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BLIND WOMAN AT A NUDE BEACH • by Wayne Scheer

November 3, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

When Buddy asked me to spend an August afternoon at a nude beach, I laughed. One of the things I love about him is how comfortable he is with my blindness. Most people avoid referring to it, as if I… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Romance, Stories beaches, blindness, dating, nudity, Wayne Scheer

MIRACLES CAN BE EXHAUSTING • by Karen Peacock

May 8, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“Papa’s walking around the garden with his eyes closed again.” Elyse thanks Marianne and hurries outside. “Lazare! You must keep your eyes open. It’s the only way your seeing will get better.” “There’s so much to look at. Sometimes I… Continue Reading →

Historical, Stories blindness, Karen Peacock

NONE SO BLIND • by Jeffray Harrison

April 2, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I can’t explain to you what I see. I don’t know what you see when you close your eyes, but when I close mine I see the same thing as when they’re open. Nothing. I don’t think it’s black, or… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories blindness, child abuse, Jeffray Harrison, parental violence, school

A SOFT PLACE TO LAND • by Wayne Scheer

September 12, 2017Every Day Fiction 25 Comments

Ever since his wife died, riding the bus became Oscar’s outing for the day. He once enjoyed walking, but his hips made a simple stroll to the corner a painful experience. Hip replacement surgery was discussed by his doctor, but… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Literary, Stories aging, blindness, public transit, Wayne Scheer

PINKIES & CLAY • by Jennifer Todhunter

September 29, 2015Every Day Fiction 22 Comments

Leon’s pinky wraps around my pinky underneath the desk.  Our hands hang linked in the gap between our laps; his warm, mine cold. Facing forward, I wonder if he’s looking at me. Wonder what sort of eyes go with his… Continue Reading →

Romance, Stories art, blindness, Jennifer Todhunter, school

A NEODYMIUM CHRISTMAS • by Chris Behrsin

December 25, 2012Every Day Fiction 11 Comments

Francis’ voice wafts through the smells of anaesthetics towards my ward-bed. My brother has come to take me from the operation. There’s a twinge sometimes in the thousand and twenty places where they implanted the magnets, but most of the… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories blindness, Chris Behrsin, Christmas

LONG NIGHT OF THE WITCH • by R.F. Marazas

March 3, 2010Every Day Fiction 18 Comments

Charles refused to go. Calliope insisted. Since waking this morning, he understood it had something to do with the witch thing. He sensed Calliope bolting upright in their bed, heard her astonished whisper. “Of course, the Winter Solstice! Return of… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal blindness, R.F. Marazas, sacrifice, Winter Solstice, witches
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