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Category: Family

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
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
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Vampire #3 (bp coyle)

June 5, 2020 coylewriter Leave a comment

Dad was a big guy, mean looking. Dad was a mean guy. I didn’t know him well. It’s hard to…

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Posted in: Childhood, Family, Parenting

The Flood (Story by Risa Peris)

June 2, 2020 Brian Coyle Leave a comment

The rain began on Monday. A light drizzle that became an insistent downpour. My husband tended to the farm as…

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Posted in: Family, Fiction, Relationships
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Hold (bp coyle)

March 1, 2020 coylewriter Leave a comment

I had plans. Dreams. I was going to go places. Literally and metaphorically. But I got a job when school…

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Posted in: Family, Fiction

The Dog (Story by Risa Peris)

January 31, 2020 Brian Coyle Leave a comment

There was a black and white messy dog in the street licking his dick. Occasionally, his tail would thump on…

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Posted in: Family, Fiction, Mental Health
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What’s My Age Again? (bp coyle)

January 26, 2020 coylewriter 1 Comment

‘How old am I?’ asked Granny. ‘You’re ninety four Granny,’ I told her as I stirred the water around the…

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Posted in: Family

Red (Story by Risa Peris)

January 10, 2020 Brian Coyle Leave a comment

Little Red Riding Hood didn’t know the way to grandma’s house. Her mother told her to cross a field and…

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Posted in: Childhood, Fairy Tale, Family, Fiction
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Fresh Off The Boat (bp coyle)

January 9, 2020 coylewriter Leave a comment

I met a nice young chap in the pub today. Fresh off the boat he was, from the old country.…

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Posted in: Family, Fiction

The Silence (Story by Risa Peris)

January 6, 2020 Brian Coyle Leave a comment

It was at the end of the street for the entire time he lived on Whisk Avenue. The narrow, brick…

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Posted in: Family, Fiction, Religion

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