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Vodka (bp coyle)

October 1, 2018 coylewriter

The best thing about sharing a house full of foreign students is that we all frequently go home. For a…

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Posted in: Fiction, Humour
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Three Crimes (bp coyle)

September 29, 2018 coylewriter

Three sins we’d been told, three sins was the absolute minimum. Anything less was to think yourself better than others.…

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Posted in: Childhood, Fiction, Humour
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High Heeled Blues (bp coyle)

September 26, 2018 coylewriter

It’s hard not to eavesdrop on other people’s conversations. Especially when you’re stuck in an emergency room with nothing else…

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Posted in: Fiction, Humour
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Worse Things Happen at Sea (bp coyle)

September 24, 2018 coylewriter

‘It could be worse,’ she says, as I knew she would. She’s right, of course it could be worse. No…

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Posted in: Fiction, Humour
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Rainy Days (bp coyle)

September 22, 2018 coylewriter

I always hated rainy days when I was a kid. This is Ireland, we get a lot of rainy days…

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Posted in: Fiction, Relationships
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Secrets and Lies (bp coyle)

September 18, 2018 coylewriter

I thought it would be fun. An affair. A fling. Cheating is not just for men you know. Women can…

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Posted in: Fiction, Relationships
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The Trouble With Wizards (bp coyle)

September 14, 2018 coylewriter

We met up in the Old Horse’s Head to go over the details again. The last chance before we set…

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Posted in: Fantasy, Humour
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Looks Good in a Suit (bp coyle)

September 12, 2018 coylewriter

Oh he looks good in a suit does my boy Jason. You have to give him that. He looks smart.…

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Posted in: Family, Humour
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New Miracle at Lourdes (bp coyle)

September 10, 2018 coylewriter 1 Comment

One Sunday my Dad dropped by with news. He was off to Lourdes the following day. Some friends were going…

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Posted in: Family, Humour
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It’s a Small World After All (bp coyle)

September 7, 2018 coylewriter

The world becomes a smaller place the less money you have in your pocket. In your bank account. You cut…

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Posted in: Fiction

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