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Author: Brian Coyle

Red (Story by Risa Peris)

January 10, 2020 Brian Coyle

Little Red Riding Hood didn’t know the way to grandma’s house. Her mother told her to cross a field and…

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Posted in: Childhood, Fairy Tale, Family, Fiction

The Silence (Story by Risa Peris)

January 6, 2020 Brian Coyle

It was at the end of the street for the entire time he lived on Whisk Avenue. The narrow, brick…

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Posted in: Family, Fiction, Religion

The Pit and the Piano (Story by Risa Peris)

December 30, 2019 Brian Coyle

They were a pit of snakes. Their iridescent skins shimmied and swayed. Their faces painted like a Renaissance portrait gone…

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Posted in: Fiction

The Chestnut (Story by Risa Peris)

December 24, 2019 Brian Coyle

Christmas never arrived for Chelsea. On Christmas Eve she woke up with a sense of excitement. Christmas was only a…

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Posted in: Fiction, Holiday

Deprived (Story by Risa Peris)

December 18, 2019 Brian Coyle

In the morning, I ate a hunk of bread, some cheese (even if moldy), and perhaps some fried pork if…

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Posted in: Fiction, Folklore, Romance

Hollywood (Story by Risa Peris)

December 14, 2019 Brian Coyle

“OK. So the way you need to read this is a woman in desperation. Carlos will read for Blake. Got…

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Posted in: Fiction

Royals (Story by Risa Peris)

December 12, 2019 Brian Coyle

“Go gentle, my lamb, go gentle.” I patted his dry hand and was careful not to touch the IV. He…

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Posted in: Fiction, Romance

Poetry (Story by Risa Peris)

December 10, 2019 Brian Coyle

Dying is being born. My benefactor was worried about me.  “Good Lord, Michael. You’re thirty but look forty. And you…

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Posted in: Fiction

Silence (Story by Risa Peris)

December 8, 2019 Brian Coyle

He signed – I want to take your picture. I was perched on a window seat with a book of…

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Posted in: Fiction, Romance

The Baby (Story by Risa Peris)

December 5, 2019 Brian Coyle

Hush little baby don’t you cry, Mama’s going to buy you a mockingbird. Hmmmmm. Laaaaaaaalaaaaaa. Tiny Elizabeth was cradled in…

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Posted in: Family, Fiction

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