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Category: Childhood

The Totally True Stories of Mable Monster: The Magazine (Story by Risa Peris)

February 4, 2019 periswriter Leave a comment

I hate mornings. I really do. I would prefer to stay in bed. Snuggly under my Strawberry Shortcake blanket. But…

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Posted in: Childhood, Fiction
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Quadratic Justice (bp coyle)

February 1, 2019 coylewriter Leave a comment

I guess every maths teacher has a smartass in every class. And yeah, I admit it, it was me in…

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Posted in: Childhood, Humour, Parenting
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When You Are Older (bp coyle)

January 13, 2019 coylewriter Leave a comment

There was an old Protestant church across the way for our house when I was younger. It stood abandoned for…

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Posted in: Childhood, Fiction
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Think About What You’ve Done (bp coyle)

January 11, 2019 coylewriter Leave a comment

‘Get out of my sight,’ my father growled. ‘Go to bed. I don’t want to see you again today.’ ‘Are…

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Posted in: Childhood
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How do They do That? (bp coyle)

December 11, 2018 coylewriter Leave a comment

How do they do it? How are they always so careless and free? Running around the playground without a thought…

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Fore! (bp coyle)

November 30, 2018 coylewriter Leave a comment

Little Katie has crept into my room, climbed into bed with me. She always does when they are fighting. She…

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Posted in: Childhood, Family, Fiction
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Three Crimes (bp coyle)

September 29, 2018 coylewriter Leave a comment

Three sins we’d been told, three sins was the absolute minimum. Anything less was to think yourself better than others.…

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Posted in: Childhood, Fiction, Humour
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All Grown Up (bp coyle)

September 5, 2018 coylewriter Leave a comment

I was home for Christmas, at my Aunt’s house for a family gathering and just returning from using the bathroom…

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Posted in: Childhood, Humour
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You Got It (bp coyle)

July 23, 2018 coylewriter Leave a comment

My eyes have always been sensitive to light. It hurts. From a very young age I wore special glasses with…

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Posted in: Childhood

The Dark (Story by R.C. Peris)

July 20, 2018 periswriter Leave a comment

My parents purchased the house at a steep discount. The family that lived there needed to sell fast. The mother…

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Posted in: Childhood, Fiction

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