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Author: Brian Coyle

Girl (Story by Risa Peris)

March 22, 2020 Brian Coyle

She was a nervous, fastidious girl who generally looked miserable if one could not see her eyes, because in her…

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Posted in: Fiction, Romance

England and the Thunder (Story by Risa Peris)

February 20, 2020 Brian Coyle

What do you do when you are hungry? You seek. The overeater goes to the grocery store or restaurant. The…

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Posted in: Dark Humour, Fiction, History

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

Psalm One (Story by Risa Peris)

February 15, 2020 Brian Coyle 1 Comment

He was a scornful man and I sat in his seat. I was in a den of thieves and drug…

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Posted in: Crime, Fiction

An Angel (Story by Risa Peris)

February 7, 2020 Brian Coyle

It was a thin soup with some kind of strange looking dumplings in it. Angelino was expecting something unctuous and…

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Posted in: Crime, Fiction, History, Religion

My Arm Throbbed (Story by Risa Peris)

February 3, 2020 Brian Coyle

I cut my arm with a butcher’s knife. The knife was a cast off of mother’s when she cleaned the…

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Posted in: Fiction, Marriage

The Dog (Story by Risa Peris)

January 31, 2020 Brian Coyle

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

Perfect (Story by Risa Peris)

January 28, 2020 Brian Coyle

I was born on the ice. I’m not lying. My mother, a former ice skater, went on the rink the…

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Posted in: Childhood, Fiction

The Red Shoes (Story by Risa Peris)

January 20, 2020 Brian Coyle

Geez, all I needed was one music interview to meet my weekly story goal and make my editor happy. A…

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Posted in: Fiction, Romance

The Presidential Couple (Story by Risa Peris)

January 14, 2020 Brian Coyle

She had ran unopposed for two years as student president. Two whole years. She got soda machines back in the…

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Posted in: Childhood, Fiction, Political

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