Childhood

A Father’s Dream

Guest Author Childhood Memories

Jonathan Chibuike Ukah's "A Father’s Dream" captures a nostalgic vision of childhood wonder. The poem contrasts a magical, boundless sleep under sunflowers with the eventual realization of life's constraints. Ukah’s ...

Garbage Kids

Guest Author Childhood Life Struggles

In Dion Enis Nikci’s short fiction “Garbage Kids,” a young boy emerges from a garbage bin, grappling with the stench and discomfort of his environment. He encounters a girl of ...

In Midair

Guest Author Childhood Family

In "In Midair," Diane Kimbrell captures the excitement and underlying tension of a young girl's first circus experience. As she navigates the thrill of the spectacle against a backdrop of ...

Dancing on the X

Guest Author Childhood Memories

In Dancing on the X by Todd Williams, the poem reflects on youthful days of half-hearted schemes and simple pleasures. With vivid imagery, it contrasts childhood summers and school days ...

Early Life

Doug Hawley Childhood Memories

In Early Life by Doug Hawley, the narrator reflects on childhood memories from the late 1940s to mid-1950s. The recollections are marked by innocent play, friendships, and a stable family ...

Inching Up The Wall

Guest Author Childhood Family

In Inching Up The Wall by Denise McCabe, a young girl reflects on Sunday visits to her grandparents' Brooklyn brownstone. While her older brother and cousins often leave her out ...

You Just Weren't There

Guest Author Childhood Memories

"You Just Weren’t There" by Nicky Foster reflects on the painful gaps in memory between a mother and child, where the past is haunted by absence and the lingering question ...

Linked

Guest Author Childhood Drama

In Linked, Christie Walker Bos captures the frustration and reluctant companionship of a young girl as she is tasked with taking her younger brother outside to observe the night sky. ...

Searching for My Family Tree

Guest Author Childhood Christmas

In Searching for My Family Tree, Scott Finelli evokes a nostalgic 1960s childhood in suburban Maryland. The story captures the innocence of an eight-year-old boy's quest to find the perfect ...

His Butterfly

Guest Author Childhood Flash Fiction

In Thomas Elson's flash fiction His Butterfly, a seventy-eight-year-old man momentarily escapes his physical ailments and current reality, reverting to a traumatic childhood memory. As he navigates a familiar pharmacy, ...

Chantou

Guest Author Childhood Culture

In Kathy Whipple's "Chantou," we are introduced to a ten-year-old girl in a Cambodian village who weaves intricate silk patterns on a wooden loom. The narrative vividly captures the sensory ...

Milt and Lil

Guest Author Childhood Drama

In Mark Tulin’s short fiction "Milt and Lil," a young child recounts the turbulent relationship between his parents, marked by ceaseless arguments and trivial grievances. The story poignantly reveals the ...

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Childhood