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FATHER, FEATHERS, FLIGHT • by Sage Martin

October 20, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

When I was 4 years old, my dad said, “Your grandfather is a bird.”Imagine my surprise. He pointed out our kitchen window to the dark specks in our backyard and said, “Like a crow, or a magpie.” I didn’t understand… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories birds, fathers, parenting, Sage Martin

CHRISTMAS IN MARCH • by Kevin Tasker

October 2, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

One Wednesday morning in the middle of March, Isaac Thomas arrived at his father’s house to find the elderly poet recumbent on the attic staircase, holding onto a Christmas tree. The tree, which Isaac recognized from his childhood, lay on… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Christmas trees, fathers, Kevin Tasker, poetry, writers

IT’S JP • by Raymond Sloan

September 6, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“But Da, I don’t wanna this week.” “Ye have to. It’s Sunday.” “I don’t feel well.” “Don’t be daft. Yer goin, John Paul. Ye need to be there.’’ “It’s J… P,” I snapped back. John Paul is for the Pope… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Literary, Stories churches, fathers, Raymond Sloan, teenagers, theft

TREASURE HUNTING • by Hayley Diep

August 9, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I’m not scared of the dark like other kids. Daddy and I used to go treasure hunting in the dark all the time. The two kids who share a room with me always cry at night. I tell them that… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories fathers, foster care, Hayley Diep, homelessness

MAYBE NEXT TIME • by Dmitri Christopher

December 22, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“Let me guess, education conference?” He has that late Clooney salt and pepper scruff, that skips leg day sort of build. The hotel bar is nearly empty, but he’s still here, cruising. Lucky me. “The glasses gave it away? Who… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories bars, Christmas Eve, Dmitri Christopher, fathers, memory erasure

THE OTHER • by Shelley K. Davenport

October 25, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Carina, darling, Someday you will want to know why. People will ask you: What was I like? Was I weird? Forgetting that you were only three and cannot be expected to remember your father. I cannot write to you because… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Stories child abuse, fathers, psychiatric institutions, revenge, Shelley K. Davenport

FAIL • by Kevin Wilson

July 11, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Just after he had died but just before he was sent back to his body, busted-up and requiring major medical attention, Geoff was allowed to ask God a question. He was not prepared. He kept looking down at his body,… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal fame, fathers, God, Jesus Christ, Kevin Wilson

ALL ABOUT ASSES • by K. Alan Leitch

July 8, 2019Every Day Fiction 1 Comment

Really, life is all about our asses. We feed them, and fatten them, then try to slim them down again. We hire Swedes to massage them and lawyers to save them, and we act like them at work so we… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Inspirational, Stories dating, fathers, K. Alan Leitch, marriage

FAMILIAR OBJECTS • by Julie McNeely-Kirwan

August 8, 2018Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

He spoke as soon as she reached the kitchen. “You go through the boxes on the table. Kimmie left those for you to get rid of.” “Okay, Papa.” The clean-out had begun. Her mother’s things were being sorted and awarded… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories cars, family, fathers, Julie McNeely-Kirwan, siblings

AN ARSENAL OF NAMES • by Deanna Krikorian

June 22, 2018Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The sound of his chewing made her palms sweat. It echoed in her brain. It filled every empty chair around the table, every empty room in their house. He wanted to make her wait, to intimidate her, to show her… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Deanna Krikorian, fathers, pregnancy

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