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Dear Bob, While You Were Snoring - bp coyle

Dear Bob, While You Were Snoring (bp coyle)

March 30, 2018 coylewriter

I packed my bags, loaded up your car and cleared everything out of the joint bank accounts. Now, don’t act…

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Posted in: Humour, Relationships
They Who Stand and Wait - bp coyle

They Who Stand and Wait (bp coyle)

March 28, 2018 coylewriter

The Watchers arrived a century ago. They appeared overnight.  Across the world, in every city and town.  Nobody saw it…

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Posted in: Science Fiction
Into The Darkness - bp coyle

Into The Darkness (bp coyle)

March 26, 2018 coylewriter

Each night I wake and think that I am back on Earth  In my old house. My old bedroom.  I…

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Posted in: Science Fiction
Where cats have no tails - bp coyle

Where Cats Have No Tails (bp coyle)

March 24, 2018 coylewriter 1 Comment

I found out about love the day after my wedding. It was 1978.  We were in Douglas, capital of The…

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Posted in: Fiction, Relationships
Rockabye - A Baby's Tale - bp coyle

Rockabye – A Baby’s Tale (bp coyle)

March 22, 2018 coylewriter

The Nursery Times morning edition Tragedy was narrowly averted yesterday when a vigilant passerby happened to notice a baby’s cradle…

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Posted in: Fairy Tale, Humour, Parenting
Revenge - A Snowman's Tale bp coyle

Revenge – A Snowman’s Tale (bp coyle)

March 20, 2018 coylewriter

And so begins the first night of another short and painful life for me. It is always this way, every…

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Posted in: Dark Humour, Horror, Humour
Emergency Room - bp coyle

Emergency Room (bp coyle)

March 18, 2018 coylewriter

The taxi dropped them there at two o’clock on a Saturday morning. The worst time to go, when it is…

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Posted in: Fiction, Humour
Cold Call - bp coyle

Cold Call (bp coyle)

March 16, 2018 coylewriter

‘Hello?’ ‘Hey there, am I speaking to Jack Kerrigan?’ ‘Ye…yes… Who is this? Do I know you?’ ‘No sir, Haven’t…

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Posted in: Crime, Fiction
Bad Snowman - bp coyle

Bad Snowman! (bp coyle)

March 14, 2018 coylewriter

Yesterday I spent few hours building a snowman with the kids. Okay, I built the snowman while they pelted each…

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Posted in: Humour
School Days Over - bp coyle

School Days Over (bp coyle)

March 13, 2018 coylewriter

The government has finally scrapped free education. It has been expected for a long time. With most things automated these…

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Posted in: Science Fiction

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