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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

ELLA • by S.E. Gilbey

February 28, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Ella was a loud and opinionated child — but also careful and caring and never cruel. “You’re such a difficult girl,” her mother would wail. “Why can’t you be more like your sisters? They do as they’re told.” But while… Continue Reading →

Fantasy, Stories fathers, mothers, royalty, S.E. Gilbey, teachers

DO CRABS THINK FISH ARE FLYING? • by Brandt Scheidemantel

January 31, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

“Chapter Two,” he read, “Language and Memory.” “Hang on.” “Yes?” “Guess what? “What?” “Chicken butt.” He sighed. “Guess why?” “We’ve no time for…” “Chicken thigh!!” She howled and fell off the stool, banging her fist on the carpet. He set… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories Brandt Scheidemantel, teachers

THE TEACHER’S TINY TERROR • by Alyson Tait

January 22, 2022Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Dark green yarn. Black button eyes.  Stiffly-starched wings. The amigurumi Cthulhu sat on the edge of my desk, watching over my classroom. Its eyes peered into the void of a thousand teenage souls — the dreadful thing had been with… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories, Surreal Alyson Tait, Cthulhu, teachers

PROUD FLESH • by Teresa Burns Gunther

November 30, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

In her English class, Gillian was assigned an ode. She wrote to the jagged Zorro scar above her knee from the August night she taught Benny to surf in the rickety trailer camper their father towed. They’d been banished from… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories child abuse, domestic violence, poetry, scars, siblings, teachers, Teresa Burns Gunther

OLD BONES • by Ronni Sandroff

June 7, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

When Professor Albright retired at the turn of the 21st century, his favorite students helped him load his car. Two of the college boys carried out the antique yellowed skeleton in a seated position with an arm around each of… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories, Surreal retirement, Ronni Sandroff, skeletons, teachers

SELFIES • by Gary Fincke

February 18, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The substitute teacher only tells us Miss Rawley is having a difficult time, but we already know why. Fifth grade is a room full of rumors, and we are sure this one is true. We’ve watched the video news clip… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories cameras, car accidents, Gary Fincke, teachers

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

REFLECTION OF SUMMER PAST • by Laura Besley

September 8, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The night before school goes back, my son and I watch his ‘Welcome to Year 2’ video, sitting side by side at the kitchen table. Within a few seconds, I can picture myself, legs wrapped around my son’s teacher, him… Continue Reading →

Literary, Romance, Stories first day of school, Laura Besley, single parents, teachers

JIMMY’S HAIKU • by Jakob Westpfahl

November 17, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

On our first day back from Summer Break, my best friend Jimmy fell out of his chair clutching his knee, screaming. I laughed, believing this to be an out-of-place practical joke I was usually in on. Jimmy kept saying his… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories cancer, high school, Jakob Westpfahl, memories, poetry, teachers

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