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Every Day Fiction’s Top Ten Stories

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ASTEROIDS • by Cody Nowack	[Total:156    Average 4.2]
HALLOWEEN COMING OUT • by Jeff Switt	[Total:149    Average 4.6]
ANDY WARHOL, OR MY TAUTOLOGIST SAID THE SAME • by Soren James	[Total:142    Average 4.5]
HEIRLOOM • by Richard Nunez	[Total:131    Average 4.5]
THERE WERE NO STARS • by Heather Rose	[Total:122    Average 4.2]
FROM FAR AWAY • by Matthew Schultz	[Total:113    Average 4.5]
DEAD SPIDER CURL • by Chip Houser	[Total:112    Average 4.6]
THE LIBRARIAN • by Kat McNichol	[Total:106    Average 4.2]
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S ABDUCTION • by J. M. Evenson	[Total:95    Average 4.5]
SOPHIE • by Bojan Ratkovic	[Total:92    Average 4.4]

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BLACK SWAN EVENT • by Stephen Kyo Kaczmarek	[Total:66    Average 4.7]
A RECOLLECTION OF EVENTS: WHERE MISSING GIRLS GO • by Sarah Uheida	[Total:20    Average 4.6]
THE PUZZLE ROOM • by Linda Saldaña	[Total:36    Average 4.6]
THE THROWBACK GIRL • by Joanna Bressler	[Total:23    Average 4.6]
HALLOWEEN COMING OUT • by Jeff Switt	[Total:149    Average 4.6]
DEAD SPIDER CURL • by Chip Houser	[Total:112    Average 4.6]
GOING NOWHERE • by Jeff Switt	[Total:59    Average 4.5]
EXODUS MORTIS • by Paul A. Freeman	[Total:13    Average 4.5]
BRINGING THE CHILDREN HOME • by Amethyst Loscocco	[Total:32    Average 4.5]
RESTORES TO ORIGINAL CONDITION • by Sarah Crysl Akhtar	[Total:34    Average 4.5]

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Top Stories By Category
Fantasy • Historical • Horror • Humour / Satire • Inspirational
Literary • Mystery / Suspense • Romance • Science Fiction • Surreal

Top Fantasy Stories

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MAHUIKA • by Eugen M. Bacon	[Total:92    Average 4]
LIFE, ASSISTED • by J. Lynne Moore	[Total:70    Average 4.4]
THE FAIRY RING • by Jeff Switt	[Total:67    Average 3.8]
THE NIGHT MAN AND THE FIRST SNOW • by Kella Campbell	[Total:64    Average 4.4]
ONE MINUTE • by Cara Albert	[Total:63    Average 4.3]
GLOW • by Joseph Kaufman	[Total:55    Average 4.2]
WHY CALL THEM “BOTTOMLESS FRIES” IF YOU CAN ONLY EAT SO MANY • by Sam Rebelein	[Total:55    Average 4.1]
A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION FOR THE NEXT SOVEREIGN OF ALL SHADE, PRODIGAL FONT OF NIGHTMARES, AND PRIME SCEPTER OF THE STYGIAN ABYSS • by Gordon Shoemaker	[Total:50    Average 4.4]
THE PASSING OF THE BOOK • by Gerald Warfield	[Total:50    Average 4.1]
CONFESSIONS OF A SUPERHERO • by Joel Hunt	[Total:49    Average 4.3]

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THE WISHING TREE • by Lucy Stone	[Total:48    Average 4.5]
THE BATTLE OF KO’S GRILLE • by Keith Downey	[Total:27    Average 4.5]
NOT THE PIZZA GIRL • by Michelle Ann King	[Total:35    Average 4.5]
ALL OUR BODIES IN THE GLASS • by Rob Francis	[Total:47    Average 4.4]
THE NIGHT MAN AND THE FIRST SNOW • by Kella Campbell	[Total:64    Average 4.4]
A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION FOR THE NEXT SOVEREIGN OF ALL SHADE, PRODIGAL FONT OF NIGHTMARES, AND PRIME SCEPTER OF THE STYGIAN ABYSS • by Gordon Shoemaker	[Total:50    Average 4.4]
MERCY • by Rob Francis	[Total:24    Average 4.4]
DR. QWIG’S SCHOOL OF DARK SCIENCE • by LB Thomas	[Total:45    Average 4.4]
SPEED DEMON AND CLOCKWORK DANCER • by JR Hume	[Total:35    Average 4.4]
LIFE, ASSISTED • by J. Lynne Moore	[Total:70    Average 4.4]

