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leaving a marriage

THE LAST TIME THE PIPES WERE DRUNK • by Joyce Chong

January 27, 2013Every Day Fiction 11 Comments

The sink had been drinking again, Momma told me. She threw the empty bottle into the garbage and it clinked  against the other bottles. That was always when Pa got mad, storming around the house, yelling and smashing things. Black… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories alcoholism, Joyce Chong, leaving a marriage

GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS • by Patrick Parr

March 15, 2008Every Day Fiction 28 Comments

I sat completely still on the couch, a statue, my hand holding the winning lottery ticket. The machine had selected seven random numbers and rewarded my indecision with a new life. My wife Shannon came out of the bedroom and… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories infidelity, leaving a marriage, lottery tickets, marriage, Patrick Parr

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