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Category: Relationships

bp coyle, brian

Damage (bp coyle)

June 19, 2020 coylewriter

‘You shouldn’t waste your time on me,’ he told me in a whisper. ‘I’ve got too much damage. Too much…

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Posted in: Relationships
David Lowis

Bat Man (story by David Lowis)

June 11, 2020 coylewriter 1 Comment

2 a.m. I drive Cassie home and park outside her house. “Leave the engine on,” she says. “It’s cold.” Cassie…

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Posted in: Relationships

The Flood (Story by Risa Peris)

June 2, 2020 Brian Coyle

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
Jim Woessner

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

May 12, 2020 coylewriter

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

Margaritas (Story by Risa Peris)

February 18, 2020 Brian Coyle 2 Comments

It’s a horrible experiment. The one I am conducting with my heart. You see, I’ve decided not to attach myself…

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Posted in: Fiction, Relationships
bp coyle, brian

Girlfriend in a Coma (bp coyle)

February 16, 2020 coylewriter 1 Comment

I tried talking. That’s what they said to do. Talk, talk as if you were here beside me. Really here,…

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Posted in: Fiction, Relationships
bp coyle, brian

Hello (bp coyle)

January 16, 2020 coylewriter

‘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, brian

Sunday, January 5th, 2020 (bp coyle)

January 5, 2020 coylewriter

Dear dairy… I’ve been crying again. Silly old me. Quietly, almost silently, I don’t want to risk waking him. He…

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Posted in: Relationships
bp coyle, brian

The Breakup (bp coyle)

January 3, 2020 coylewriter

‘Hey man. It’s Sunday! Why don’t we go see an afternoon movie and grab a few beers. It’ll be like…

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Posted in: Friendship, Relationships
bp coyle, brian

Mid-Life Crisis (bp coyle)

December 13, 2019 coylewriter

‘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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