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HIS GREATEST FEAR • by Charles C Cole

January 13, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Fifty years ago, Great-uncle Stanton was a successful author of supernatural horror. His heroes were always brash and unafraid when the reader would have been cowering, while the man behind the typewriter was painfully private, writing under an opaque alias… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories cemeteries, Charles C Cole, curses, inheritance, writers, zombies

THE OLD ROUTINE • by Jodie Keenan

October 28, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

You’re securing the doors and windows while I field-strip the Winchester. Live long enough after the world ends and survival becomes a tired old routine. You sleep while I keep watch, I vomit as quietly as I can while you… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories abortion, Jodie Keenan, relationship problems, unwanted pregnancy, zombies

THE ZOMBIE DINNER • by Kathy Sherwood

July 25, 2020Every Day Fiction 1 Comment

When the zombies appeared, the residents of Halperin Bay locked themselves inside their homes and waited for bullets to solve the problem. But anyone foolish enough to try to shoot the zombies failed, for the bullets simply passed through the… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories Kathy Sherwood, zombies

MOMMY BLOG Z: PICKY EATERS • by D. J. Moore

April 13, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

We all know toddlers can be picky eaters. This can be a challenge to any parent in the best of times. During the zombie apocalypse, this personality quirk can become well-nigh impossible to deal with. So when my little Mortimer… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories D. J. Moore, parenting, toddlers, zombies

ZOMBIE WALK • by Lise Colas

October 31, 2016Every Day Fiction 24 Comments

Oct 31st, 7pm I met up with Zara outside The Slug and Lettuce. Purple hair this year, but still that effortless rank look, wild and matted. Nice ragged slash along her throat, exposing the carotid and lots of gore splattered around… Continue Reading →

Horror, Humour / Satire, Stories Halloween, Lise Colas, zombies

BITTEN • by David R. Gilbert

October 30, 2015Every Day Fiction 1 Comment

I look down at the bite on my arm. I haven’t got long. They said on the news it can take a couple of hours or more, but no one knows for sure. I don’t think anyone knows anything for… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories David R. Gilbert, zombies

HALLOWEEN O’HUNGERING • by Dustin Adams

October 26, 2015Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Jennifer was hungry. So, so hungry. She gazed out the 13th story window of the office tower in which she was trapped. The police cars that blocked each cross street sent beacons of blue and red spinning into the urban,… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories dieting, Dustin Adams, Halloween, zombies

THE KNIGHTS FROM OLDEN MEDIEVAL DAYS • by James Zahardis

February 1, 2015Every Day Fiction 18 Comments

Shadows danced in the light of smoldering fires. A sooty girl stood up from behind a heap of cinderblocks and tiptoed to a patch of dandelions growing amid the rubble. She skimmed the palm of one hand across the flowers;… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories James Zahardis, knights, zombies

NUMANTIA • by Patricia Court

June 5, 2013Every Day Fiction 7 Comments

Scipio’s siege on our city will end today.  We are all in agreement, even as Roman ballista balls and crossbow bolts continue to smash the last of the thatched roofs of our houses, to pound Numantia into dust.  No more… Continue Reading →

Historical, Horror, Stories Patricia Court, Roman Empire, Scipio, siege, zombies

10 THINGS TO DO IN LOS ANGELES AFTER YOU DIE • by Emily C. Skaftun

October 30, 2012Every Day Fiction 9 Comments

1) Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills Breaking out of your grave will be the hardest part. Remember not to panic; you’re already dead. Once you punch and kick and claw your way to the surface, enjoy the serenity of… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories Emily C. Skaftun, Los Angeles, zombies

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