“The Sweat Hut” by Alana Jules Jackman
It used to be so. Playing dead to catch Corbeau alive. Every day started with the Our Father.
Tag: short fiction
“The Aftermath” by Christopher Fraser
“I’m sorry.” It was a simple statement, filled with honesty and sadness, but truth was evident in the man’s voice . . .
“Just the Nanny” by Crystal Munoz
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 […]
“Saved by the Supernatural League” by Vindhar Suraj
Tina knew she shouldn’t have gone to that party with Robert . . .
“Thanksgiving Mom” by Colin Cohen
It suddenly occurred to Rudi that not only was she alone in a strange and empty city, but it was Thanksgiving . . .
“Parenting Math” by Molly Pascal
I thought taking care of one baby was hard, until I had two . . .
“This Is What Happens When a Writer Listens to Too Many Children’s Songs” by Katherine N. Friedman
Some of her patients had parenting problems more than they had medical problems, but Dr. Simian didn’t say that out loud as she took Mrs. Monkey’s call . . .
“Survey Says? Your Parenting Stinks” by Molly DeFrank
We pulled into our parking space at 9:38am. Yes, we were technically eight minutes late. But I’d managed to dress and feed four hungry tiny people, wrestle them into car seats, and drive here. Eight minutes late was a win.