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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

HABITATS FOR HUMANITY • by Richard M. O’Donnell, Sr.

July 4, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Listen up, children. You too, Shannon. Derrick, no pushing. Class, we only get one field trip to the space elevator. Don’t ruin it with misbehavior. Leon, grab Susan before she floats back up the hatch. Maintenance is working on the… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories aliens, Richard M. O'Donnell, school

THE ASSEMBLY • by Shawn Van Horn

March 18, 2019Every Day Fiction 1 Comment

I sat at my desk in Miss Austin’s class, engrossed in yet another book. We’d just been assigned Where the Red Fern Grows yesterday, and I was already halfway through it. I forced myself to detach from the fictional world… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories school, Shawn Van Horn

274 DAYS • by M.A. Scudiero

December 10, 2017Every Day Fiction 11 Comments

Two hundred and seventy-four days. That was how long Samantha had been waiting. Seconds slowly ticked away as Samantha re-checked the clock. Days felt even longer in school. She tried listening to her algebra teacher talk about theorems and equations,… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Stories M.A. Scudiero, school, veterans, Veterans Day

WEIRD PETS • by Clint Lowe

November 27, 2017Every Day Fiction 12 Comments

As soon as Miss Kate left detention class for the toilet, Edelle scrambled over to Leah. “Flippidy books,” Edelle said, and flung Leah’s hardbacks from her desk, spreading them on the ground. Jaryd sat cowering in his seat, drawing squiggly… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Literary, Stories bullying, Clint Lowe, ferrets, school

SCHOOL OF THOUGHTS • by Daniel J. Kramer

September 17, 2017Every Day Fiction 29 Comments

“Welcome to the Academy,” the Chancellor announced. His voice was echoed by the crowd’s applause, whose eclipsing thunder reduced his volume to that of a whisper. I was in that crowd, but clapping softly. When asked by the admissions officer… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories Daniel J. Kramer, education, school, teachers, time travel

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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