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THE UNKNOWING BOY • by Robert Flippo

January 1, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The Unknowing Boy followed the Fuck-You Kid onto the bridge. The moon provided light for their footsteps but cast the train tracks below in deeper shadow. The Oklahoma wind tossed the trees back and forth, filling the air with a… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories death of a sibling, Robert Flippo, running away, small town, trains

ENTANGLEMENTS • by Marion J. May

February 8, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

It was late August, and I was still too young to attend school. I remember walking with my mother on the hillside path near our home at Dark Byte, along the rugged Labrador coastline. We were on our way for… Continue Reading →

Historical, Literary, Stories, Surreal death of a parent, early 1900s, Labrador, Marion J. May, small town

LEST WE FORGET • by Victoria Pougatch

November 12, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

for Gael Queuing… a particularly British habit. So orderly. So polite. So not Hilary. Hilary wasn’t one to queue. Not if she could avoid it. She put it down to being half-Austrian. She had neither the time nor the inclination.… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories COVID-19, England, housemates, Remembrance Day, small town, Victoria Pougatch

THE HERO OF BEAGER DOWNS • by Jonathan McLelland

June 24, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Fuck the ugly dog. That’s what he said as they were taking him away. Somebody shouted to him as the police were leading him away, “Hey, Joe, what do we do with the Boy?” and he just leaned back over… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories boxing, grocery stores, Jonathan McLelland, murder, small town, sports

STAIN • by Wilson R. M. Taylor

March 21, 2021Every Day Fiction 1 Comment

Texon, Texas was in southwestern Reagan County 319 miles east of El Paso. Oliver made the drive in about seven hours in his 1929 Model A pickup, stopping once to refuel. He was early for his interview, so he parked… Continue Reading →

Historical, Stories job interviews, small town, Texas, Wilson R. M. Taylor

BLUE BLOOD MOON • by Dianne Sefcik

September 8, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Jim Oldman stood at the top of the world, watching the immense arc of the moon crest the horizon and rise into a sky that was indigo and would soon deepen to black. It was a special moon. A super… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories aging, astronomy, death of a spouse, Dianne Sefcik, rape, small town

PIRATES ON HARD SCRABBLE ROAD • by Walt Giersbach

December 11, 2018Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

No one in Dorchester ever asks for charity, but we needed a lot when Superstorm Irene come through with ten inches of rain. I feared for our general store under all that water. Not that some tourists would come by… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories pirates, small town, Walt Giersbach

MUCHLY MOONDOG • by Brenda Anderson

November 7, 2018Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Ben walked faster. The earthy scent of chamomile combined with heat and blinding sunshine gave him sensory overload. He upended his water bottle, drained it and shook his head. Focus. Round the bend in the dusty road, weatherboard houses came… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal Brenda Anderson, dogs, journalism, small town

WHEN JOHNNY WAS YOUNG • by Jonathan Wanner

August 8, 2017Every Day Fiction 15 Comments

When Johnny was ten he stole his father’s screwdrivers and hammered them into trees so he could climb them. He took the powder out of his dad’s bullets for the bombs he made to strap onto chickens. He got his… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories death, Iraq, Jonathan Wanner, small town, war
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