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All Grown Up (bp coyle)

September 5, 2018 coylewriter

I was home for Christmas, at my Aunt’s house for a family gathering and just returning from using the bathroom…

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Posted in: Childhood, Humour
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Love Letters (bp coyle)

September 3, 2018 coylewriter

Dave phoned me earlier today, said he’d bumped into you in town. He said you had your kids with you…

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Posted in: Fiction, Relationships
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Wish Upon a Star (bp coyle)

September 1, 2018 coylewriter

A middle aged man should not make wishes on pieces of space detritus burning up in Earth’s atmosphere. On shooting…

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Posted in: Fiction
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LOL Cat (bp coyle)

August 30, 2018 coylewriter

It was one of those cute little GIFs that went viral, in the way that cute little GIFs often do.…

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Posted in: Dark Humour, Science Fiction
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Nail Biting Stuff (bp coyle)

August 28, 2018 coylewriter

My first and most abiding memory is of my maternal Grandmother scolding me for biting my nails. Slapping my wrist…

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Posted in: Fiction, Humour
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Life on a Lead (bp coyle)

August 23, 2018 coylewriter

I don’t know what is wrong with my pack. They do everything so weirdly. For one thing, they always keep…

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Posted in: Humour
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Fatal Attraction (bp coyle)

August 20, 2018 coylewriter

It is a fact universally acknowledged that princesses, having reached a certain age, are irresistibly attracted to frogs. A fact…

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Posted in: Fairy Tale, Humour
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Tats (bp coyle)

August 15, 2018 coylewriter

‘I have a tat,’ she whispered nervously to me. ‘You know, a tattoo. On my back.’ We had not reached…

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Posted in: Fiction
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Show Me The Way To Go Home (bp coyle)

August 13, 2018 coylewriter

Almost home when we ran into three inebriated people. Best guess, a couple and a male friend. The friend wandered…

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Posted in: Fiction, Humour
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The Wait (bp coyle)

August 6, 2018 coylewriter

They’ll come. One of these days they will come. I sit by the window and watch, waiting for the cars…

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Posted in: Crime, Fiction

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