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druid pierce - r c peris

Druid Pierce (story by R.C. Peris)

December 16, 2017 coylewriter

“Keep digging.” Malcolm sounded feverish. If he was young, he’d been digging too. We were all scared and angry. I…

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Posted in: Horror

Order Me A Milkshake (story by R.C. Peris)

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God, I loved him. I told him we were soul mates two weeks after knowing him. We were close. Constant…

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Posted in: Fiction, Mystery, Relationships
Bird Girl - r c peris

Bird Girl (story by R.C. Peris)

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When King Maxos died a great raft was built, burial garments were sewn, animals were slaughtered, the gods and spirits…

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Posted in: Fantasy, Fiction
the queen - r c peris

The Queen (story by R.C. Peris)

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I am a Queen. I have given birth to four hundred and thirty-two children. There are only a few of…

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Posted in: Fantasy, Parenting, Relationships, Science Fiction

Two Candles (story by Ainsley Arin)

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We have been in the fallout shelter for two years today. Dad made a chocolate cake with two candles, though…

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Posted in: Family, Parenting, Relationships, Science Fiction
pretty pretty tales from jail i - r c peris

Spanx – Tales from the Jail II (story by R.C. Peris)

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Her eyebrows were so pale they blended in with her ivory skin and gave her face a ghostly, alarmed look.…

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Posted in: Crime, Fiction

Strange Country (story by R.C. Peris)

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Sanity is a strange country. Everything is right side up and manageable. You don’t get too mad there. You don’t…

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Posted in: Crime, Family, Fiction, Parenting, Relationships, Religion
Victory - bp coyle

Victory (bp coyle)

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The battle ended yesterday, the Elven Army was destroyed. The Kingdom was saved from eternal enslavement. Our King stood victorious,…

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Posted in: Fantasy
cold one - r c peris

Cold One (story by R.C. Peris)

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She was a cold one. My doctor. A few months ago she told me not to have children. “Much too…

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Posted in: Fiction, Parenting
Seven - bp coyle

Seven (bp coyle)

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There is something about their little smiles that makes me go ‘ooh’. And their hands, their feet. The dimples in…

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Posted in: Dark Humour, Fairy Tale

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