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HOME • by Tanner Cremeans

February 20, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

April 30th, 1972 I came home. It wasn’t the warm welcome that I had expected. What I expected was the abundance of romance and cheering that my father had told me about after he returned home from Germany at the… Continue Reading →

Historical, Stories Tanner Cremeans, veterans, Vietnam War, war

THE ERRANT STRAND • by Amanda Barusch

August 27, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Sweat crept down his back as he stepped off the rumbling bus and stood at attention with the other recruits. He’d used a cheap comb to part his hair with what he thought was military precision — on the right,… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Amanda Barusch, veterans

THE MEMORY IS THE ENEMY • by Sue Sabia

May 26, 2020Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Ivan uses the L.A. Daily News as a placemat because his wife – rest her soul – once told him it is easier to throw out a stained newspaper than to wash a stained placemat.  He prefers the obituary section;… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories aging, funeral rites, Sue Sabia, veterans

MAN DOWN • by Sam Payne

December 18, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

When someone popped a champagne cork at the Christmas party, Carl dived under the table. No one said a word. The dairy lot laughed nervously, the butchers raised their eyebrows and carried on with their conversations, and the dot.com drivers… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories holiday parties, one-night stands, Sam Payne, veterans

PAYING RESPECTS • by George Aitch

November 11, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The homeless man at the interchange is a veteran too and that makes me uncomfortable, especially today. His unkempt beard hangs past his collar and weaves with the fraying strands of his jacket. Headphones adjust themselves over ears, eyes glance… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Arlington National Cemetery, George Aitch, Remembrance Day, veterans, Veterans Day

INEVITABLE • by Margaret Madole

October 19, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Grace knew it was inevitable. The second her husband returned home from his deployment, his eyes tired and voice dull, it was clear it was only a matter of time. Joshua spoke then, but his words scarcely reached her. She… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Margaret Madole, PTSD, suicide, veterans

ACRONYMS • by Curtis J. Graham

January 25, 2019Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

It was a sticky glowbowling alley, Burton thought, more so than most. He clicked his fingernails on the scorekeeper’s table and stared into the dark screen of the bolted iPad, waiting for it to activate. Overhead, a disco ball cast… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories bowling, bowling alleys, Curtis J. Graham, veterans

MY BAD • by Mike Pemberton

November 11, 2018Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Bob bent down on one knee and popped the tops on the last two cans of paint. He flipped the lids of “Royal Lavender” onto the canvas drop cloth and stared at a muddled mess of grey and white satin.… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Mike Pemberton, parenting, teenagers, veterans

SOLDIER REASSEMBLING • by Clint Lowe

May 28, 2018Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

If he were to die, it seemed wrong he had to do so on the dirt. But he did. Nolan died on Iraq sand, leg blown off from a landmine. “My leg. My leg’s gone, John,” he said, eyes so… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories boats, Clint Lowe, veterans

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

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