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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

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

SARAH • by Brad Shurmantine

October 5, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

She had come at lunch for help on her essay. He made sure the door was left open. No reason. That’s just what you did these days. Sarah was a quiet, sweet girl. One of his Honors kids. He was… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories anxiety, Brad Shurmantine, teachers, World Teachers' Day

WATER MARRIAGE • by Jerri Jerreat

September 25, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Monday, staring at lychees in the specialty shop, Zuberi wondered who had murdered the snitch. And how he and Rosa could have quarreled over something so — impersonal. They were an ideal couple, had met in their late thirties, wiser.… Continue Reading →

Science Fiction, Stories climate change, Jerri Jerreat, lawyers, marriage, teachers

THE TATTOOED ARTIST • by Sharon J. Wishnow

September 4, 2019Every Day Fiction 1 Comment

Nick made short work of assembling boxes and filling the office supply orders that had come in overnight. Delivered in twenty-four hours or it’s free was one of Knickerbocker Office Supplies and Fine Writing Papers’ guarantees. The store, an Upper… Continue Reading →

Romance, Stories back to school, musicians, Sharon J. Wishnow, teachers

THAT MAN • by Richard Sensenbrenner

May 24, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

He wore an expensive suit and expensive-smelling cologne. Black or dark brown eyes took her in, took in her shopping cart. He didn’t have a cart. A bouquet of white daisies was cradled in his left arm near a handful… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Stories grocery stores, Richard Sensenbrenner, teachers

NO ONE IS IN CUSTODY • by Ebony L. Morman

February 19, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Fortunately and unfortunately, no two days are the same. “I’ll be damned if I let them get the best of me, today! Not me, not today!” I say to myself. The morning bell screams through the sound system. Within minutes,… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Ebony L. Morman, high school, teachers

LOVE ME NOT • by Stella B James

February 12, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

He loves me. I study the petal held between my fingertips with interest, amused that something so fragile could determine my heart’s fate. I drop it to float down and land on the pavement where many discarded petals lay scattered… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories high school, Stella B James, teachers, unrequited love

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