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Top Historical Stories

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RWANDA NZIZA • by Sarah Crysl Akhtar	[Total:64    Average 3.2]
WINTER INTO SPRING • by Sarah Crysl Akhtar	[Total:51    Average 4.3]
THE BOUNTY • by J.C. Towler	[Total:50    Average 4.4]
THE CEDARS OF LEBANON • by Shelley K. Davenport	[Total:49    Average 4.2]
ALL COLORED GIRLS SHOULD WEAR YELLOW DRESSES • by Joseph Austin	[Total:48    Average 4.4]
MCMLXXX • by Stephen Kyo Kaczmarek	[Total:48    Average 4.3]
LOUIE IN IRAQ • by Harriet Rohmer	[Total:46    Average 3.2]
TESLA ON FIRE • by Brenda Anderson	[Total:38    Average 3.1]
THE UNSTOPPABLE EVELYN MCHALE, MAY 1, 1947 • by Jason Stout	[Total:37    Average 3.1]
A POSTCARD FROM MOUNT SAINT BERNARD • by L. Mahayla Smith	[Total:33    Average 4.2]

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THE TOWN OF ASH • by Lisa Strong	[Total:24    Average 4.5]
THE BOUNTY • by J.C. Towler	[Total:50    Average 4.4]
ALL COLORED GIRLS SHOULD WEAR YELLOW DRESSES • by Joseph Austin	[Total:48    Average 4.4]
BREATH OF FIRE • by Ian Duncan	[Total:27    Average 4.4]
CHAIN N’ BONE • by Clint Johnson	[Total:32    Average 4.4]
CAFÉ TERRACE AT NIGHT • by Christopher Owen	[Total:9    Average 4.3]
THE DESERTER • by Alec Binnie	[Total:31    Average 4.3]
THE CUCKOLDRY OF HENRY VIII • by NickGallup	[Total:17    Average 4.3]
WINTER INTO SPRING • by Sarah Crysl Akhtar	[Total:51    Average 4.3]
SILENCE OF THE SOMME • by Jon Tyktor	[Total:28    Average 4.3]

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Top Horror Stories

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HEIRLOOM • by Richard Nunez	[Total:131    Average 4.5]
THE LIBRARIAN • by Kat McNichol	[Total:106    Average 4.2]
HOW TO BURN A HOUSE • by Aaron Polson	[Total:82    Average 3.1]
RAISE YOU • by Sarah Crysl Akhtar	[Total:73    Average 3.1]
THE MONSTER KILLERS • by Paul A. Freeman	[Total:73    Average 3]
THE REFRIGERATOR • by Jeff Switt	[Total:72    Average 4.5]
DRAWING THE RIGHT CONCLUSION • by Sarah Crysl Akhtar	[Total:64    Average 4]
PRIMORDIA • by Sarah Crysl Akhtar	[Total:60    Average 2.8]
THE DEAD MAN • by Shane Fraser	[Total:55    Average 4]
BE MINE • by Angela Sylvaine	[Total:53    Average 3.9]

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EXODUS MORTIS • by Paul A. Freeman	[Total:13    Average 4.5]
THE REFRIGERATOR • by Jeff Switt	[Total:72    Average 4.5]
HEIRLOOM • by Richard Nunez	[Total:131    Average 4.5]
THE TOWN OF ASH • by Lisa Strong	[Total:24    Average 4.5]
THE WIDOW’S TALE • by J. Chris Lawrence	[Total:47    Average 4.5]
DECAY • by Micah Klassen	[Total:37    Average 4.5]
THE POSTMAN IS A CREEP • by Nathan Good	[Total:29    Average 4.4]
BAIT • by J.C. Towler, Jr.	[Total:44    Average 4.4]
A NIGHT OF MANY MONTHS • by C.L. Holland	[Total:35    Average 4.4]
GOTTA SEE THE CANDY • by K.C. Ball	[Total:33    Average 4.4]

