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BLAZE OF MEMORIES • Allison Tebo

November 13, 2024Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“It’s me! Your granddaughter, Rachel.” She leaned against the door jam, fingering her shotgun. “I never saw you before.” I nearly cried. “Don’t you remember me?” “Don’t remember much from before three years ago.” “Why not?” She pointed to a… Continue Reading →

Historical, Stories dementia, gun fighting, westerns

MEMORY TREE • by Anastasia Jill

April 19, 2024Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Isla paints her nails, one finger at a time, each a vibrant petal of pink, coral, or peach. It’s a contrast to her skin, the color of a dull stem. Her veins, blue surface roots sprouting on her arms, pallid… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories aging, Anastasia Jill, death of a parent, dementia, mothers, trees

ONE CHOCOLATE CUPCAKE • by Susan Sabia

September 1, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

George watches Murial slurp pea soup. Murial’s wheelchair faces him from across the nursing home cafeteria filled with residents eating their lunch. Murial’s gray hair shines, but her brown eyes are vacant, and her thin lips hang open. The soup… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Literary, Stories birthdays, dementia, elder care, love, Susan Sabia

DARLENE • by Jay Tyler

January 3, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Darlene sits in the kitchen wide-eyed and happy as I feed her. I spoon the mashed carrots into her mouth and she takes them. Occasionally, I make a little airplane flight path with the spoon and a vroom sound she… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories dementia, elder care, Jay Tyler, mothers

LAST GLIMPSE OF DAYLIGHT • by Bianca Sanchez

November 27, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I exited the funeral home. Outside, the summer sky was orange and blue. Cars honked every other minute, as they usually did downtown. The air smelled of gardenias, piss, and weed. A handful of my cousins were crouched behind bushes… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Bianca Sanchez, death, dementia, funeral rites, mothers

AVE • by Tara Williams

June 8, 2021Every Day Fiction 1 Comment

He sits down next to me at the picnic table, his back against the red-and-white checkered tabletop, his long legs extending out on the grass. He turns to me and smiles the friendly smile of a man who is comfortable… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories dementia, family, fathers, Tara Williams

A FINE DAY FOR A DRIVE • by Robert D. Beech

June 3, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Willy woke up early that morning. It was going to be a big day. He looked around the room for his uniform, but couldn’t find it, so he put on the same clothes he had worn yesterday. It didn’t matter,… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories bus drivers, dementia, elder care, Robert D. Beech

TIMESHARE • by Tim Boiteau

June 24, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

We zig-zag along a crooked stone bridge towards the tavern. Mist blankets the water, which is riotous with koi, though it’s a clear day elsewhere — a hologrammic projection of the weather from hundreds of years ago. Our daughter, Ruyi,… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories, Surreal China, dementia, parenting, restaurants, Shanghai, Tim Boiteau

DECAY • by Micah Klassen

December 4, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Evening sunlight leaks through curtains and blankets the floor in soft, gold light. It flows across Buddy’s fluffy blonde fur, granting him the warm summer naps he loves so much. Minutes pass and hints of purple and orange take the… Continue Reading →

Horror, Literary, Stories, Surreal aging, dementia, medication, Micah Klassen

HAZY THROUGH THE MIZZLE • by Tricia Lowther

May 23, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“See you on Friday at The Jac!” Nancy yells from the back of the black cab before it rattles away down Old Dale Street, rear lights hazy through the mizzle. My raised hand falters mid-air as I take in what… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories aging, dementia, friendship, Tricia Lowther

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