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WHAT DIFFERENCE WOULD IT MAKE? • by L. Mahayla Smith

August 2, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

It was the end of the day in the dermatologist’s office. Only I and another masked patient remained in the socially-distant minor procedure waiting room. When the receptionist summoned a woman to complete paperwork, she called a name that even… Continue Reading →

Literary, Romance, Stories cancer, L. Mahayla Smith, love, medical procedures, waiting

MEMORY LOSS • by Sara Lynn Burnett

July 27, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

During my previous visit to Houston’s Neurosurgery Center the doctor said the procedure would triple my life expectancy, but I’d forget most things. “Sepia tones,” she said when I asked what memories would look like. “Photographs bleeding color until they’re… Continue Reading →

Literary, Romance, Stories brain surgery, memory erasure, memory loss, Sara Lynn Burnett

GREEN-EYED • by Samantha Palmer

July 18, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

My neighbour Julie stands in her doorway encased in a dressing gown. It’s pink and quilted but she’s tall and makes it look glamourous, it shows a hint of calf, a nipped in waist. She kisses her husband Tom goodbye.… Continue Reading →

Literary, Romance, Stories neighbours, Samantha Palmer

KING OF THE CLASS • by Bonnie McCune

July 11, 2022Every Day Fiction 2 Comments

His two front teeth shone silver in the sun. They didn’t blind, reflect, dazzle. Instead, they had a soft glow. I couldn’t pull my eyes from them. His name was Royce. He was sixth grade president, always chosen by the… Continue Reading →

Literary, Romance, Stories amusement parks, Bonnie McCune, first love, school

INK • by Sarthak Sharma

June 24, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

You promise to have my name inked on your skin someday and I say I wouldn’t ever do the same for you or for anyone at all. It is way too clichéd and the cost of having a tattoo removed… Continue Reading →

Romance, Stories Sarthak Sharma, tattoos

FIRST COMMUNION • by Thomas Baldwin

May 16, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

In my defense, Mom shouldn’t have kept the Communion elements in the rumpus room. In her defense, the room wasn’t used much. As an only child, it’s hard to make a rumpus, especially when being the minister’s daughter renders you… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Romance, Stories alcohol, gambling, LGBTQ, priests, teenagers, Thomas Baldwin

THEY WERE THINKING ABOUT GETTING A CAT • by Dawn Maria Muenchrath

April 29, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The thing you need to understand is none of us liked him from the start. That’s why we weren’t too choked when we first heard about the breakup. It’s not that we didn’t care about my sister. Really, we were… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Literary, Romance, Stories breaking up, cats, Dawn Maria Muenchrath, siblings

FIVE STAR REVIEW • by David R. Polsdorfer

April 27, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Trust me, I was skeptical. The deluge of late night appearances and puff pieces about the latest genius fell deaf on my old ears. But when the advert appeared at the end of Big Game LXVI, I searched for my… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Romance, Stories androids, David R. Polsdorfer

OUT WITH THE OLD • by Tom Kepler

March 3, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

He saw her reflection in the chipped mirror on the wall. She was standing, gazing out the window, her back stiff with anger. They had driven for an hour, through deeper and deeper stone-cold silence and unforgiving mutual accusations, the… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Literary, Romance, Stories aging, Mickey Mouse, relationship problems, thrift store, Tom Kepler

IS THIS THE RIGHT DECISION? • by Susan Wells

February 26, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Later that evening, they sat alone in their apartment, wondering if they had made the rightdecision. Barb and Gary sat across from each other at their tiny kitchen table. The Scrabble™board placed in front of them. Gary handed the cloth… Continue Reading →

Literary, Romance, Stories engagement, Susan Wells

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