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I Should Have Listened to My Mother (Story by Risa Peris)

October 2, 2020 Brian Coyle Leave a comment

I knew I should have stayed snug in my cave gorging on benthic fish or simply resting. That day, however,…

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Posted in: Fiction Filed under: coelacanth, fishing, ocean
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Toy Soldiers (bp coyle)

September 14, 2020 coylewriter Leave a comment

‘Are you happy?’ ‘Of course.’ ‘I knew you wanted it to be a boy.’ ‘All that matters is that it’s…

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Posted in: Parenting

Not on Mars (Story by Risa Peris)

September 12, 2020 Brian Coyle Leave a comment

My name is Commander Jane Lance and I was not on Mars. The night before my three-year flight to Mars,…

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Posted in: Adventure, Fiction, Science Fiction

Zebras (Story by Risa Peris)

September 7, 2020 Brian Coyle Leave a comment

I am a world-renowned diagnostician. I’m the person doctors call when patients are sick, remain sick, and fall on the…

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Posted in: Fiction, Mental Health

Abnormal (Story by Risa Peris)

September 3, 2020 Brian Coyle Leave a comment

He was acting differently. He had a different smell. Moldy bread on some days and cinnamon on others. He quit…

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Posted in: Fiction, Science Fiction
Dumplings (story by Vivian Leung )

Dumplings (story by Vivian Leung )

August 16, 2020 coylewriter Leave a comment

It was only 2:00 in the morning. Finding that she could not go back to sleep, she slowly got out…

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Posted in: Childhood, Fiction

The Politician (Story by Risa Peris)

August 5, 2020 Brian Coyle Leave a comment

You see the thing about Yuri was that he was not a high-ranking or particularly effective KGB officer. Back in…

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Posted in: Fiction, History, Political

Puffin (Story by Risa Peris)

July 28, 2020 Brian Coyle Leave a comment

It was more shadows than complete darkness. I could see outlines of things if they were very near me. I…

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Posted in: Crime, Dark Humour, Fiction

Flies (Story by Risa Peris)

July 21, 2020 Brian Coyle Leave a comment

Around midday, the sky darkened with flies. They filled the sky with annoyance and doom. Maybe this was the end.…

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Posted in: Crime, Fiction, Folklore, Horror
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Elmo Needs A Hug (bp coyle)

July 17, 2020 coylewriter Leave a comment

Do you remember that toy? Elmo Needs A Hug? It was big a long time ago. Maybe it still is.…

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Posted in: COVID-19

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