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GLUTEN GIRL • by Nicholas A. White

February 26, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

For years Teresa ate pasta twice a week, on Tuesdays and Sundays, and it had become, she believed, a necessary part of life. She found refuge in a warm bowl of bucatini or farfalle, even after the most hectic days… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories cancer, food, motherhood, Nicholas A. White, parenting, superheroes

HATE HEARTS AND SNOWFLAKES • by Claire Schön

February 13, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Painting the wall seemed like a good idea in early spring. We didn’t exactly have time on our hands, but some had been freed up by not having to commute. As it had become necessary to spend so much time… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Stories Claire Schön, family, marriage, pandemic, parenting, snow

THESE DAYS • by Allison Rae King

February 2, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

My older sister Kolt storms into the kitchen like an angry ostrich, all neck and ruffled feathers and big round eyes. Her fists are balled, her face splotchy red, a duffel bag slung over her shoulder. She’s barefoot. I bite… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Allison Rae King, death of a parent, parenting, siblings

THE ZOOM BIRTHDAY PARTY • by Peggy Gerber

December 14, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Max launched himself out of bed and raced into his parents’ bedroom bellowing, “Get up, get up already, today is my birthday!” The commotion continued as Max bounced around the apartment like a jackrabbit singing, “I’m five, I’m five, I’m… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Inspirational, Stories birthdays, COVID-19, parenting, parties, Peggy Gerber, quarantine

THE CALL • by Keith Snyder

December 7, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Just an empty hallway. He closed the door. It had been aggravating timing, too. Rinsing the dish soap off, drying his hands, yelling “Hold on!” tripping over the clutter, yanking the door because it stuck. Another knock came. Yank! “Okay—”… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Humour / Satire, Stories Keith Snyder, parenting, quests

CUSTODY • by MacKenzie Tastan

October 29, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Stella took a deep breath of crisp autumn air and thought about how little Halloween had changed in the neighborhood where she grew up. Bands of costumed children roamed the streets as the last of the natural light faded. The… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Horror, Stories demons, Halloween, MacKenzie Tastan, parenting

FATHER, FEATHERS, FLIGHT • by Sage Martin

October 20, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

When I was 4 years old, my dad said, “Your grandfather is a bird.”Imagine my surprise. He pointed out our kitchen window to the dark specks in our backyard and said, “Like a crow, or a magpie.” I didn’t understand… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories birds, fathers, parenting, Sage Martin

EQUINOX • by Jamie Etheridge

September 22, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

She wants a cookie, chocolate chip. But she can’t eat just one. If she starts, she’ll devour the whole box so she decides to go for a run instead and goes into the bedroom to change into her ‘running’ clothes… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Jamie Etheridge, parenting

INTERNATIONAL TALK LIKE A PIRATE DAY • by Gretchen Bartels-Ray

September 19, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

When I was almost five, my Aunt Evelyn discovered that my birthday falls on International Talk like a Pirate Day. “ARRRRRRH,” Aunt Ev brandished a hooked hand and waited until I looked up from my cupcake. “This be the tale… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories adoption, Gretchen Bartels-Ray, parenting, sacrifice, Talk Like A Pirate Day

THE CHALLENGE • by David Grubb

September 14, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

A brunette and her twin girls did their best to ignore me after I reached the highest point in my local California state park. I stood a few feet away from them while I tried to minimize my excessive huffing… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories David Grubb, exercise, fitness, parenting

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