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BLUFFDALE • by Natasha Mileusnic

March 7, 2018Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The look on my son’s face was undisguised disgust. Hunched over in the noisy diner, Ben shook his head, his mouth twisted in a scowl. I offered a wan smile to our waitress as she replenished my coffee, wishing I… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Natasha Mileusnic, parenting, runaways

MAYBE TOMORROW • by Lorna Brown

July 9, 2017Every Day Fiction 18 Comments

For the first weeks after Nicholas ran away, I’d run for the front door in the morning. Ma would find me staring at the steps. At first she said things like “Maybe tomorrow,” and then after a while she’d go… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories domestic violence, L.M Brown, runaways

HOMESICK • by Mickey Hunt

October 10, 2015Every Day Fiction 85 Comments

Thunder rumbled again from the southwest. The broad, two story house with its warm porch light might welcome him. But if a runaway had knocked on his front door long after midnight, his dad would greet the unlucky boy with… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories horses, infertility, Mickey Hunt, runaways

ONE TUESDAY • by Regina Solomond

August 8, 2015Every Day Fiction 36 Comments

Him, in a gray coat and red scarf. Him, one hand on the gas pump, the other in his pocket. Him, winking at me while whistling a tune. Me, in the same blue hoodie and jeans I’ve been wearing for… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories cars, music, parenting, Regina Solomond, runaways

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
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