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THE RED HELMET • by Mishkat Bhattacharya

January 7, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The red helmet was missing. They looked for it inside the barn next to the playground, in the gym store, and all over the small building that housed their classrooms. But it had simply disappeared. This was an inconvenience, because… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal bullying, children, disappearances, Mishkat Bhattacharya

GUTS • by Emma Hall

February 27, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

High school began and I was determined to be different. I grew my hair out all summer so that I could wear it up in a high and slightly off-centre ponytail. Gone was my chin-length bob that framed my round… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories bullying, Emma Hall, high school, running

THE TRUTH ABOUT ANGEL • by Jamey Gallagher

March 31, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Summer days dozens of boys jumped off the train bridge. Their skin was pale at the beginning of summer, deep gold by the end. They shouted, laughed, shoving each other, horsing around, hurling insults and challenges. When a train came,… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories bullying, Jamey Gallagher, murder

7TH FLOOR SLUT • by Natalie A. Drozda

May 6, 2019Every Day Fiction 2 Comments

The 7th floor slut lived across the hall from me and I didn’t care. At first. I had no interactions with her for the first month of freshman year. Admittedly, I was so nervous I didn’t have many interactions, period.… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Literary, Stories bullying, college / university students, Natalie A. Drozda

ASTEROIDS • by Cody Nowack

September 1, 2018Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Lunchtime sucked when your best friend was at home sick. Sure, I could hang out with those I labeled ‘school friends,’ but then I’d be the kid who didn’t quite fit in with the rest of the group. As a… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Stories bullying, Cody Nowack, friendship, high school, suicide, teenagers

WEIRD PETS • by Clint Lowe

November 27, 2017Every Day Fiction 12 Comments

As soon as Miss Kate left detention class for the toilet, Edelle scrambled over to Leah. “Flippidy books,” Edelle said, and flung Leah’s hardbacks from her desk, spreading them on the ground. Jaryd sat cowering in his seat, drawing squiggly… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Literary, Stories bullying, Clint Lowe, ferrets, school

THE QUARRY • by Matthew Roy Davey

October 18, 2017Every Day Fiction 17 Comments

I hadn’t seen much of Neil for several years. At the end of primary school he’d gone private and I’d gone comprehensive. I didn’t think of him often but a time came when my friends were being dicks, not bullying… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories bullying, fear, Matthew Roy Davey, teenagers

EIGHT BALL • by F.C. Shultz

August 21, 2017Every Day Fiction 12 Comments

“Should I keep being nice to Brandon, even though he keeps messing with me?” Nick said as he began to shake the ball. He forgot to breathe. The bubbles began to clear. SIGNS POINT TO YES “Fine. I’ll be nice… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories bullying, F.C. Shultz, Magic 8-Ball, toys

COME FLY WITH ME • by Phyllis Rudin

January 19, 2016Every Day Fiction 18 Comments

“My father’s a writer.” When Seth’s turn came around in class he said what he’d been taught to say. He could have more truthfully announced, “My father’s in marketing,” but no, his parents had drilled the writer line into him,… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories bullying, family, Phyllis Rudin, school

BARTHOLOMEW’S PASSAGE • by Gerald Warfield

June 15, 2014Every Day Fiction 16 Comments

“Your mother was a whore!”  The shout echoed from the mouth of the temple as if the stones themselves hurled insults at the small figure darting through the doorway. Bartholomew’s tormentors also burst from the entry, pursuing him across the… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories bullying, Father's Day, Gerald Warfield, ghosts

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