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A PIECE OF CAKE • by Rebecca Tiger

June 11, 2024Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“Where’s the birthday girl?” The clown lopes in through the front door, holding a frizzy rainbow-colored wig in his hand. “The party’s downstairs,” the mother answers and walks toward the basement, assuming the clown is following. He has stopped in… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories birthdays, clowns, entertainment, parenting, parties, Rebecca Tiger

THE FIFTY-DOLLAR CHECK • by Daniel Norman

December 20, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Today was my birthday. My family and friends came for dinner, Charlotte made a cake with those stupid candles you can’t blow out, and then posted a video of me trying to do it, on Facebook. Great gifts, good food,… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories birthdays, Daniel Norman, death of a parent, fathers

ONE CHOCOLATE CUPCAKE • by Susan Sabia

September 1, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

George watches Murial slurp pea soup. Murial’s wheelchair faces him from across the nursing home cafeteria filled with residents eating their lunch. Murial’s gray hair shines, but her brown eyes are vacant, and her thin lips hang open. The soup… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Literary, Stories birthdays, dementia, elder care, love, Susan Sabia

BOB AND EVETTE • by Carla Lancken

February 15, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

It was her birthday and Bob went all out. He spent a fortune on Evette’s dress and half a year’s salary on the dinner party. He mentioned the dress several times during the meal which embarrassed Eve to no end.… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories birthdays, Carla Lancken, infidelity, lottery tickets

THERE’S NOTHING LESS REMARKABLE THAN CRACKED PEPPER ON READY SALTED CRISPS • by Kris McGinnis

April 26, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Twelve days before his forty-seventh birthday, it dawned on Thomas Mearns that he’d never done anything remarkable in his entire life. Well, to alleviate his pedantry, it was twelve days, eleven hours and four minutes whilst he was sitting with… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Literary, Stories birthdays, Kris McGinnis

THE ZOOM BIRTHDAY PARTY • by Peggy Gerber

December 14, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Max launched himself out of bed and raced into his parents’ bedroom bellowing, “Get up, get up already, today is my birthday!” The commotion continued as Max bounced around the apartment like a jackrabbit singing, “I’m five, I’m five, I’m… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Inspirational, Stories birthdays, COVID, parenting, parties, Peggy Gerber, quarantine

WOMB • by Renée Jessica Tan

August 7, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

On the dawn of my forty-third birthday, I woke up and went to the bathroom just like any other day. Before my butt hit the seat, even before my underwear made it past my thighs, my womb fell right out… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal birthdays, infertility, Renée Jessica Tan

PAINTING • by Michael Chapey

August 5, 2018Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

He painted her a picture. He showed it to her one Tuesday, after she got off work. He had been working on it for a while and finally decided it was finished. He knew he was done with the painting,… Continue Reading →

Literary, Romance, Stories art, artists, birthdays, Michael Chapey, office life

YOUR FRIEND • by Max Everhart

January 12, 2018Every Day Fiction 16 Comments

Harry sat in a semi-circle with five other kids, waiting for John Barrett to hurry up and open his birthday presents. John, who Harry only ever hung out with whenever his real friends were grounded or out of town, stood… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories birthdays, gifts, Max Everhart, neighbours, parties

BIRTHDAY • by Mary E. Lowd

June 15, 2017Every Day Fiction 9 Comments

“If you could do anything in the world for your birthday — anything at all — what would you do?” My daughter, Layla, mirrors the question that I asked her last month about her birthday when I was looking for… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories birthdays, Mary E. Lowd, parenting, single parents

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