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BLACKBERRY PIE • by Adi Bracken

August 30, 2018Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Mom always told me my blackberry pie tasted like hers. We’d both be bent at the waist, shoulders hunched, sturdily pushing rolling pins through flour-coated dough in the tiny kitchen. Heat would pool at the back of my neck and… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Adi Bracken, food, mothers, pies, psychotherapy

CANON IN D WITH A SIDE OF TOMATO SOUP • by Rachel Printy

March 6, 2018Every Day Fiction 2 Comments

Paul stared at his wife across the table, noticing for the first time that her sweater was on inside out. Every morning he would lay out her clothes on the bed in a specific order, so she’d know which item… Continue Reading →

Romance, Stories Alzheimer's Disease, dementia, food, Rachel Printy, wedding anniversaries

EMANUEL SWEDENBORG’S BACON DREAM • by Michael Bloor

January 27, 2018Every Day Fiction 17 Comments

Several journalists came to interview me after the confrontation with the terrorist in Edinburgh. None of the reports were very clear and some were wildly inaccurate: a young woman from The Sun newspaper, called Serena, said she wanted to compile… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Literary, Stories Emanuel Swedenborg, food, Michael Bloor, terrorists

THE ARTICHOKE DINNER • by Annie De Benedictis

January 3, 2018Every Day Fiction 19 Comments

Her father had slapped her twice already. Her face is still red from the blows. Tears run down her cheeks. She is obstinately silent. They sit in the beige Formica kitchen on the first floor of their new, still bare… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Annie De Benedictis, fathers, food, France

THE BROTHERS GRIMALDI • by Jesse McLean

December 12, 2017Every Day Fiction 14 Comments

That winter day my brother and I stomped through the snow for sandwiches was notable for several reasons, but for me it’s when I started to look over my shoulder, a tic I carried with me throughout my life. At… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories dogs, food, Jesse McLean, siblings

A GRAIN OF SALT • by Dianne Majzoub

November 6, 2017Every Day Fiction 16 Comments

“Oh, look. A new study finds that sugar causes depression. How about that, May. I guess we’ll have to quit eating sugar. We don’t want depression. Depression will kill ya.” Harold’s hands tapped his viewing screen, making it scroll. “Yes… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories Dianne Majzoub, food, marriage

THE IMPORTANCE OF LEAVENING • by Diane DiGennaro

August 12, 2017Every Day Fiction 8 Comments

Joel left that Friday morning right after the last croissants came out of the oven. He took a loaf of challah bread with him. It was his favorite. Marie expected her soon to be ex would be making massive slabs… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories bakeries, breaking up, Diane DiGennaro, food, small business

SPLIT HOLLANDAISE • by Tara Brabazon

August 1, 2017Every Day Fiction 21 Comments

I still walk. Breathe. Eat. I am a corpse in clothes. Want nothing. Numb. Since my husband died, I just don’t want to be here. Here. Anywhere. I poke my emotional ash-heap of a self with sharpened sticks to confirm… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories death of a spouse, food, food servers, restaurants, Tara Brabazon

FOOD FOR THOUGHT • by Jemma Marie Beggs

October 19, 2015Every Day Fiction 2 Comments

Sophie surveyed the menu in front of her. Slow-roasted Prime Rib — Bet it wouldn’t be as prime as the gorgeous specimen sat opposite her. Sneaking a glance over the top of the menu, she drank in his delicious face:… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories dating, first date, food, Jemma Marie Beggs

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