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A DEATH IN G MAJOR • by Cailín Frankland

March 18, 2026Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I press A7 on the vending machine — it shudders as my Mountain Dew gets stuck in the contraption, grunts like an old man coming in his sock. Its LED lights flicker as I kick the damn thing one, two,… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories bars, Cailín Frankland, capital punishment, death of a parent, drunk driving, working in retail

THE LAST FOURTH OF JULY • by Jeff Switt

July 4, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Today was the Fourth of July. Again. With picnics and band music in the park. Dancing in the gazebo. Firecrackers. Watermelon and cherry pie, Families and friends with clothing stained red. I’m smiling, nursing memories, swaying with the music. “Beautiful,… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories capital punishment, Independence Day, Jeff Switt, mental illness
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