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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

MEMORY LOST • by April K. Brophy

February 11, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I see them all; the titles people don’t know they have floating above their heads. Usually they’re pretty benign. “The Father” or “The Architect” or something else run-of-the-mill. I thought I’d seen them all a thousand times. I was young… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories April K. Brophy, homelessness

NOWHERE • by Rory Say

November 17, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

He only sees her sometimes. Maybe once or twice a year, if that, and only then when he’s caught off guard. When, preoccupied with exhaustion or the grim necessities of survival, she slips his mind for a moment that allows… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories homelessness, lost child, missing persons, Rory Say

THE CRANE GIRL • by Patrick Cobbs

March 9, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The girl on the corner has made paper cranes for as long as anyone can remember. Last month, one of them came to life. Now live cranes are everywhere. Walking our crowded street, pecking at litter for scraps of value.… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal homelessness, miracles, neighbours, Patrick Cobbs, transformation

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

LOSING TOUCH • by Daniel Paton

September 26, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Bill sat on a bench by the village green. He figured it was a Sunday as the little shop was to be closed all day. He read an old newspaper he’d found until he got so hungry that he couldn’t… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Literary, Stories Daniel Paton, financial hardship, homelessness

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

NOTHING FOR CHRISTMAS • by Templeton Moss

December 2, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Matthew and John met under the Fourth Street bridge as they often did. But this was no ordinary meeting. Tonight was a special occasion. Each man carried a cardboard box under his arm which had been wrapped up in great… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Literary, Stories Christmas, financial hardship, friendship, gifts, homelessness, Templeton Moss

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 WRONG IDEA • by Mary Benson

April 15, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Snow drips from the tattered scarf wrapped around his face as he stands silently eager, almost not breathing. I unlock the door and push, and it becomes real: I’m bringing the homeless man from the corner into my apartment. I’ve… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Literary, Stories holiday parties, homelessness, living alone, Mary Benson

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