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PAPERWORK • by Pamela Love

May 21, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

As the rain fell outside, Peng’s hands danced with a piece of paper, folding, smoothing, and turning. Fascinated, Ms. Lewis watched as the fourth grader turned a square into a diamond, then a kite, and finally a crane. “I’ve always… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Stories Pamela Love, school, teachers

NONE SO BLIND • by Jeffray Harrison

April 2, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

I can’t explain to you what I see. I don’t know what you see when you close your eyes, but when I close mine I see the same thing as when they’re open. Nothing. I don’t think it’s black, or… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories blindness, child abuse, Jeffray Harrison, parental violence, school

LESSONS FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL • by James Anthony Mehrle, Jr.

November 1, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

In the Eighth Grade at a Catholic School in Columbus, Ohio as I neared the age of fourteen, I had a couple things going for me. One, I knew a lot of stuff, primarily anything that had nothing to do… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Literary, Stories elections, James Anthony Mehrle, Jr., school

JULIE AND THE SUBSTITUTE TEACHER • by Robert Runté

October 13, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Ms. Marken, the substitute teacher, was doing a math demonstration. Julie had finished the entire math unit two days before, so that was boring. Instead, Julie had taken out her Kindle and was ignoring the sub in the spirit of… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories dyslexia, language, mathematics, Robert Runté, school, teachers

THE FAD • by James Cato

September 17, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Pleased to meet you. As you know, we start the interview with some standard bureaucratic questions. Do you remember Witchcaps? Right. I remember they were initially designed for edgy supermodels, so their popularity in elementary schools came as a surprise.… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories James Cato, job interviews, school, technology, trends

THE COUNSELOR’S OFFICE • by Sarah Losner

August 22, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“Marlina, we’ve been waiting for you. Please, take a seat,” the counselor said, gesturing to the empty chair. Marlina did what she was told, cautiously taking a seat across the room from Eddie. He smiled at her, prompting the knot… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories assault, counsellors, Sarah Losner, school

BETWEEN BELLS AND RINGS • by Rory Crane Arnold

July 30, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“A class ring is a great reminder of all the memories you made in school,” the man in the too-small suit said to me, holding out the gold ring. On it was the school crest: a shield and two striking… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories class rings, foster care, jewelry, Rory Crane Arnold, school

AUSTRALIA • by Richard Sensenbrenner

July 7, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

My spaceship lands in Australia and I come out with a big gun, to shoot lions. Mommy won’t let me have a gun. Mommy asked me where I wanted to go on vacation. I said somewhere where there’s no relatives.… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Stories art, parenting, Richard Sensenbrenner, school

THE NIGHT OF THE LIVING ASSIGNMENT • by Evan Gustin

December 16, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“Twenty lines! By tomorrow!” the Latin teacher shrieked. The class gave out a collective groan. Translating twenty lines of Ovid’s Metamorphoses seemed impossible, even with one hundred nights to work on them. I glanced down at my paper to see… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories Evan Gustin, homework, school

TUMBLING DOWN • by Manny Delgadillo

October 24, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Back in Auburndale Elementary, Ms. Ponte was my first-grade homeroom teacher. She was so elderly she had probably crossed the Red Sea with Moses. The problem with her was she was falling apart right before my eyes. If you’ve ever… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories, Surreal aging, Manny Delgadillo, school, teachers

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