Fiction Quote by Cole Alpaugh

“Momma crossed her arms over her apron bib and worked the small of her back against the edge of the doorframe. Daddy drew a…

— T.R. Pearson

“So here she was, running up and down rocky terrain, slogging through mud, jumping over fences, and sloshing through cold, dirty creek water—all the…

— Julie James

“This boy at school taught me. But then he pulled my ponytail on the playground the next day, so I'm not really friends with…

— Shelly Crane

“Dad used to tell Mama he hurt us because he loved us too much. She’d sit in her rocker and he’d kneel at her…

— Natalie C. Parker

“Best mama in the world, and I’m the lucky bastard who knocked her up.”

— Nicole Jacquelyn

“Yo momma so poor that when I rang her doorbell, she said "ding-dong.”

— Various

“regardless of whether he was right or not. “Did momma call you?” Keyshawn stuck his damn giraffe neck in the doorway. “Naw,” I fibbed.…

— Anonymous

“While Mary brushed my pistachio silk carriage dress, Mama tugged the laces of my corset as tight as they would go. She grunted and…

— Susan Dennard

“I should have known better. My momma had been a momma long enough to hear a whisper better than a shout, and I dropped…

— Jennifer Erin Valent

“My mother was in the bathtub crying and I was standing outside the door waiting, just in case she decided to slip her head…

— Eula Biss

“Momma had told me, “See, she looks asleep,” but when I squeezed her hand, her eyes never opened. Daddy carried me out the sanctuary…

— Angie Thomas

“This was another pretend, and here in a yard on a bench was his real wife, with sad, kind, tired eyes. The lesson of…

— Joshilyn Jackson