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Independence Day

FOURTH OF JULY • by Emily Clemente

July 4, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

We are hungry, so hungry we could eat the whole world. Everything smells like ketchup. We could eat the trees, we could eat the sun. The glass lights on the deck twinkle like little candy stars, and we could eat… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories children, Emily Clemente, family, Independence Day

THE LAST FOURTH OF JULY • by Jeff Switt

July 4, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Today was the Fourth of July. Again. With picnics and band music in the park. Dancing in the gazebo. Firecrackers. Watermelon and cherry pie, Families and friends with clothing stained red. I’m smiling, nursing memories, swaying with the music. “Beautiful,… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories capital punishment, Independence Day, Jeff Switt, mental illness

PUNCH BUGGY • by J.C. Towler

July 4, 2015Every Day Fiction 30 Comments

Everyone knows the four rules of Punch Buggy: • If you start the game, you can’t be the first to quit. • Convertible bugs are worth two punches. • No blocking hits. • When playing with a girl, you don’t… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories alcohol, beaches, Independence Day, J.C. Towler, road trip

HAPPY DEPENDENCE DAY • by Paul A. Freeman

July 3, 2015Every Day Fiction 38 Comments

Sitting behind his computer in his dorm room, Carl Weston grinned at the email he had just received. “Mom’s inviting me home for Springberg’s ‘Dependence’ Day celebrations,” he told his roommate, emphasising the typo. On July 3rd, Carl arrived in… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories Independence Day, Paul A. Freeman
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