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Top Humour / Satire Stories

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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S ABDUCTION • by J. M. Evenson	[Total:95    Average 4.5]
DOOMSMART • by Anamarija Slatinec	[Total:74    Average 4.5]
DREIDEL OF DREAD: THE VERY CTHULHU CHANUKAH • by Alex Shvartsman	[Total:62    Average 4.5]
FOLDED • by Tony Conaway	[Total:62    Average 4.4]
THE DRESS • by Jennifer Brophy	[Total:59    Average 4.4]
THE TORTURED LIFE OF A TEEN PROTAGONIST • by Cheryl Zaidan	[Total:55    Average 4.4]
WHY CALL THEM “BOTTOMLESS FRIES” IF YOU CAN ONLY EAT SO MANY • by Sam Rebelein	[Total:55    Average 4.1]
INSIDE A DOG IT’S TOO GRIM TO READ • by Soren James	[Total:52    Average 4.4]
“PING-PONG” GOES HIS HEART • by Christa Plunkett	[Total:52    Average 4.1]
VOMIT • by Sam Rebelein	[Total:51    Average 3.8]

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THE PUZZLE ROOM • by Linda Saldaña	[Total:36    Average 4.6]
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S ABDUCTION • by J. M. Evenson	[Total:95    Average 4.5]
NOAH’S ARK FILLED ONLY WITH TURTLES • by James Cato	[Total:41    Average 4.5]
DOOMSMART • by Anamarija Slatinec	[Total:74    Average 4.5]
SCREEN TIME • by Mark Kramarzewski	[Total:42    Average 4.5]
DREIDEL OF DREAD: THE VERY CTHULHU CHANUKAH • by Alex Shvartsman	[Total:62    Average 4.5]
INSIDE A DOG IT’S TOO GRIM TO READ • by Soren James	[Total:52    Average 4.4]
THE BOUNTY • by J.C. Towler	[Total:50    Average 4.4]
DEMONS HATE HALLOWEEN • by Jade Swann	[Total:46    Average 4.4]
MORPHOMETESIS • by Michael Allen Rose	[Total:33    Average 4.4]

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Top Inspirational Stories

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ASTEROIDS • by Cody Nowack	[Total:156    Average 4.2]
HALLOWEEN COMING OUT • by Jeff Switt	[Total:149    Average 4.6]
SOPHIE • by Bojan Ratkovic	[Total:92    Average 4.4]
A DAUGHTER’S WAITING • by Reena Thomas	[Total:77    Average 4.2]
GOOD • by Jacob K. LePretre	[Total:59    Average 4.1]
RESOLUTION • by Rohini Gupta	[Total:48    Average 4.5]
YOU SEXY MINK, YOU FORGOT THE MILK • by Kyle Siemens	[Total:48    Average 3.8]
274 DAYS • by M.A. Scudiero	[Total:46    Average 3.6]
ON BEAUTY • by Madhumitha Koduvalli	[Total:45    Average 4]
APPLE • by Nicholas Anthony	[Total:41    Average 4.2]

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HALLOWEEN COMING OUT • by Jeff Switt	[Total:149    Average 4.6]
RESOLUTION • by Rohini Gupta	[Total:48    Average 4.5]
SOPHIE • by Bojan Ratkovic	[Total:92    Average 4.4]
YOUR SMILE • by Elizabeth Pilsner	[Total:22    Average 4.4]
THE WORLD AS SEEN BY ANGELS • by Olivia Berrier	[Total:40    Average 4.3]
ROTARY DIAL • by Deirdre Fagan	[Total:36    Average 4.3]
HELLO AGAIN • by K. Barrett	[Total:36    Average 4.3]
BEFORE DAWN • by Laura Alexandra Hunter	[Total:11    Average 4.3]
STRAYS • by J L Wynne	[Total:26    Average 4.3]
ASTEROIDS • by Cody Nowack	[Total:156    Average 4.2]

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Top Literary Stories

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HALLOWEEN COMING OUT • by Jeff Switt	[Total:149    Average 4.6]
ANDY WARHOL, OR MY TAUTOLOGIST SAID THE SAME • by Soren James	[Total:142    Average 4.5]
HEIRLOOM • by Richard Nunez	[Total:131    Average 4.5]
THERE WERE NO STARS • by Heather Rose	[Total:122    Average 4.2]
DEAD SPIDER CURL • by Chip Houser	[Total:112    Average 4.6]
SOPHIE • by Bojan Ratkovic	[Total:92    Average 4.4]
BUTTER FACE • by Ani King	[Total:92    Average 4.4]
CAN’T TELL A MAN A THING • by Janna Moretti	[Total:91    Average 4.4]
THE GETAWAY • by Jeff Switt	[Total:89    Average 4.5]
(UN)FAIR WARNING • by Brian Borrough	[Total:88    Average 4.4]

