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Category: Humour

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
Jim Woessner

Seat 23A, Seat 23B (story by Jim Woessner)

May 12, 2020 coylewriter Leave a comment

Mac boarded a flight in Boston. Bailey caught one out of New York. They changed planes in Chicago and sat…

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Posted in: Fiction, Humour, Relationships
Emily Adler

A Short Essay on Humans (story by Emily Adler)

April 11, 2020 coylewriter Leave a comment

My name’s Reggie, and I’m a rat. No, I mean, I’m literally a rodent. Rattus Norvegicus, they call us. We’ve…

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Posted in: Fantasy, Humour
bp coyle, brian

A COVID-19 Abecedarian [part one] (bp coyle)

April 9, 2020 coylewriter Leave a comment

A is for aspirin, they won’t help this time. B is for Brian, and I’m feeling fine. ***** C is…

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Posted in: COVID-19, Humour
bp coyle, brian

They Grow Up So Fast (bp coyle)

February 2, 2020 coylewriter Leave a comment

I remember when Saturdays were for hangovers and reading. Now it’s off to the park, to the playground, at the…

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Posted in: Humour, Parenting
bp coyle, brian

Hello (bp coyle)

January 16, 2020 coylewriter Leave a comment

‘Hello’ ‘Hey. This is Simon, Paul’s friend. Paul Brennan. We met in the pub last Saturday night. I don’t know…

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Posted in: Humour, Relationships
bp coyle, brain

What’s There To Think About? (bp coyle)

January 12, 2020 coylewriter Leave a comment

‘Have you finished it yet?’ she asks, all eager and excited. ‘Just finished it this second,’ I place the copy…

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Posted in: Creativity, Humour
bp coyle, brian

Happy New Year (bp coyle)

December 31, 2019 coylewriter Leave a comment

‘Hey’ ‘Hey mate. Please tell me you have found a new year’s eve party for us to go tonight.’ ‘Well..’…

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Posted in: Holiday, Humour
bp coyle, brian

Unexpected Item in the Bagging Area (bp coyle)

December 21, 2019 coylewriter Leave a comment

Oh no! There’s no one at the cash desk, I’m going to have to use the self service thing. This…

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Posted in: Humour
bp coyle, brian

Mid-Life Crisis (bp coyle)

December 13, 2019 coylewriter Leave a comment

‘Mom, I’m really worried about Harry. I think he might be going through some sort of mid-life crisis.’ ‘Men! They’re…

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Posted in: Humour, Relationships

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