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FOUR STATES • by Simon Paul Jenkins

April 16, 2024Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I. In Edinburgh the bagpipes are for tourists. I’m sorry but it’s true. I don’t mean to be a snob. But in Stirling they’re more genuine. They roll over the floodplains and you never see who’s playing them. You can… Continue Reading →

Literary, Romance, Stories England, Ireland, LGBTQIA+, memories, Scotland, Simon Paul Jenkins, Wales

AFTER THEY DRAINED THE RESERVOIR • by George McComas

February 12, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

A week after they drained the reservoir, the dead returned to the glen. The first reports came from contractors hired to dismantle the old dam. They spoke to the local paper about corpses in the glen, walking the newly exposed… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal George McComas, ghosts, Scotland

REFLECTIONS AT AUCKLAND AIRPORT • by Michael Bloor

May 21, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

We met at art college. Dorothy was the one with talent, everyone saw that. And, I imagine, no-one could see what she saw in me. I got thrown off the course at the end of the second year, but we… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal marriage, Michael Bloor, New Zealand, Scotland, sigils, weaving

A SPARK OF LIFE • by Dave D’Alessio

March 19, 2014Every Day Fiction 18 Comments

It was a night for a warm fire and a good drink of whiskey. Instead there was a rapping at my door. By the sound of it, someone was banging away with a proper walking stick. I pumped up a… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories Dave D'Alessio, inventions, police, Scotland
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