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BLUE HYDRANGEA • by Katherine Sankey

January 17, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Alice had no idea he had taken the photo, at least not at the time. She would see it later though, after it was developed, and they were both married to different people. He must have taken the snap as… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories art, Katherine Sankey, memories, photographs, unrequited love

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

HOPELESSLY DEVOTED • by T.R. Frazier

August 15, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Emory ran the numbers and frowned: 20.1K Instagram followers, a 3.98 GPA, and zero boyfriends. How had she gone through four years of chemistry classes and emerged with only a handful of disastrous first dates? Picking up her glitter-encrusted phone,… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Romance, Stories dating, loneliness, social media, T.R. Frazier, unrequited love

SOMETIMES A GIRL CAN WAIT SO LONG • by Francine Witte

November 26, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Sometimes a girl can wait so long that love goes bony and cold. Take, for example, my Harry. Another Valentine’s gone. The usual chocolates and roses. I will eat them and smell them. They won’t be a ring. I will… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Francine Witte, relationship problems, unrequited love

NOTES FROM THE ATTIC • by Stephen Kosnar

September 29, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Trust me, you don’t rent an apartment over an Indian Restaurant because you love Indian food. You do it because of a lack of available rentals and to escape the dorms with their alcohol-drenched theme parties and communal bathrooms. Naitee… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories 9/11, college / university students, Stephen Kosnar, unrequited love

UNREQUITED ZOMBIE LOVE • by Michael McCourt

February 14, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

It’s not easy being in love when you’re undead. I mean, this definitely isn’t the afterlife I would have chosen for myself. If I had the choice, I’d still be living and breathing and sitting in AP Calc next to… Continue Reading →

Horror, Humour / Satire, Stories crushes, high school, Michael McCourt, unrequited love, zombies

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 LGBTQIA+, Stephen Kyo Kaczmarek, theft, unrequited love

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