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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

MARY BURNHAM • by Brandon Eldridge

September 14, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

It was the third time that week she sat next to me on the train. I think I was falling in love with her. Not the usual kind, the kind where you fall in love and regret it in a… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal Brandon Eldridge, ghosts, trains, unrequited love

BITTERROOT • by V.J. Hamilton

July 12, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

How I long for those smoky-blue mountains of Montana. Born and raised in the west, I have an almost visceral hunger for wide open places and the endless sky. I can think I’ve adjusted to the city, this agglomeration of… Continue Reading →

Literary, Mystery / Suspense, Stories Montana, trains, V.J. Hamilton

A FAMILY REUNION • by Kan Ito

March 22, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

If I saw all my ex-boyfriends on the train, I would not be surprised. There’s a section called the Transbay Tube that most commuters take and it is crowded. Breathing in there can be difficult sometimes and nobody was free… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories California, family, immigration, Japan, Kan Ito, public transit, trains

ROMANCE WITH SARDINES • by Robert D. Beech

January 5, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

She walks quickly down the aisle of the train, looking for an open compartment. Her heavy fur coat marks her as out of place in the second-class wagon. Once, she would have travelled in the first class section with the… Continue Reading →

Historical, Romance, Stories Bolsheviks, food, Robert D. Beech, royalty, Russia, trains

THRESHOLDS • by Wendy Purcell

September 16, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

When Rhianna saw the first dead bird on the front step she sighed and bent down to where the bird lay on the morning’s newspaper with its wings outstretched, as if it were still flying; soaring down from the top… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories birds, leaving a marriage, trains, Wendy Purcell

THE LAST DAYS OF THE EDWARDS GANG • by Matthew Roy Davey

December 1, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

It was Gareth who came up with the idea; he usually did. He’d been picking up stones as he made his way through the estate, bouncing them in his palm, filling his pockets, and as we approached the bridge I… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Matthew Roy Davey, trains, vandalism

STRAWBERRY KISSES • by Carl Steiger

July 12, 2016Every Day Fiction 8 Comments

Martin slouched on the seat in the train taking him home from classes in the Highly Capable program. His gangling legs had outgrown his jeans. He had taken a worn paperback from his satchel, but it was hard to read,… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories Carl Steiger, teenagers, trains

THE CALL OF THE VOID • by Anna Zumbro

August 20, 2015Every Day Fiction 22 Comments

Jon’s morning world is dark and quiet. He moves in silence through the kitchen of his studio apartment, where he keeps the lights off to avoid waking his roommate. The near-vacant streets are soundtracked by his footsteps and the rustling… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Anna Zumbro, trains

SPEED DEMON AND CLOCKWORK DANCER • by JR Hume

October 22, 2013Every Day Fiction 13 Comments

“He’s built for speed. A regular speed demon.” Those were the first words heard and understood by steam locomotive number 9028. He considered the phrase in the steel matrix of his mind and decided Speed Demon was a good name… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories clockwork, JR Hume, love, trains

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