“Jackson’s Bad Choice” by Kristen Petry
Yawning, seven-year old Jackson woke up from his nap; smiling, stretching and luxuriating in his sick day.
Category: Terrible Twosdays
Are you a parent going through the Terrible Twos? Did you live through them and survive? Terrible Twosdays is a place to commiserate over the unending shenanigans of your Darling Children (as the online parenting communities say). Nonfiction stories will be considered, so long as names have been changed to protect the guilty. Inspired by our best-selling gift book for parents, Go the Fuck to Sleep, Terrible Twosdays joins the roster of our other online short fiction series. Unlike Mondays Are Murder and Thursdaze, we’re looking for stories with a light and mischievous feel, all about the day-to-day challenges of parenting. As with our other flash fiction series, stories must not exceed 750 words.
“Does the President Poop?” by Kristin Markovich and Laura Moore
“Kids, it’s been awhile. Should we try to poop in the potty?!”
“NO!!!!!!”
“How to Raise a Warhol” by Maggie Gale
There was an odd quietness in the house, a stillness I could only describe as beautiful.
“Replaced” by Melissa Ostrom
You’re supposed to be the littlest. You were yesterday.
“Death and Preschool” by Erin Weber Boss
I have a five-year-old. She’s fierce and stubborn. She’s sweet and empathetic.
“Afro-Puff Daddy” by Nkosi Ife Bandele
Granted, my three year old daughter looks adorable in Afro-Puffs.
“Tears of Growth” by Monica Pollin
The September he started first grade, my son cried every morning.
“Kaboom” by Eileen Vorbach Collins
The homework assignment was simple; make something to do with transportation.