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MISPRONOUNCED GIRL • by Madari Pendàs

January 7, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

When Remedios Aguilar first applied to VeekCorp she knew better than to put her real name on the resume. She was familiar with the studies that showed that people with ‘ethnic’ names tend to get fewer job offers. She was… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories job interviews, Madari Pendas, names, office life, racism

SHIA • by Eli Simmons

October 12, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Her home was not a reflection of herself. Its walls didn’t exude her humor, wit, or pastimes. Shia was the result of a culture she didn’t belong to, its customs rooted in pop culture references and hip-hop. I can remember… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories drugs, Eli Simmons, high school, racism, suicide

ANOTHER PLEASANT VALLEY SUNDAE • by Adele Evershed

July 29, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

As Sian enters the café, she hears ABBA’s “Take A Chance On Me” playing softly. She pats her plastic purse, a superstitious tic to reassure herself she deserves to be there. It’s only since moving to the Valleys with her… Continue Reading →

Historical, Literary, Stories Adele Evershed, racism, teenagers, Wales

THE WATER TOWER STORY • by Bill Wilkinson

November 27, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The first time I cussed around grown-ups was at my Uncle’s house in Virginia on Thanksgiving and they all needed to hear it. Here’s what Thanksgiving was all about back then: piling into the cramped sedan for an eleven-hour drive… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Bill Wilkinson, family, racism, Thanksgiving

ALL COLORED GIRLS SHOULD WEAR YELLOW DRESSES • by Joseph Austin

November 8, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I know if Andy and Buddy could see me now, they’d kick my ass. But I can’t help it. She’s beautiful. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a girl this beautiful. Problem’s she’s colored. That’s why they’d kick my ass.… Continue Reading →

Historical, Literary, Stories Atlanta, harassment, Joseph Austin, racism

ONE OF THEM • by Walter Lawn

September 15, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Face down on the street, hands locked behind my head, I lay still while Plainville’s Finest held a gun on me and Second-Best rifled through my pockets. Where had I gone wrong? My client had announced he chose me based… Continue Reading →

Mystery / Suspense, Stories police, private investigators, racism, Walter Lawn, white supremacists

ON BEAUTY • by Madhumitha Koduvalli

May 16, 2017Every Day Fiction 15 Comments

The first winter, she was ten. The world was made white. She watched the glass fog up around her face, and her nose grew numb. She closed her eyes and heard her grandmother’s voice from far away, from the summer,… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Literary, Stories America, immigration, India, Madhumitha Koduvalli, racism, school
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