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BLACK SWAN EVENT • by Stephen Kyo Kaczmarek	[Total:66    Average 4.7]
A RECOLLECTION OF EVENTS: WHERE MISSING GIRLS GO • by Sarah Uheida	[Total:20    Average 4.6]
THE THROWBACK GIRL • by Joanna Bressler	[Total:23    Average 4.6]
HALLOWEEN COMING OUT • by Jeff Switt	[Total:149    Average 4.6]
DEAD SPIDER CURL • by Chip Houser	[Total:112    Average 4.6]
EXODUS MORTIS • by Paul A. Freeman	[Total:13    Average 4.5]
BRINGING THE CHILDREN HOME • by Amethyst Loscocco	[Total:32    Average 4.5]
UGLY • by Meera Jhala	[Total:33    Average 4.5]
THE GETAWAY • by Jeff Switt	[Total:89    Average 4.5]
HEIRLOOM • by Richard Nunez	[Total:131    Average 4.5]

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Top Mystery / Suspense Stories

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THE LIBRARIAN • by Kat McNichol	[Total:106    Average 4.2]
THE GETAWAY • by Jeff Switt	[Total:89    Average 4.5]
HOLLYWOOD ELITE • by Anamarija Slatinec	[Total:64    Average 4]
AN EDUCATION • by Rush Eby	[Total:60    Average 4.3]
50 SECONDS • by Bob Krotz	[Total:60    Average 4.2]
GOING NOWHERE • by Jeff Switt	[Total:59    Average 4.5]
BASTION • by Robert L. Perrine	[Total:55    Average 4]
LIFE, JAZZ, AND A SMOKING GUN • by Brett Kaplan	[Total:49    Average 4]
ON IMPULSE • by Rita A. Popp	[Total:48    Average 3.6]
INTERROGATION CUPCAKES • by Alexander Burns	[Total:47    Average 3.7]

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GOING NOWHERE • by Jeff Switt	[Total:59    Average 4.5]
BRINGING THE CHILDREN HOME • by Amethyst Loscocco	[Total:32    Average 4.5]
THE GETAWAY • by Jeff Switt	[Total:89    Average 4.5]
THE OTHER • by Shelley K. Davenport	[Total:44    Average 4.4]
CRANKING THE WHEEL • by Rex Caleval	[Total:46    Average 4.4]
LAST MIRACLE FOR AN IRONMAN • by Stephen Kyo Kaczmarek	[Total:20    Average 4.4]
JIMMY AND THE PATIENT • by Shivaun Conroy	[Total:46    Average 4.3]
AN EDUCATION • by Rush Eby	[Total:60    Average 4.3]
ZERO IS THE SUM • by Rebecca Roland	[Total:46    Average 4.2]
50 SECONDS • by Bob Krotz	[Total:60    Average 4.2]

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Top Romance Stories

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MAHUIKA • by Eugen M. Bacon	[Total:92    Average 4]
CANON IN D WITH A SIDE OF TOMATO SOUP • by Rachel Printy	[Total:73    Average 4.4]
THE DRESS • by Jennifer Brophy	[Total:59    Average 4.4]
DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY • by Benjamin Friedman	[Total:57    Average 4.3]
GLOW • by Joseph Kaufman	[Total:55    Average 4.2]
“PING-PONG” GOES HIS HEART • by Christa Plunkett	[Total:52    Average 4.1]
ANAPHYLAXIS • by Stephen Kyo Kaczmarek	[Total:49    Average 4.5]
ON IMPULSE • by Rita A. Popp	[Total:48    Average 3.6]
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO TO YOU: AN ORAL ESSAY TO MY NEWBORN DAUGHTER THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE MATERNITY WARD AT 3 AM • by Sam Rebelein	[Total:44    Average 4.4]
AN IMPOSSIBLE WISH • by Ayana Womack	[Total:44    Average 3.9]

