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MODELS • by Connor Harding

December 28, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

Mannequins are a kind of living organism; Aaron knew that. Though rigidly fixed in place and confined by an uncanny plastic shell, every model in every shop in the mall had been imprinted by human touch. The employees that dressed… Continue Reading →

Stories, Surreal Connor Harding, shopping malls, working in retail

NAVIGATING THE PATHS OF FRIENDSHIP • by Sharon J. Clark

October 12, 2021Every Day Fiction Leave a Comment

The problem with friendships was the invisible boundary lines and the unscripted definitions that everyone seemed to understand. Everyone except Thelma, who found them mystifying. It hadn’t always been so complicated. On her first day at school, Jenny Smith sat… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories friendship, Sharon J. Clark, working in retail

DOOMSMART • by Anamarija Slatinec

January 30, 2017Every Day Fiction 15 Comments

“Cleanup in Aisle 23!” Aisle 23, water filtration. That kid has gotten into the calcium hypochlorite sacks again. We only used to sell it by the gram but lately people have been fighting over it like the last turkey at… Continue Reading →

Humour / Satire, Stories Anamarija Slatinec, prepping, working in retail

NO WORDS • by Charles Payseur

April 7, 2014Every Day Fiction 8 Comments

Sometimes when I’m standing behind the counter of Value Video, my eyes glued on the screen of one of the televisions suspended over the store, the mute faces talking on and on, I think about what I’d say if an… Continue Reading →

Literary, Stories Charles Payseur, imagination, working in retail

YOUR SMILE • by Elizabeth Pilsner

December 17, 2010Every Day Fiction 22 Comments

Swipe… beep… swipe… beep… swipe… BEEP! I’m on the third hour of my shift and that mantra pounds my mind, stirring with fluorescent lights for a headache, just short of a migraine. Still, plastered on my face is a half-smile,… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Stories Elizabeth Pilsner, working in retail

KANTI CHOOSES SANTA • by Sarah Hilary

December 25, 2008Every Day Fiction 32 Comments

The advert had stipulated ‘Bring your own boots’. Kanti looked at the men’s feet. Most wore wellies. One had work-boots, dusty at the toes. The man at the far end wore Doc Martens. She referred to the list on the… Continue Reading →

Inspirational, Literary, Stories Christmas, discrimination, Santa Claus, Sarah Hilary, working in retail
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