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DECENT EXPOSURE • by James Cato

October 1, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

On the first night of vacation I see a human silhouette out the cabin window — a horror film come true. Should I run for the pistol or call for help? Midway through phoning the authorities my wife stops me,… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories James Cato, marriage, nature, vacation

THE WOODEN RABBIT • by Amber A. Logan

April 12, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I was killing time at a dinner party when I first encountered the wooden rabbit. I found myself wandering through Ted and Jerry’s house, wineglass in hand, peering at framed photographs on the wall, inspecting curios on shelves, and reading… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories, Surreal Amber A. Logan, photographs, rabbits, vacation

UNPLAYED • by Lucy Stone

October 16, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The butterflies were in Anna’s head, not in her stomach — a swarm of glorious, golden images she couldn’t seem to suppress, even when she told herself to count sheep, or recite nonsense rhymes, to try and lull herself to… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories family, grandparents, Lucy Stone, vacation, voicemail

THE BEARS OF PARADISE • by M.C. Schmidt

October 20, 2017Every Day Fiction 18 Comments

I’m hanging from the railing of a deck. At a chateau in a state where I don’t live. On a vacation that I was coerced to come on. Pissing and shitting my pants. A man reaches for me. Our wives… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Literary, Stories bears, M.C. Schmidt, near-death experience, vacation

JUST A MATTER OF CHOICE • by Oonah V Joslin

March 30, 2012Every Day Fiction 24 Comments

Lena was getting sick of being nagged. She played along so as not to upset anybody; her son Dean, his wife Sandrine, her best friend Carol. Best friends are hard to come by and maybe Carol had a point. She… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories family, Oonah V Joslin, vacation, widows

TRAVEL BLUES • by Sylvia Spruck Wrigley

February 29, 2008Every Day Fiction 19 Comments

The reflection of the setting sun shimmered on the Mediterranean. Her face glowed in the rose-gold light as she dug a toe into the sand. “I like it here.” “It’s not practical.” His back was to the water, his eyes… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories beaches, Sylvia Spruck Wrigley, vacation
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