOM • by Sarah Hilary

November 20, 2007Every Day Fiction 38 Comments

I’m waiting to see a doctor when I lose my mind. Too little too late, you might say. I’m sitting on the leather sofa in his waiting room, listening to the ticking of the clocks on the wall. Three clocks,… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories doctors, Sarah Hilary

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