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Flannery O’Connor? I Love Him! (bp coyle)

December 2, 2018 coylewriter

‘Have you read any Flannery O’Connor?’ I shouted. I had to shout because were at a nightclub and the music…

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Posted in: Humour
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Fore! (bp coyle)

November 30, 2018 coylewriter

Little Katie has crept into my room, climbed into bed with me. She always does when they are fighting. She…

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Posted in: Childhood, Family, Fiction
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So, What Do You Do? (bp coyle)

November 28, 2018 coylewriter

They always ask it, sooner or later. Usually sooner though. Almost always sooner. ‘So, what do you do?’ What difference…

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Posted in: Fiction
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Strangers on a Plane (bp coyle)

November 26, 2018 coylewriter

‘First time flying long distance?’ ‘First time flying quite so far. I brought a nice fat novel to keep me…

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Posted in: Humour
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I Hear She’s a Schoolteacher Now (bp coyle)

November 24, 2018 coylewriter

There was a time when they were hailed as the next big thing. The critics raved. The new album got…

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Posted in: Fiction
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A Change of Heart (bp coyle)

November 22, 2018 coylewriter

He was an average man, the man whose heart now beats in my chest. A non-achiever. A non-event. He made…

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Posted in: Fiction

Was it Something I Said? (bp coyle)

November 18, 2018 coylewriter

‘So, what are we talking about?’ I asked, as I set a new round of drinks on the table. It…

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Posted in: Fiction, Humour
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Helpline (bp coyle)

November 15, 2018 coylewriter

Hello and welcome to the all new suicide prevent helpline. Hey, I feel really stupid for calling, but I feel…

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Posted in: Dark Humour
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Can You Read My Mind? (bp coyle)

November 13, 2018 coylewriter

It started with my Mother, I guess that is true of most people. Mother’s are strange creatures. Weird. I realised…

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Posted in: Fiction
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HR (bp coyle)

November 11, 2018 coylewriter

The meeting is in twenty minutes. With the head of HR herself, can’t say I am looking forward to this.…

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Posted in: Employment, Humour

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