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Sticks and Stones (bp coyle)

July 1, 2020 coylewriter

‘Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.’ That was my mother’s mantra. It’s what…

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Posted in: Childhood
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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
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Vampire #3 (bp coyle)

June 5, 2020 coylewriter

Dad was a big guy, mean looking. Dad was a mean guy. I didn’t know him well. It’s hard to…

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Posted in: Childhood, Family, Parenting
Stewart Lindh

The Wooden Leg (story by Stewart Lindh)

June 1, 2020 coylewriter

Mark only saw it by itself at night, when she would remove it and lean it against the wall before…

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Posted in: Childhood
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Earth ver.8 (bp coyle)

May 22, 2020 coylewriter

Some would say that I was born in the saddest of times. Our planet was nearing its end. The skies…

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Posted in: Science Fiction
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
Vitalia Strait

AWWWFULLY ROMANTICK (story by Vitalia Strait)

May 9, 2020 coylewriter

Nancy sipped her tea and exhaled. “Maybe I have depression. Wouldn’t that be awfully romantic?” She dragged the “aw” and…

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Posted in: Fiction
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The Ring (story by G. W. Bael)

May 7, 2020 coylewriter 1 Comment

Its size was large yet reasonable, its edges filed away to form a perfect circle of crystal. It possessed a…

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Posted in: Fiction
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A Happy Story (bp coyle)

April 18, 2020 coylewriter

Tell me a story please. I asked. I could really do with someone telling me a story. Okay then. She…

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Posted in: Creativity, Fiction

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