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IMAGINE SKY FEEL • by Mica Sen

July 21, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

It was just starting to get dark when I snuck out of the Pigeon Mafia concert to smoke in the parking lot. I’d been awake for thirty-six hours straight thanks to finals and I was recently off Prozac. The noise… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories cigarettes, Mica Sen, strangers

THE STRANGER • by Michael McCourt

May 11, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“The sea can be unruly this time of year. The waves wild and unforgiving. What were you doing out there in the middle of it?” The stranger pushed his potatoes around the plate with his fork before stabbing some and… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Michael McCourt, oceans, strangers

NEVER TALK TO STRANGERS • by Becky Jeeves

April 26, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

We were told to look both ways when we crossed the street and never talk to strangers. And if a stranger asked you to get in a car with them, you must say no. I listened because I was a… Continue Reading →

Literary, Mystery / Suspense, Stories Becky Jeeves, dogs, mothers, strangers

DM • by Laura Anne Harris

April 18, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Sitting outside a café in Paris, a latte and a breakfast tart sit delicate and pristine on Lindsay’s plate, patient for her to eat and sip. It’s quiet here for a tourist, and Lindsay feels at home. She’s killing time… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories divorce, Laura Anne Harris, Paris, social media, strangers

THE RUIN • by Alan Whelan

March 21, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Singleton is a country town in New South Wales, with about sixteen thousand residents, but on a Monday lunchtime during the Covid lockdown not one of them was on the street. Amelia, lecturer in philosophy of history at Sydney University,… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Alan Whelan, alcoholism, Autumnal Equinox, mistaken identity, pilots, strangers
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