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Stephen V. Ramey

MIMED • by Stephen V. Ramey

July 28, 2017Every Day Fiction 19 Comments

It had been a trying year already when Mr. Jolly up and died. He was the last link between Mom and me — the mime uncle who never spoke, yet expressed volumes. I knew without maybe knowing it consciously, being… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal infidelity, mimes, Stephen V. Ramey

HUNTING THE BEAST • by Stephen V. Ramey

April 30, 2017Every Day Fiction 11 Comments

I wanted to distrust the crone. What purpose could she have to aid my quest? I drew myself up until the Christ’s Soldier medal on my vest glinted in the morning sun. “You seek that which cannot be named,” she… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories Stephen V. Ramey

THE PIG • by Stephen V. Ramey

October 20, 2016Every Day Fiction 32 Comments

Sweating Buffalo takes the pipe into his big hands and puffs like a train climbing a steep grade. A smoke-sweet smell quickly fills the bathroom. “It was another life,” he says, eyes gone dreaming. I prod him with a broom… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories abortion, cannabis, drugs, rape, Stephen V. Ramey

HOW I FOUND MY WAY HERE • by Stephen V. Ramey

August 15, 2016Every Day Fiction 31 Comments

A week ago, two Sunday-suited men came to my door. Jehovah’s Witnesses, I assumed. No nametags, so they weren’t Mormons. At first I was not going to answer, then I thought, Why not? They both had dark hair, thin frames,… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories Stephen V. Ramey

SHADOW PLAY • by Stephen V. Ramey

May 9, 2014Every Day Fiction 33 Comments

One day after pizza-for-dinner, Dad decided to teach me how to make shadow puppets. We stood by the desk in his office, a big beast of a thing with sharp-corner shoulders hunched down to hold a computer and its screen.… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Stephen V. Ramey

THE LEANING MAN • by Stephen V. Ramey

December 31, 2013Every Day Fiction 22 Comments

The leaning man — I will not use his real name in this report — suffers an unusual deformation of the ankle-foot joint. Rather than rising straight from the heel, his ankles bend sideways, causing him to list significantly to… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories journalism, Stephen V. Ramey, tea
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