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the Devil

Stories featuring Lucifer / Satan / the Devil.

THE CRIMSON VIOLIN • by Myrto Lida Zafeiridi

November 6, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

His face was almost expressionless as he was watching the violinist perform on the stage of the small theatre. His eyes were watching the musician’s every move and inside them you could discern a desire so intense it could top… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Humour / Satire, Stories, Surreal musicians, Myrto Lida Zafeiridi, the Devil

SONGS FOR THE DEVIL AND THE DEAD • by Quinn Baker

September 1, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

When the Devil noticed me, that’s when the trouble started. I was always a fair guitar player who was just good enough to play at the local pubs on occasion. I had a fire inside me, though. I worked at… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal musicians, Quinn Baker, the Devil

COFFEE WITH THE DEVIL • by Bethany Votaw

October 30, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“I need to know,” I cleared my throat and wiped my palms on my pants, “do all of God’s creatures go to heaven?” The devil looked back at me with his vacant eyes; they were not as terrifying as I… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories Bethany Votaw, coffee, the Devil

FIREPROOF • by Jack Spies

January 18, 2018Every Day Fiction 15 Comments

The Reverend Max Walker and his wife, Elizabeth, live a happy, contented life in Pleasant Junction, New Hampshire. Every Sunday, Reverend Max, as his parishioners affectionately call him, delivers a modest sermon in a small white church. Max is an… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories Jack Spies, priests, the Devil

TRAIN TO HELL • by Janie brunson

June 4, 2017Every Day Fiction 10 Comments

I’ll never forget the homeless man in Saint Christopher’s Church. That was back in my altar server days, when I was about eight or nine. No, eight, because I hadn’t had my first Holy Communion yet. We were doing a… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Stories churches, Janie brunson, the Devil

LAST OF THE DAMNED • by Harding McFadden

September 1, 2013Every Day Fiction 11 Comments

“Better to reign in Hell, then serve in Heav’n.” — John Milton, Paradise Lost: Book I (1667) Lucifer was sitting alone at a rear table in the least horrible coffee shop in all of Hell, sipping something that was only… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories God, Harding McFadden, the Devil

CLEAR TITLE • by Brian J. Hunt

May 3, 2013Every Day Fiction 15 Comments

Bill knew immediately that the Devil had appeared behind him. He didn’t know how he knew, but somehow he just did. “At least you chose a good gun for killing yourself,” the Devil said as he squeezed around the large… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories angels, Brian J. Hunt, lawyers, the Devil

RAVISHING READERS • by Jenny Schwartz

December 1, 2008Every Day Fiction 14 Comments

Cordelia Jones barged into the bookstore, bumping people into bookshelves as she descended on the romance section. “Ow!” “Watch it.” “Who d’ya think you are?” Cordelia ignored them all. “Yes!” She snatched the latest Ruby Rare bestseller from the shelf… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories bookstores, Jenny Schwartz, the Devil

COCK UP • by Jonathan Pinnock

July 28, 2008Every Day Fiction 37 Comments

God was pissed off. It was Friday afternoon, and the meeting with His Project Manager was going badly. Another bloody design flaw and the humans were due to go live tomorrow. The chance of a day off on Sunday was… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories God, Jonathan Pinnock, the Devil
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