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unrequited love

WHAT WE CAN’T SEE • by Chris Lee

January 12, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Daniel loves Rose.  He believes this has always been the case, ever since they met in college years ago at a volunteer event to clean up the local park.  But Daniel doesn’t realize I can see in five dimensions.  He… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories advice, Chris Lee, unrequited love

METICULOUS • by Tina Siegel

November 21, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I’m meticulous about the details — the deep, baritone groove of your voice; the lean line of your hip; your abiding love of bad puns; the way you dip your head instead of saying good-bye. These are my favourites. These… Continue Reading →

Literary, Romance, Stories musicians, Tina Siegel, unrequited love

LOVE ME NOT • by Stella B James

February 12, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

He loves me. I study the petal held between my fingertips with interest, amused that something so fragile could determine my heart’s fate. I drop it to float down and land on the pavement where many discarded petals lay scattered… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories high school, Stella B James, teachers, unrequited love

FISHERS • by Stephen Kyo Kaczmarek

January 31, 2018Every Day Fiction 13 Comments

The dinner parties pour in, sun-kissed faces aglow. They’re loud and happy, many drunk, some high, but all famished. Restaurant staff charge into action like crew to battle stations. Throughout this chaos, I wait. Nearby yacht fleets rest in their… Continue Reading →

Literary, Romance, Stories LGBTQ, Stephen Kyo Kaczmarek, theft, unrequited love

THE DUTIES OF MAN • by Angela Hui

May 12, 2017Every Day Fiction 13 Comments

I think I’m supposed to kiss her now. She’s staring intently into my eyes, and I can feel her breathing on me, her bubblegum lip gloss coming too close, too close. I pretend to be fascinated by the water cooler… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Angela Hui, friendship, LGBTQ, unrequited love

PAPER CUP • by DS Levy

April 9, 2017Every Day Fiction 13 Comments

It’s early morning in the natatorium. He watches her swim laps, long fingers cupping handfuls of gorgeous turquoise water, long dark hair trailing in the wake. Illumined by the glow of the underwater lights her pale skin pulls him under.… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories DS Levy, swimming pools, unrequited love

THE PEACH TREE • by Vanessa Wang

March 18, 2017Every Day Fiction 12 Comments

The peach tree loved the young master of the house. She loved his golden locks and sapphire eyes, and the way he treaded her branches to pick mellow peaches at the top. She loved the way he laughed, his chuckle… Continue Reading →

Literary, Romance, Stories unrequited love, Vanessa Wang

SCHRÖDINGER’S GIRL • by Peter A. Hempel

December 5, 2016Every Day Fiction 30 Comments

There was a girl. An average sort of girl. Not an average girl exactly. But average in the way that you wouldn’t notice her, wouldn’t remember her. On the street, your gaze wouldn’t follow her — there would be other… Continue Reading →

Horror, Humour / Satire, Stories invisibility, Peter A. Hempel, unrequited love

WAY TO BLUE • by Christopher Owen

March 6, 2012Every Day Fiction 13 Comments

Winny was in high flight, dancing among cumulus clouds, when she spotted Nicholas. He was a tiny speck sitting on the ground near the muddy banks of a river that flowed turgid and slow. She had been looking for him… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories Christopher Owen, unrequited love

NEW LEAF, OLD STALK • by Sarah Hilary

January 7, 2008Every Day Fiction 26 Comments

You told me you loved me, very matter-of-fact. “Pass the bread? And by the way…” You said you knew it was unrequited, which it was. You said it didn’t matter, but it did. The first move was always mine. After… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Sarah Hilary, unrequited love
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