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WHEN AZIZA’S VOICE LIFTED • by Sarah Crysl Akhtar	[Total:36    Average 4.5]
ANAPHYLAXIS • by Stephen Kyo Kaczmarek	[Total:49    Average 4.5]
FISHERS • by Stephen Kyo Kaczmarek	[Total:35    Average 4.4]
NPCs • by Edward Ashton	[Total:20    Average 4.4]
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO TO YOU: AN ORAL ESSAY TO MY NEWBORN DAUGHTER THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE MATERNITY WARD AT 3 AM • by Sam Rebelein	[Total:44    Average 4.4]
CANON IN D WITH A SIDE OF TOMATO SOUP • by Rachel Printy	[Total:73    Average 4.4]
THE DRESS • by Jennifer Brophy	[Total:59    Average 4.4]
PAST LIVES • by Wayne Scheer	[Total:40    Average 4.4]
SCHEVENINGEN BEACH • by Maureen Buchanan Jones	[Total:24    Average 4.3]
DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY • by Benjamin Friedman	[Total:57    Average 4.3]

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Top Science Fiction Stories

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ERASER • by Jeremiah Wolf	[Total:87    Average 4.5]
PLAYING WITH LIONS • by James Machell	[Total:82    Average 4.2]
USED TIME MACHINE FOR SALE • by Kelsey Snyder	[Total:79    Average 3.3]
LIFESPAN • by G. J. Dunn	[Total:75    Average 4.1]
HOLLYWOOD ELITE • by Anamarija Slatinec	[Total:64    Average 4]
DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY • by Benjamin Friedman	[Total:57    Average 4.3]
BODYSHOP • by Graham Brand	[Total:57    Average 4.1]
MARTHA’S GARDENS • by Jeff Switt	[Total:52    Average 4.3]
CUT THE BLUE WIRE • by Patrick Mahon	[Total:49    Average 4.1]
INTERROGATION CUPCAKES • by Alexander Burns	[Total:47    Average 3.7]

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DIGITAL COMMUTE • by Daniel Zundl	[Total:14    Average 4.5]
ERASER • by Jeremiah Wolf	[Total:87    Average 4.5]
THE MASTER PASSWORD • by Wil Cabrera	[Total:9    Average 4.4]
OUT SHOPPING IN HYPERSPACE • by Michelle Ann King	[Total:18    Average 4.4]
IN HIS PRIME • by K.C. Ball	[Total:14    Average 4.4]
A NEODYMIUM CHRISTMAS • by Chris Behrsin	[Total:26    Average 4.4]
NPCs • by Edward Ashton	[Total:20    Average 4.4]
ROGER UNREQUITED GOES TO MINNESOTA FOR A VALENTINE’S DAY CARD • by Richie Narvaez	[Total:26    Average 4.4]
WHAT WE CAN’T SEE • by Chris Lee	[Total:28    Average 4.4]
DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY • by Benjamin Friedman	[Total:57    Average 4.3]

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Top Surreal Stories

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FROM FAR AWAY • by Matthew Schultz	[Total:113    Average 4.5]
MAHUIKA • by Eugen M. Bacon	[Total:92    Average 4]
RAISE YOU • by Sarah Crysl Akhtar	[Total:73    Average 3.1]
THE FAIRY RING • by Jeff Switt	[Total:67    Average 3.8]
HOLE IN THE WALL • by Lauren Triola	[Total:58    Average 4.2]
INSIDE A DOG IT’S TOO GRIM TO READ • by Soren James	[Total:52    Average 4.4]
WISHING WELL • by Ken McGrath	[Total:52    Average 3.8]
DOOMSDAY • by Peter Wood	[Total:50    Average 3.9]
NEW LIFE START! • by Benjamin A. Friedman	[Total:47    Average 4]
PASSING THROUGH • by Ian E Gonzales	[Total:46    Average 3.7]

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BRINGING THE CHILDREN HOME • by Amethyst Loscocco	[Total:32    Average 4.5]
RESTORES TO ORIGINAL CONDITION • by Sarah Crysl Akhtar	[Total:34    Average 4.5]
DECAY • by Micah Klassen	[Total:37    Average 4.5]
WHO KNEW MORE THAN KAREN CARPENTER ABOUT A BROKEN HEART? • by Digby Beaumont	[Total:28    Average 4.5]
FROM FAR AWAY • by Matthew Schultz	[Total:113    Average 4.5]
INSIDE A DOG IT’S TOO GRIM TO READ • by Soren James	[Total:52    Average 4.4]
THE PASSING OF GRANDMOTHER’S QUILT • by Cat Rambo	[Total:16    Average 4.4]
THE EXPLODING GIRL • by Julia Gilmour	[Total:35    Average 4.4]
MORPHOMETESIS • by Michael Allen Rose	[Total:33    Average 4.4]
NPCs • by Edward Ashton	[Total:20    Average 4.4]

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