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Quadratic Justice (bp coyle)

February 1, 2019 coylewriter 1 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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Spelling Bee (bp coyle)

December 13, 2018 coylewriter Leave a comment

‘Dad,’ she asked me, ‘how do you spell psychopath?’ I pondered for a moment. ‘P-s-y-c-h-o…’ ‘P-s-y-c-o-…’ ‘No, it’s c-h-o-.’ ‘Oh,…

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Posted in: Humour, Parenting
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Haunted House (bp coyle)

October 18, 2018 coylewriter Leave a comment

Damn my boss. Making me work late on Halloween. My little girl Jenny was waiting for me to take her…

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Posted in: Horror, Parenting
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Me and Ms. White (bp coyle)

May 26, 2018 coylewriter Leave a comment

When my daughter was seven she moved up to second class and acquired a new teacher called Ms. White. Ms.…

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Posted in: Humour, Parenting
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Cry Baby Cry (bp coyle)

May 22, 2018 coylewriter Leave a comment

Your heart would go out to them. They are hardly more than children themselves and with a baby that looks…

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Posted in: Family, Fiction, Parenting
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Ruler (bp coyle)

May 11, 2018 coylewriter Leave a comment

The play came into my hands in a peculiar manner. Actually it is not so much a play as a…

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Posted in: Humour, Parenting

Mama (Story by R.C. Peris)

April 10, 2018 periswriter Leave a comment

Three little girls. All in a row. And then there were none. Good night, girls. Good night, mama. I told…

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Posted in: Family, Fiction, Parenting
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Barbie Girls (bp coyle)

April 5, 2018 coylewriter Leave a comment

One thing you discover after having twins is that no two toys are exactly the same. They may be factory made, they…

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Posted in: Humour, Parenting
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Easter Surprise (bp coyle)

April 1, 2018 coylewriter Leave a comment

Finally, that stupid doctor has given me meds that work.  They work real good. I feel like my old self…

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Posted in: Humour, Parenting
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Rockabye – A Baby’s Tale (bp coyle)

March 22, 2018 coylewriter Leave a comment

The Nursery Times morning edition Tragedy was narrowly averted yesterday when a vigilant passerby happened to notice a baby’s cradle…

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Posted in: Fairy Tale, Humour, Parenting

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