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MI AMOR • by Ruby Zehnder

January 12, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Desi pulls the hoe slowly through the fine soil. He knows that Lena is watching. They have planted this garden many times, and Lena is a stickler for straight rows. He looks over to Lena for approval. She sits on… Continue Reading →

Romance, Science Fiction, Stories androids, love, Ruby Zehnder

FLIGHT • by Annabelle Smith

October 26, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Caesar Learns to Juggle Caesar is born in Kansas, 1932, where there is nothing and will never be anything. His future is limited to the dustbowl of the country, where he will die with a lungful of dirt and empty… Continue Reading →

Historical, Stories Annabelle Smith, circus, friendship, love, marriage, parenting

WHAT DIFFERENCE WOULD IT MAKE? • by L. Mahayla Smith

August 2, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

It was the end of the day in the dermatologist’s office. Only I and another masked patient remained in the socially-distant minor procedure waiting room. When the receptionist summoned a woman to complete paperwork, she called a name that even… Continue Reading →

Literary, Romance, Stories cancer, L. Mahayla Smith, love, medical procedures, waiting

HURRICANES TAKE EVERYTHING • by Prarthana J A

April 19, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Tegan and Raul. They kissed a lot. They were that kind of couple. The ones that lonely house wives fantasize about while they scrub piles of dirty dishes over their kitchen sinks. They talked a lot, joked a lot too,… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories death of a spouse, love, marriage, Prarthana J A

HASENPFEFFER • by Peter Wood

July 15, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“Hasenpfeffer,” Cecil said. No sign of a break in the weather. Just gray skies and drizzle to the horizon on the interstate. “Shit,” his wife said in the passenger seat. “I was doing voice to text. I have to start… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories love, marriage, Peter Wood, road trip

ATOMIC BONDING • by Izzy Steel

January 6, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

We lie shoulder-to-shoulder in the grass, almost touching. The distance between us is atomic. “Do you think we’ll ever go to space?” Jemima says, watching the sky. “Us specifically? Like, as a species, are we heading towards everyone going to… Continue Reading →

Romance, Stories Izzy Steel, love, saving the planet

THE CANDY JAR • by Sebastian Brown

September 20, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I told him that when the candy jar was empty, we were over. It was a joke, of course, my way of lightening our eventual breakup. Despite the fact I was quite certain we’d get married, have kids, do all… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Romance, Stories candy, love, marriage, Sebastian Brown

ESCAPE • by Wayne Scheer

July 26, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The hum of the television, the chatter on cellphones, the unrelenting bass beat of the music made Alex uneasy. His eyesight was going, his hips ached, but his hearing remained fine. One of the little jokes God plays on old… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories aging, love, marriage, teenagers, Wayne Scheer

JUST IN CASE • by Izzy Steel

March 16, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Jeffrey sleeps right on the edge of the mattress, like he might fall out at any moment. I used to worry he would — I still do, I suppose. It would do his bad hip no favours. The space between… Continue Reading →

Romance, Stories Izzy Steel, LGBTQ, love, proposals

THE PINES • by Madeline Gressman

January 4, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The fire had been burning for eight hours, but the earth was still not soft enough. Just as Harold predicted. It had been an unforgiving winter: sub-zero temperatures for months, ice storms, and buckets of snow. It had taken Harold… Continue Reading →

Literary, Romance, Stories death of a spouse, dogs, love, Madeline Gressman, marriage

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