Elaine Mead – Every Day Fiction

BRITTLE • by Elaine Mead

July 14, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I watched her as much as she pretended not to watch me. My little sister. Wasn’t the youngest the baby? Wasn’t she supposed to be subject to our parents’ worries? Their touches of melancholy? I remember when she would beg… Continue Reading →

TODAY I DROPPED A PUNNET OF BLUEBERRIES • by Elaine Mead

September 30, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

It was supposed to be a quick in-and-out job. I only needed some fruit. Nothing fancy. Some bananas, some apples. Maybe grapes if they were on offer. A simple trip. Until I saw the blueberries. The ripe, purple-blue, bubbles gleamed… Continue Reading →