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Cheryl Powell

PERFECT SON • by Cheryl Powell

November 10, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The Mother marched her son past the kettles and toasters. “I’m returning him,” she told the sales assistant. “This child is not suitable.” The boy fidgeted with the buttons on his school blazer, lip trembling. “Stop fiddling, Jeremy!” The Mother… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories Cheryl Powell, children, genetic engineering, parenting, technology

HOW TO CLEAN OUT A CUPBOARD • by Cheryl Powell

September 7, 2015Every Day Fiction 24 Comments

My mother keeps a jar of Loneliness in the cupboard: top right hand corner, next to the packet of Seething Resentment; both are past their sell by dates, both hardened and crystallized in the suffocating air. I beg her to… Continue Reading →

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