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A FAMILY REUNION • by Kan Ito

March 22, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

If I saw all my ex-boyfriends on the train, I would not be surprised. There’s a section called the Transbay Tube that most commuters take and it is crowded. Breathing in there can be difficult sometimes and nobody was free… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories California, family, immigration, Japan, Kan Ito, public transit, trains

JAZZY, JACQUES BARZUN AND BASEBALL • by Ted Lietz

December 29, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Jazzy had first learned English by reading and her vocabulary could sound strange to my American ears. Words like suitor, betrothal, nuptials. But when Jazzy meant love, that was the word she used. As in her final message, just before… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories 9/11, baseball, death of a spouse, immigration, prejudice, racism, sports, Ted Lietz

CHASING THE GREEN CARD • by Mather Schneider

April 20, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

We’ve been living scared now for a long time and we figure it’s time we try to get Natalia legal. We have saved some money and we find a lawyer, a Latina lady who speaks perfect English and perfect Spanish.… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories bureaucracy, immigration, Mather Schneider, Mexico, United States

MILOVAN TADIC WAS HERE • by Rachel Browning

October 26, 2017Every Day Fiction 17 Comments

Thirty minutes past his mother’s scheduled appointment time, Milovan looks to the clock, pleads with it, says a prayer. He sees that it tilts to the left so that the “1” sits where the “12” should be. Or maybe his… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories America, citizenship, immigration, mothers, Rachel Browning, terminal illness

SHY SMILE • by Sharon J Wishnow

July 4, 2017Every Day Fiction 15 Comments

“Gita, come look. He’s the one!” Gita stared at the computer and the image her aunt was tapping at on the screen. Ajeet Dhawan was twenty-nine. A strong nose her aunt remarked. Gita nodded taking in his soft brown eyes… Continue Reading →

Romance, Stories America, arranged marriage, cars, immigration, Sharon J. Wishnow, weddings

ON BEAUTY • by Madhumitha Koduvalli

May 16, 2017Every Day Fiction 15 Comments

The first winter, she was ten. The world was made white. She watched the glass fog up around her face, and her nose grew numb. She closed her eyes and heard her grandmother’s voice from far away, from the summer,… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Literary, Stories America, immigration, India, Madhumitha Koduvalli, racism, school
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