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DANIELLA IN THE LION’S DEN • by Kristen Petry

May 28, 2017Every Day Fiction 13 Comments

The party is just getting started. Our guests are laughing and listening to Pandora, happy at the start of the holiday weekend. Down at the beach, the sun sets into the Gulf, and here, the sky hazes yellow to pink.… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Kristen Petry, parenting, parties, teenagers

CANDY CANE MANDY • by Melanie Bell

December 25, 2016Every Day Fiction 15 Comments

Pull ropes from red and white, twist, stick on wax paper-covered pans. Inhale air that’s hot, sickly sweet, and still smells a bit like horse. “They’re going to love your candy canes this year,” says Mom with her pin-up girl… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Literary, Stories Melanie Bell, teenagers, writers

STRAWBERRY KISSES • by Carl Steiger

July 12, 2016Every Day Fiction 8 Comments

Martin slouched on the seat in the train taking him home from classes in the Highly Capable program. His gangling legs had outgrown his jeans. He had taken a worn paperback from his satchel, but it was hard to read,… Continue Reading →

Horror, Stories Carl Steiger, teenagers, trains

SIZE TEN SHOE • by Laura Lee Cascada

January 14, 2015Every Day Fiction 37 Comments

She wore a size ten shoe. She could stretch her toes out like a giraffe’s neck without reaching the end of her sneakers, but that was okay as long as none of her classmates had X-ray vision. A size ten… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories courage, Laura Lee Cascada, teenagers

BUTCH-FEMME • by Cristina Sandoval

May 4, 2012Every Day Fiction 17 Comments

I guess the main reason why I can’t be a lesbian is because I’m not very logical. (I’m failing math, for one.) I see the butch girls doing things like helping others move with pickup trucks and with sensible shoes,… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Cristina Sandoval, LGBTQIA+, teenagers

HER COUSIN • by Jason Stout

August 11, 2010Every Day Fiction 15 Comments

Four inches away is the closest I would get to Melanie that summer.  Four inches of movie theater armrest between two uncertain elbows.  It seemed close enough then. It had started as a lost summer, but I was beginning to… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Jason Stout, movie theaters, teenagers

DEATH IN THE AFTERNOON • by Walter Giersbach

July 4, 2009Every Day Fiction 12 Comments

Jonas hunched deeper in the lawn chair with the rotting webbing and watched the puddle under his lemonade widen until it was the size of his hand. The condensation reminded him of the sweat under his armpits and the wet hair… Continue Reading →

Stories siblings, teenagers, unwanted pregnancy, Walt Giersbach

RONNIE ANGEL • by Jeanne Holtzman

November 29, 2007Every Day Fiction 9 Comments

Linda walked alone to meet Ronnie at the lot. With each footstep, her nipples rubbed against the shirt her mom had ironed. It hurt and embarrassed her, but made her feel worldly and older than fifteen. Gone were the days… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Jeanne Holtzman, teenagers

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