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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

BETWEEN BELLS AND RINGS • by Rory Crane Arnold

July 30, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“A class ring is a great reminder of all the memories you made in school,” the man in the too-small suit said to me, holding out the gold ring. On it was the school crest: a shield and two striking… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories class rings, foster care, jewelry, Rory Crane Arnold, school

PATTERN • by A.K. Cotham

October 11, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

This blanket would be unmemorable except you recognize this as your favorite pattern and remember where, still new to knitting needles, you used to drop stitches and clumsily fix them up. Your fingertips know this sturdy, not-soft yarn without touching… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories A.K. Cotham, foster care, homelessness, knitting, missing persons, police

THE CURVE • by Patricia Ljutic

August 25, 2018Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

My younger sister, Julie, sits on my bed cross-legged, watching me pack. Even though it’s only April my ten-year-old sister wears beige shorts, a pink T-shirt over a one-piece bathing suit. The purple pansies on the bathing suit can be… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories car accidents, foster care, ghosts, Patricia Ljutic

RED HANDED • by Tina Wayland

July 17, 2014Every Day Fiction 41 Comments

“Am I in trouble?” The boy raises a thumb to his mouth. Chews. There’s a layer of blood under the nail and he licks at it. Wipes it clean. The detective puts the boy’s file on the table. Flips to… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories foster care, police, Tina Wayland

SAMSARA • by Paul Friesen

March 29, 2012Every Day Fiction 19 Comments

Outside the rain fell hard. A pair of headlights cut through the downpour as a car approached the foster home. A moment later the lights extinguished and a woman emerged. The bell rang and heavy footsteps moved to the door.… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories family, foster care, paranoia, Paul Friesen, suicide
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