Author: Every Writer

Richard Edwards has a BFA in Creative Writing and Journalism from Bowling Green State University and an M.S. in Education from the University of Akron. Managing editor of Drunk Duck, poetry editor for Prairie Margins, reporter for Miscellany, Akron Journal, Lorain Journal, and The BG News. He has also worked as a professional writer and editor in the medical publishing industry for several years. For the last 15 years Richard has also taught literature and writing at the secondary and post-secondary levels. He works much of the time with at-risk students.

A Memoir by Namitha Varma

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Every Writer

You were nestling atop the bookshelf, between a battered Harold Robbins and a few tomes of Umberto Eco, patiently waiting for someone to take you home. You were picked up endlessly by second-hand book hunters but dismissed,

The Remnants of Love & Dinosaurs By Yaki Margulies

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Every Writer

As a child, my mother used to tell me bedtime stories to help me fall asleep. With a glass of scotch resting on my bedspread, she would recount tales of her childhood in Kamsack, Saskatchewan.

The Blind Knife Sharpener by Teri Saya

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Every Writer

In Mexico there are always sounds to announce one thing or another. I especially like the knife sharpeners whistle…..

A long, low fluting whistle

First Day By Ryan Diminick

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Every Writer

I backed into the parking spot, making sure I had enough clearance on each side. The first attempt brought me too close to the black SUV on my right, so I decided to pull forward. Once I straightened out

Solitude by Samantha Lee

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Every Writer

The artist was seated at the top of the cliff when I clambered over the edge.

“Did you find it on the way up?” he asked. “Fulfillment?”

Confession by Lorna Wood

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Every Writer

The Agency hired me so if anything went wrong they could claim I was acting on my own hook. We’d only just opened up diplomatic relations with Dokpur, and things were still delicate.

“The Bargain” by Ian Hunter

Posted on October 26, 2014 by Every Writer

From the comfort of his airline-assigned seat, Terry watched the storm raging outside his window. Terry hated to fly. Bumpy flights like these were the worst. Terry decided to get his mind off the turbulence the only way he knew how:

Deadly Decorating by Erin Landers

Posted on October 23, 2014October 23, 2014 by Every Writer

It was perfect.

Sasha Smith stood staring up at her new, upstairs apartment, smiling.

The Bogeyman by Grey Harlowe

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Every Writer

It was going to be a long night, Kyle realized as he looked over the three paragraphs he had typed for his two page Spanish essay due the next morning. It was 8:35, which meant another hour of writing,

The Suitcase by Kat Pope

Posted on October 19, 2014October 21, 2014 by Every Writer

“Where are you going at this hour?” Fiona stood in the doorway, a hand at either side of the frame.

Percival thought about trying to explain, then shook his head. “I’m not going anywhere.”