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Author: coylewriter

A Slow Day

A Slow Day (bp coyle)

April 22, 2021 coylewriter Leave a comment

Wow, it’s been a very slow day. The slow days are the worst around here, which is strange when you…

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Posted in: Childhood, Family
Marc Littman

Buried Dreams (story by Marc Littman)

January 26, 2021 coylewriter Leave a comment

We buried my brother with his dreams. On colored scraps of paper my young son, Teddy, and I scrawled all…

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Posted in: Dark Humour, Fiction, Humour
Beware The Beast

Beware The Beast (story by Aidan Coyle)

January 20, 2021 coylewriter Leave a comment

Confusion and chaos lifted. All was still and clear in his mind. Only hours earlier he was filled with misery,…

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Posted in: Horror
Career Choice (story by Eliza Mimski)

Career Choice (story by Eliza Mimski)

January 19, 2021 coylewriter 1 Comment

In eighth grade, I wore tons of make-up to Catholic school. I was a rebel. Trying to hide my outbreaks,…

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Posted in: Childhood
Purple Hands (story by Aidan Coyle)

Purple Hands (story by Aidan Coyle)

January 11, 2021 coylewriter Leave a comment

When I was a small child my grandparents would take me blackberry picking. It was usually late August when the…

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Posted in: Childhood, Family
bp coyle, brian

Letter to the People of the 21st Century (bp coyle)

October 3, 2020 coylewriter 2 Comments

End of Term Class Project: 14th May 2403 A Letter to the People of the 21st Century Hey guys! I…

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Posted in: Science Fiction
bp coyle, brian

Toy Soldiers (bp coyle)

September 14, 2020 coylewriter Leave a comment

‘Are you happy?’ ‘Of course.’ ‘I knew you wanted it to be a boy.’ ‘All that matters is that it’s…

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Posted in: Parenting
Dumplings (story by Vivian Leung )

Dumplings (story by Vivian Leung )

August 16, 2020 coylewriter Leave a comment

It was only 2:00 in the morning. Finding that she could not go back to sleep, she slowly got out…

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Posted in: Childhood, Fiction
bp coyle, brian

Elmo Needs A Hug (bp coyle)

July 17, 2020 coylewriter Leave a comment

Do you remember that toy? Elmo Needs A Hug? It was big a long time ago. Maybe it still is.…

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Posted in: COVID-19
Disappointment (story by Eliza Mimski)

Disappointment (story by Eliza Mimski)

July 4, 2020 coylewriter 1 Comment

I always admired her when I was growing up. No, that’s not quite true. I envied her. I wanted to…

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Posted in: Childhood

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