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THE ENGLISH-ONLY RULE • by Ted Lietz

July 14, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Hania grew up in a southwest Detroit neighborhood where most people understood English well enough to follow radio broadcasts of Joe Louis fights and fireside chats. But they were far more comfortable conversing in Polish. It was the language of… Continue Reading →

Historical, Stories family, language, perinatal loss, pregnancy, Ted Lietz, World War II

LEMONS • by Tim Boiteau

July 13, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Epiphany: I need lemons. A tumble of lemons, a volcano of fresh explosive citrus, the obese mamas with that extraterrestrial shine, not those dinky rough-hide goblins lurking at the bottom of produce boxes. Fifty will do, I think. No, seventy;… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories, Surreal food, pregnancy, Tim Boiteau

WILD CHILD • by Shera Hill

June 29, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

My daughter’s red hair lights up the room, this wild child, this toddler Pippi Longstocking.   Her father had red hair. I met him in a mad, bad, crazy time in my life when I broke up with Tim, my eight-year-long… Continue Reading →

Romance, Stories pregnancy, Shera Hill

LUNAR SEAS • by Myra King

September 7, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Alkina opens wide one eye against the cold steel of her late husband’s telescope and remembers on a clear night, less than three months ago, Mare Fecunditatis, appearing so close she would have sworn water lay there. That morning he’d… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Australia, death of a spouse, domestic violence, magical realism, Myra King, pregnancy

THE WEIGHT OF EXPECTANCY • by Stephanie King

April 10, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Pipes banged and hissed as I heard the last of my heat fading away. The wood furnace was losing pressure fast and I knew soon there would not be enough water in the pipes to circulate heat, plunging the house… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories power outage, pregnancy, prison, Stephanie King, winter

ANOTHER DAY AT THE JOB • by Wayne Scheer

January 28, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

As I was preparing for class, Lois Blaylock, a fellow member of the English department, burst into my office looking like she had just caught the dean in a compromising position with a chicken. She had been my mentor through… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Romance, Stories academia, LGBTQ, pregnancy, Wayne Scheer

AN ARSENAL OF NAMES • by Deanna Krikorian

June 22, 2018Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The sound of his chewing made her palms sweat. It echoed in her brain. It filled every empty chair around the table, every empty room in their house. He wanted to make her wait, to intimidate her, to show her… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Deanna Krikorian, fathers, pregnancy

EMPTY HANGERS • by Joanne R. Fritz

July 21, 2013Every Day Fiction 19 Comments

“This house is too big,” Nora said at breakfast. Craig turned away from the TV, puffy eyes magnified by his bifocals. “Those retirement communities are maintenance-free. We should think about moving.” Moving? She meant hiring a cleaning service. “Oh, please,… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories aging, Joanne R. Fritz, marriage, memories, pregnancy

A CHRISTMAS PACKAGE • by Cathryn Grant

December 25, 2009Every Day Fiction 19 Comments

She looks scared and not very bright. That’s Jared’s first impression, and he’s a man who bets on first impressions. She’s thin except for the swell of her belly, as round as a full moon. She’s wearing a pale blue… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Stories Cathryn Grant, Christmas, pregnancy, runaways

NIPPED IN THE BUD • by Beth Cato

August 27, 2009Every Day Fiction 17 Comments

“Where did those come from?” Val said. The door slammed shut behind her, causing the thin walls to rattle on every side of the room. I stuffed the paper I was writing into the nearest book and shut it, pinching… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories Beth Cato, pregnancy
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