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JIMMY’S HAIKU • by Jakob Westpfahl

November 17, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

On our first day back from Summer Break, my best friend Jimmy fell out of his chair clutching his knee, screaming. I laughed, believing this to be an out-of-place practical joke I was usually in on. Jimmy kept saying his… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories cancer, high school, Jakob Westpfahl, memories, poetry, teachers

HIGHWAY • by J.F. Connolly

January 31, 2017Every Day Fiction 5 Comments

Bob woke up early. In the shower, he rehearsed his ten o’clock presentation, a one-page map in his mind, a landscape he would negotiate for an hour and a half — Haines’ Iceberg Theory, the way he had been planning… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories car accidents, commuting, hospitals, J.F. Connolly, poetry, road rage

THE HERO AND THE HORROR • by Kevin Shamel

May 6, 2008Every Day Fiction 32 Comments

The day came lilac and hazy. Trees whispered sluggish, cotton greetings. A crow, from its high cedar perch, blasted a call to its mate three trees down. I sat on the porch and watched the birds fly over — smudges… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories banshees, books, Kevin Shamel, magic, poetry
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