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A Sweet Dog Heart (Story by Risa Peris)

February 14, 2019 periswriter

“I hate you and I’m sick of you.” I then snorted a line of cocaine. “Would you stop doing that?…

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Posted in: Fiction, Romance

The Secret (Story by Risa Peris)

February 10, 2019 periswriter

“Are you weird? I bet you’re a weirdo. You have to be. This is a weird place.” I kept flicking…

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Posted in: Fiction, Romance

The Future (Story by Risa Peris)

February 8, 2019 periswriter

There was no room at my mother’s place. She was in a one bedroom and only had a recliner. No…

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Posted in: Fiction

The Sword (Story by Risa Peris)

February 6, 2019 periswriter

She was just a girl. Her parents made her work on the farm. She fed the chickens, the ducks, the…

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Posted in: Fantasy, Fiction

The Totally True Stories of Mable Monster: The Magazine (Story by Risa Peris)

February 4, 2019 periswriter

I hate mornings. I really do. I would prefer to stay in bed. Snuggly under my Strawberry Shortcake blanket. But…

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Posted in: Childhood, Fiction

Ballerina (Story by Risa Peris)

February 2, 2019 periswriter

My day starts at 6 AM. I eat a banana and go to the gym. I usually run on the…

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Posted in: Fiction

Coney Island (Story by Risa Peris)

January 31, 2019 periswriter

Morris died ten years ago. Dolores was holding on. She had a dog. A poodle with cloudy eyes that bumped…

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Posted in: Fiction

Footnote (Story by Risa Peris)

January 29, 2019 periswriter

Oh, he did love a good lunch. And a good breakfast and dinner for that matter. But right now, it…

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Posted in: Fiction

Stalking (Story by Risa Peris)

January 25, 2019 periswriter

He was obsessed. Strange. He had never been obsessed before. He was usually very casual with women. He never thought…

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Posted in: Crime, Fiction

Beautiful (Story by Risa Peris)

January 21, 2019 periswriter

He was a white boy. That’s all I knew. I went to an art gallery in Memphis. I walked in…

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Posted in: Fiction, History

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