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PAINTING IN PEACE • by Arlan Gerig

June 9, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I sit in front of the blank canvas. There’s only a bright sun in its top right corner. My brush sits full of lemon yellow paint, but a dark tempest dominates my mind. I get gooseflesh as I replay Chuck’s… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Arlan Gerig, art, artists, siblings, sign language, violent crime

BACK PAYMENTS • by J.R. Gaskin

July 28, 2021Every Day Fiction 1 Comment

The shadow of the man standing over me disturbs my sleep. A small weight dropping on my chest wakes me. I look at a plastic shopping bag and then at Frank, scratching his hedge of a brown beard at me… Continue Reading →

Literary, Mystery / Suspense, Stories drug dealers, housemates, J.R. Gaskin, police, violent crime

WOBBLY MAN • by Jim Brennan

March 7, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Mort Slavin rushed through the kitchen when he saw someone stumble outside his house. In his haste, he ran full force into the dining room table, doubled over trying to catch his breath, and by the time he got to… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Stories aging, Jim Brennan, physical disability, running, violent crime, widowers
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