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BRITTLE • by Elaine Mead

July 14, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I watched her as much as she pretended not to watch me. My little sister. Wasn’t the youngest the baby? Wasn’t she supposed to be subject to our parents’ worries? Their touches of melancholy? I remember when she would beg… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories beaches, Elaine Mead, family, physical disability, siblings

WOBBLY MAN • by Jim Brennan

March 7, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Mort Slavin rushed through the kitchen when he saw someone stumble outside his house. In his haste, he ran full force into the dining room table, doubled over trying to catch his breath, and by the time he got to… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Stories aging, Jim Brennan, physical disability, running, violent crime, widowers

WAITING FOR MARIA • by Anthony Lawrence Gordon

May 19, 2013Every Day Fiction 3 Comments

Maria is late. She works at the Gap store in the mall and was supposed to get out a half an hour ago. I am near the mall exit waiting for her. Arms folded, I lean against the black, imitation… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories amputation, Anthony Lawrence Gordon, paralysis, physical disability

SWALLOWS’ NEST • by Sarah Crysl Akhtar

February 15, 2013Every Day Fiction 13 Comments

Raheel’s mother Parveen was unmatched for stubbornness but even she crumbled before fate. Yes, she said — the words like a scorpion on her tongue — find a Masood girl for my son. Her sisters had cunningly given birth to… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories arranged marriage, family, jealousy, physical disability, Sarah Crysl Akhtar
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