Ficaday publishes one complete English short story every day — seven genres, seven days a week.https://ficaday.com/enhttps://ficaday.com/stories/borrowed-rain/https://ficaday.com/stories/borrowed-rain/The rain is exactly what she promised. The kingdom beneath it isn't. To move the storm across the border, a hedge-wizard must sacrifice the land her brother depends on.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTFantasyhttps://ficaday.com/stories/the-empty-comb/https://ficaday.com/stories/the-empty-comb/Every hive erupts. Next door, a man's tools lie abandoned. A beekeeper's helper calls it swarming season—but the bees have left behind something a natural swarm never would.Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTMysteryhttps://ficaday.com/stories/patched/https://ficaday.com/stories/patched/The cable reports a successful repair. The handwritten note on its surface says otherwise. Outside an orbital elevator, an inspector must decide what safe actually means.Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTScience Fictionhttps://ficaday.com/stories/the-hum-of-her-own-number/https://ficaday.com/stories/the-hum-of-her-own-number/Maren Kael has spent her life filling every gap with words. As a radio host, silence is failure; as a stenographer, it was a lie.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHorrorhttps://ficaday.com/stories/hauling-the-thaw/https://ficaday.com/stories/hauling-the-thaw/Warm air promises a passage beyond the known cave. When the way back collapses, a rescue instructor and her injured trainee face a climb neither can complete alone.Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAdventurehttps://ficaday.com/stories/the-van-between-us/https://ficaday.com/stories/the-van-between-us/One refrigerated van, two competing flower shops, and a spring packed with weddings. Sharing the keys is awkward enough before the rival in the passenger seat becomes someone worth staying parked with.Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTRomancehttps://ficaday.com/stories/eleven-minutes-to-the-underground-court/https://ficaday.com/stories/eleven-minutes-to-the-underground-court/Three passengers. Two entries on the manifest. Both escorts have the right credentials, but one intends to kill the witness. The conductor has eleven minutes before the compartment unlocks.Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTThrillerhttps://ficaday.com/stories/the-bellows-and-the-flame/https://ficaday.com/stories/the-bellows-and-the-flame/Her master's hoard contains no gold—only overdue library books. Now they're drinking the furnace's heat, and a glassblower's apprentice must reckon with the price of returning them.Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTFantasyhttps://ficaday.com/stories/the-plaster-marrow/https://ficaday.com/stories/the-plaster-marrow/The prize marrow has a plaster shell, and its grower wants a rival expelled. Before anyone loses their plot, the new secretary has a few awkward questions about the weigh-in.Tue, 13 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTMystery