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Category: Fable

The Mundane Egg (Story by Risa Peris)

November 5, 2020 Brian Coyle Leave a comment

According to a book I read, the Phoenicians, Egyptians, Hindus, and Japanese believed the Earth hatched from a mundane egg.…

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Posted in: Childhood, Fable, Fiction

Barcelona (Story by Risa Peris)

December 30, 2018 periswriter Leave a comment

December 30. I had been walking the city for hours and my feet were sore despite wearing my jogging shoes.…

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Posted in: Fable, Fiction

Hall of Doom (Story by R.C. Peris)

October 4, 2018 periswriter Leave a comment

It was necessary to bow low before the Emperor of All the Kingdoms. So low that your nose might meet…

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Posted in: Fable, Fiction

Helena and the Beast (Story by R.C. Peris)

March 19, 2018 periswriter 1 Comment

The Beast appeared during the time of the kings. King Monos, the third in a line of mighty warriors, ruled…

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Posted in: Fable, Fiction
Cry Wolf - A Sheep's Tale - bp coyle

Cry Wolf – A Sheep’s Tale (bp coyle)

March 7, 2018 coylewriter 1 Comment

Oh my, I do not think this night is going to end well. The night sky is clear but the…

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Posted in: Fable, Humour

The Woman Who Glowed (Story by R.C. Peris)

January 27, 2018 periswriter Leave a comment

She bathed on the roof, under all the moonlight and starlight, and the light dappled her body so that it…

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Posted in: Fable, Fiction

Once Upon a Time (Story by Cherie Hanson)

December 22, 2017 periswriter Leave a comment

Once upon a time, there was time and the time sat around us and under us and carried us like a…

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Posted in: Fable, Fiction
John Reilly - bp coyle

John Reilly (bp coyle)

December 16, 2017 coylewriter Leave a comment

Sure, I knew him. Quite sort, kept to himself. Some called him lazy. Wasn’t exactly the type to break his…

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Posted in: Fable, Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Humour
one day - bp coyle

One Day (bp coyle)

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Legends say that one day our God will walk among us in the form of a man. He will be…

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Posted in: Adult, Dark Humour, Fable, Fiction, Religion, Satire

The Ministry of Non-Existence (story by R.C. Peris)

December 14, 2017 coylewriter Leave a comment

“As bitter as wormwood,” said the traveler. Lucy set a mug of root beer before him. She refilled his mug…

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Posted in: Fable, Fantasy, Horror, Religion, Satire

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