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Stewart Lindh

The First (story by Stewart Lindh)

April 14, 2020 coylewriter 1 Comment

Mark was eight; playing with boys he met while visiting his aunt. They took off down the slumbering summer streets…

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Posted in: Childhood, Fiction
Emily Adler

A Short Essay on Humans (story by Emily Adler)

April 11, 2020 coylewriter

My name’s Reggie, and I’m a rat. No, I mean, I’m literally a rodent. Rattus Norvegicus, they call us. We’ve…

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Posted in: Fantasy, Humour
bp coyle, brian

A COVID-19 Abecedarian [part one] (bp coyle)

April 9, 2020 coylewriter

A is for aspirin, they won’t help this time. B is for Brian, and I’m feeling fine. ***** C is…

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Posted in: COVID-19, Humour
Jim Woessner

Looking Down (story by Jim Woessner)

April 7, 2020 coylewriter

“What’s going on?” It was a uniformed Bridge Patrol officer dismounting his bicycle in the center of the span. “It’s…

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Posted in: Creativity, Dark Humour, Fiction
bp coyle, brian

A Spring I’ll Never Forget (bp coyle)

April 2, 2020 coylewriter

I think it’s fair to say that this isn’t a Spring that any of us will remember fondly. Goddamn coronavirus!…

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Posted in: COVID-19, Romance
bp coyle, brian

Remember When… (bp coyle)

March 24, 2020 coylewriter

Remember when the shops had everything you wanted every time, rather than you just being happy to find anything at…

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Posted in: COVID-19, Dark Humour
bp coyle, brian

In The Beginning (bp coyle)

March 16, 2020 coylewriter

In the beginning God created man in his own image, or so a a very old story goes. By and…

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Posted in: Religion, Science Fiction
bp coyle, brian

The Stars Are Weeping (bp coyle)

March 8, 2020 coylewriter 4 Comments

The war changed Daddy, changed us all I guess. But Daddy more than anyone. Daddy had always loved the stars.…

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Posted in: Science Fiction
bp coyle, brian

Nothing Will Ever Be The Same Again (bp coyle)

March 3, 2020 coylewriter

Have you ever had one of those life flashing before your eyes moments? No? Well, I have and I can…

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Posted in: Childhood, Fiction
bp coyle, brian

Hold (bp coyle)

March 1, 2020 coylewriter

I had plans. Dreams. I was going to go places. Literally and metaphorically. But I got a job when school…

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Posted in: Family, Fiction

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