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OVER EASY • by Emily Buckner

September 6, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Having been a server at Izzy’s Diner for nearly twenty years, Betty thought she had seen it all: from baby showers to drunken brawls in the parking lot. But most of her work days were the same. The smell of… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories death of a grandparent, Emily Buckner, food, food servers, grief, restaurants

SCANDALOUS LUSH • by Linda Saldaña

April 8, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Rhonda preferred to think of herself as a scandalous lush, which sounded more acceptable, more Dorothy Parkeresque, than what her last lover (hardly a heartthrob, but good company on at least two memorable occasions) had called her — which was… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories alcoholism, Christmas Eve, dogs, food servers, homelessness, Linda Saldaña, restaurants

DO THEY DANCE CLOSE IN PARIS? • by Mick Bennett

January 1, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Steeled for another Friday night gig behind the club’s horseshoe bar, Carol fashions fruit garnishes as DJ Danny and his tattoos play the usual songs. Between lemon twists and orange peels, familiar faces order a beer, a punch board, or… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories bars, dreams, food servers, Mick Bennett

THE MAN BY THE RIVER • by Quinn Baker

February 24, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I used to wash dishes at an upscale restaurant. The type of place where the help was supposed to stay hidden from the customers in case our existence would offend them. The restaurant resided next to a river that was… Continue Reading →

Horror, Mystery / Suspense, Stories food servers, homelessness, Quinn Baker, restaurants

NOODLE LADY • by Sam Evans

October 17, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

After my promotion, the pay cheque didn’t look quite right sat in my account. The rent wasn’t going to make a dent in it, and the same figure would be arriving next month. And the month after. My head felt… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories food, food servers, Sam Evans

TWO TOP • by Mary Kay Holmes

August 8, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I sat, staring at the empty pleather bench on the other side of the table, washing my huevos rancheros down with crafty beer and glancing at the clock on my iPhone. It had been fifteen minutes since he went outside… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories addiction, food servers, Mary Kay Holmes, relationship problems, restaurants

APPLE PIE • by DJ Tyrer

July 10, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Nobody could love somebody like her, Amy-Louise thought as she awkwardly squeezed herself into a booth. Daddy had always made that very clear to her, so the taunts of the good ol’ boys in the parking lot outside the diner… Continue Reading →

Romance, Stories DJ Tyrer, food, food servers, happiness, restaurants

CATCH OF THE DAY • by David Daniel

September 4, 2018Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Three young men were sitting a few seats away from me at the counter, sun-browned and neatly scrubbed in civvies. Newly assigned at the Coast Guard station out on the point. They weren’t difficult to spot. I could pick up… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories David Daniel, flirting, food servers

HIJABI BARISTA • by Regina Higgins

December 19, 2017Every Day Fiction 16 Comments

We’d already had the sign out for three days, and no real prospects. You’d think with the plant closed and the holidays so close, we’d have got a few bites, at least. But only Ron came in, and that was… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories bigotry, cafés, food servers, Regina Higgins

TIME TO MOVE ON • by James MacKeogh

November 7, 2017Every Day Fiction 18 Comments

“Somebody rescue me!” Carrie thought as she flipped the burger. She flipped the one next to it. There was that hiss as the new side of the meat met the hot plate. She sighed. An observer, maybe someone sitting at… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories food servers, James MacKeogh, Mars

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