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THE EMPTY ROOM • by Larry Dyche

September 10, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

So kind, that Cadillac, slowed to give our girl her last ride. Cemeteries are green and peaceful, belying the tears that are left in their grasses. The gathering was small, Cathy and I were newcomers to town. Our girl was… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories death of a child, Larry Dyche

SMALL HANDS • by Huy Le

September 7, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“I can do a cartwheel, want to see?” The little girl turned hand over feet across the playground. She cartwheeled three times and landed on her knees, smiling over her shoulder. I wondered who this little girl was and why… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories death of a child, grief, Huy Le

DARK ANGELS • by Jim Doran

August 3, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Autumn is a terminal season. It signals the end of many things — vacation, summer, longer days. In my case, autumn also brings about the termination of my employment. Today is my last day at what the locals call “the… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories autumn, bats, death of a child, ghosts, Jim Doran, summer jobs

RADIUM • by Julia Collins

March 30, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Her husband knew about the closet stacked with art supplies. The paints, pencils, pastels, dozens of brushes of varying quality. Chalk, charcoal, and graphite. After Emma turned three, she dedicated a corner to craft supplies, glitter, stickers, markers and crayons.… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories art, death of a child, Julia Collins

JUSTICE() • by V. Gould

March 2, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

As line after line of code scrolled up the little screen, Miles felt the weight of Ken’s hand on the back of his chair. “What did you want to show me? Carol’s retirement party starts in 15 minutes. Gloria’s is… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories computer programming, death of a child, V. Gould

SIN PALABRAS • by Mike Pemberton

December 10, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Isabella rises at first light, as always. Fifty years in the same house. Seventy years with the same man, now passed. Nine children. Four boys, four girls, living. One boy dead. Drowned. Or was it a fire? “Aye,” she whispers,… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories aging, death of a child, family, memory loss, Mike Pemberton, Thanksgiving

BUTTERFLY BOY • by Sanjana Raghavan

April 22, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Butterfly Boy is watching TV in the trailer park house he shares with his ma, Jeannie. His castle is guarded by a moat of cigarette butts and beer bottles. His face is brown like hers, but the bandages covering his… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories, Surreal death of a child, Sanjana Raghavan, television

MANNEQUIN HAND • by Jen Ippensen

July 9, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

When I crooked my neck to check on my six-year-old daughter Maggie, I found her standing in the aisle near a tidy swim trunk display. She peered up through curls of overgrown bangs at a young male mannequin. His fiberglass… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories death of a child, Jen Ippensen

CONCEPTS OF HOME • by Rosalie Kempthorne

January 22, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

He built his first house for Sophia. The love of his life. The swan. The gliding angel whose voice was like silk. He built big, against an expansive canvas of hills and fields. A place a little way out of… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories death of a child, love, Rosalie Kempthorne

GIVER OF DRAGONS • by Cody Nowack

December 25, 2018Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Teardrops of snow danced in the night to the melody of the wind, spiraling toward the earth by the thousands. Angela watched the storm by candlelight from the window in her living room, sipping hot chocolate. She figured the candy… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Cody Nowack, death of a child, neighbours

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