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KIM • by Joy Lanzendorfer

January 20, 2026Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Whenever Kim came over, she asked for milk. She drank glass after glass, the white liquid glugging down her long throat. They only drank powdered milk at her house, Kim explained. My family was poor, but Kim’s dad had been… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories children, end of a friendship, financial hardship, friendship, gambling, Joy Lanzendorfer

THE ABCS OF LOVE • by Michael Burke

January 19, 2026Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

As Autumn accelerated — Bertie Bagley began buying blue balloons biweekly. Chauncey Clark couldn’t comprehend colors. “Nonetheless, I have never seen more beautiful balloons,” Chauncey Clark chirped. “Oh! I’ve bought them just for you — just for you,” Bertie Bagley… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories, Surreal love, Michael Burke

THE RED FEATHER • by Jennifer Anderson

January 18, 2026Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

A cool wind ripped at Tristan’s clothes. Waves crashed on the cliff below barely drowning out the beating of his heart. The abandoned house loomed high above, back lit by the stormy sky. Its mansard roof formed a brow over… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories death of a parent, grief, Jennifer Anderson, missing persons, teenagers, transformation

A SIMPLE MIX UP • by Albert N. Katz

January 17, 2026Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

A simple mix-up. Harry screwed up and he knew it. Once the scientists had worked out how to identify and extract memories, the techniques were rapidly commercialized by Mnemonics, Inc. His job as a technician there was simple enough, if… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Science Fiction, Stories

AIRPLANE MODE • by Ben Chase

January 16, 2026Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

9:50 AM Ali Calls won’t work.  Somthing bads hpning on the plane.  i thnk itsgoin ti crash  I love you.  ur face isall i c.  rest is 4 T.  pls correct + write out n letter.  U’ll no when to… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories airplane disaster, Ben Chase

A NOT SO SIMPLE RECIPE • by Danielle Cormier

January 15, 2026Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Aged and ageless all at once she hobbled away from the cottage. Although she could walk swiftly when it suited her, now was not one of those times. “Strix,” she cautioned the old owl perched on the low stone wall,… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories Danielle Cormier, fairytales, Hansel and Gretel, infertility, owls, witches

SEVERED • by Patricia Ljutic

January 14, 2026Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

It’s not rational for a man to hate his legs, but Marc does. He miscalculated the length of the gap and the height of the hill, but every day, he accuses us of betraying him. Marc tries to flex our… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories accidents, end of a relationship, paraplegia, Patricia Ljutic, self-harm

THE HUNTERS OF THE SOUTH • by Robin Herzog

January 13, 2026Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I am in the Blue Land and it feels as if I have wandered into some tale — children touch my skin to see if the color wears off, our gods count for nothing. I am in Karei-boto, a solemn… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories historians, missing child, missing persons, Robin Herzog, tigers

LIFT • by Fiona Murray

January 12, 2026Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

When he didn’t get the promotion life became monotonous. He worked in ‘accounts receivable’, in a logistics company, on the top floor of a tall building. He was allowed one personal photo on the pin board at his workstation, so… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Literary, Stories elevators, Fiona Murray, office life

GIG • by Brett Bailey

January 11, 2026Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

It was a shitty little black-and-brown joint squeezed into the leftover space between a sports bar and a gun store. People called it a hole in the wall. It was more like a hole in the ground, one you stumbled… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Brett Bailey, end of the world

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