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LOST CATS • by Joseph S. Klapach

February 23, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I saw the sign on my morning walk. It was taped to a lamppost at the end of the block. It read: “Missing Cat. Her name is Princess. Please call. Big reward.” The sign listed a phone number below a… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Stories, Surreal cats, children, Joseph S. Klapach

GROWING BOYS • by Emma Korolik

February 7, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Gus (4’ 2”), Aidan (4’ even), and Sawyer (4’ 1¾”) spit into their palms, shook hands, and called the meeting of the Sycamore Street Clubhouse (No Girls Allowed!) to order. All three boys took a seat in the garden shed… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories children, clubs, Emma Korolik, medication

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

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

PENGUINS CAN’T FLY • by Ashley Malkin

October 23, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I was eleven years old when I learned that penguins, in fact, are incapable of flight. It may seem like a mundane — even embarrassing — revelation, but to me, it changed the course of my life. Five years prior… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Ashley Malkin, books, children, imagination, penguins

FOURTH OF JULY • by Emily Clemente

July 4, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

We are hungry, so hungry we could eat the whole world. Everything smells like ketchup. We could eat the trees, we could eat the sun. The glass lights on the deck twinkle like little candy stars, and we could eat… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories children, Emily Clemente, family, Independence Day

SUCKERS! • by Elizabeth Barton

May 21, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Kayla tried to quell her trembling as she stood at the tree house window, balancing a bulbous green water balloon on the business end of a spatula. From below, a peal of raucous laughter heralded the boys’ approach. “They’re coming!”… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories children, Elizabeth Barton

GROWING UP • by Chinmay Rastogi

February 12, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Sid’s stout appearance had landed him the role of Hanuman in his elementary school’s abridged re-enactment of Ramayana. He hated his teacher for dabbing his cheeks red with face paint and parading him dressed as a cute little monkey god… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories children, Chinmay Rastogi, happiness, parental violence

SUNSHINE PIE • by Natascha Graham

January 29, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“It’s left foot forward and two steps back.” Cecily looks at her feet. She’s six and a half — seven next Wednesday. Leo says you have to know your left from your right by the time you’re seven or you’ll… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories children, hair loss, Natascha Graham, neighbours, pies
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