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LEST WE FORGET • by Victoria Pougatch

November 12, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

for Gael Queuing… a particularly British habit. So orderly. So polite. So not Hilary. Hilary wasn’t one to queue. Not if she could avoid it. She put it down to being half-Austrian. She had neither the time nor the inclination.… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories COVID-19, England, housemates, Remembrance Day, small town, Victoria Pougatch

I’LL HAVE A CORONA, HOLD THE VIRUS • by James A. Donzella

August 23, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Working from home, Zoom meetings each afternoon, haven’t worn a pair of pants in months. Conducting all my business in a collared dress shirt and boxer shorts, from my bedroom/office. Enough to drive anyone insane. Looking for any excuse to… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories COVID-19, grocery stores, James A. Donzella

GLASS ANGEL • by Luann Lewis

May 19, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Irene often felt as if she had one foot in this world and one foot in another. This other world was a “spiritual world,” a kind of invisible cloud that surrounded everything, and she would sometimes commend herself for having… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories COVID-19, faith, lockdown, Luann Lewis, pandemic

HOME • by Silvia Saunders

April 9, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

In the bath last night, he said, “Can I tell you something? Not to freak you out.” I was lying on top of him, sloshing around, so I nodded onto his chest. “I was thinking earlier that the idea of… Continue Reading →

Literary, Romance, Stories COVID-19, dating, pandemic, Silvia Saunders

THE ZOOM BIRTHDAY PARTY • by Peggy Gerber

December 14, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Max launched himself out of bed and raced into his parents’ bedroom bellowing, “Get up, get up already, today is my birthday!” The commotion continued as Max bounced around the apartment like a jackrabbit singing, “I’m five, I’m five, I’m… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Inspirational, Stories birthdays, COVID-19, parenting, parties, Peggy Gerber, quarantine

AS THE WORLD GOES BY • by Gustavo Bondoni

November 23, 2020Every Day Fiction 1 Comment

Jiménez watched the kids recede into the distance. It was the last house on that particular street, and a long, wooded section remained before the main road. He loved these two little rascals: after he finished tossing the contents of… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Literary, Stories COVID-19, Gustavo Bondoni, lockdown, waste collectors

ON MOVING ON • by Ted Lietz

September 15, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I pull dresses and pants, jackets and blouses from the closet and stuff them into plastic trash bags. Given the pandemic, I couldn’t find a charity to take Pearl’s clothes even though, for all the COVID patients she treated, she… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories COVID-19, death of a spouse, dogs, funeral rites, suicide, Ted Lietz

EVA FINDS A ROCK • by Brendon Arnold

May 4, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“Loofer, look what I found!” Eva called to her brother. “Is it another leaf?” Luther groaned. “Her name is Mabel!” “Terrific,” Luther breathed. “Now don’t put this one in your p…” Eva stuffed the leaf in her sweatshirt pocket. “Great.… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Inspirational, Stories Brendon Arnold, COVID-19, siblings
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