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FALLING • by Michael Guillebeau

June 1, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

We are sitting on the brink, and I am cleaning my gun.You say, “This is something I can do by myself.” I nod.“And yet, here I am.” You kick your legs over the edge like a little girl, back and… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories marriage, Michael Guillebeau, police, suicide

WHEN I WAKE • by Evelyn Fletcher Symes

February 22, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Some women drove the coast road. Crammed like sardines into tired, old cars. They pooled their ration stamps for gas and ate what food they could find along the way. Laughing and swaying they listened to swing music as the… Continue Reading →

Historical, Stories California, Evelyn Fletcher Symes, grief, marriage, San Francisco, World War II

THE ORCHARD THAT ROOTED US • by Annette L. Brown

February 15, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“The old orchard was good to us. Nearly 30 years,” my husband sighs. “But the replanted version will be more efficient.” He shoots me a sideways glance, his invitation to ask. “Do tell.” I smile as I angle my eyes… Continue Reading →

Literary, Romance, Stories Annette L. Brown, family, farm life, marriage, orchards

WHERE MULBERRIES FALL • by Odile Mori

January 18, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

In summer, the soles of Eva’s feet were permanently stained crimson from playing barefoot under the huge mulberry tree that to her ten-year-old eyes seemed to take up a full half of her backyard. Every day she ran outside, squashing… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories fathers, food, marriage, mothers, Odile Mori, pies

HAMMER TIME • by Jan Allen

January 2, 2023Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

For three years I’ve been thinking about divorcing my husband. Google tells me there are trillions of nerves in my body, and Barry has gotten under every last one. The scary thing is I’ve never lived alone, not once in… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories bad food, cancer, doctors, flirting, Jan Allen, marriage

GATHER THE DARKNESS • by Quinn

December 21, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The snap of the twig was always the best part. The scent of the dried wood, dead for months now, would rise to her nose. She would inhale its scent, drinking in lost memories of seasons long since passed. The… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories Grim Reaper, magic, marriage, nature, Quinn, sacrifice, Winter Solstice

FOUND IN THE FLOOD • by Nina Miller

November 16, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Before daybreak, the rising tide breached the top steps as Manjula opened the basement door. Murky brown water lapped gently amongst schools of Legos and drowned Barbies. Her screams woke the household, whose night had been disturbed by the ravaging… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Stories flooding, marriage, mothers, Nina Miller, photographs, spiders

HER MARVELOUS MASQUERADE • by Rebecca Buller

October 27, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

At 6:42 a.m. she steps barefoot onto the bathroom scale. In two months, she gained five pounds. She presses a fist to her mouth and pretends not to cry. Underneath the sink she keeps her special pills for this type… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories aging, infidelity, marriage, Rebecca Buller, relationship problems

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

FATHER’S DAY • by Linda Mary Guyette

October 25, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The years have been kind when I see George again. I’m wandering the carnival alone, licking the last bit of cotton candy stickiness from my fingers. It’s Father’s Day weekend, and Daniel and I have made the trek back to… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories abortion, Father's Day, infertility, Linda Mary Guyette, marriage, memories

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