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Weeping Petals (Story by R.C. Peris)

October 8, 2018 periswriter

I was sitting on the curb of the street in front of my house. It was a warm day and…

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Posted in: Fiction, Romance

The Gods (Story by R.C. Peris)

October 6, 2018 periswriter

There were once many gods. Gods you could touch and feel. There was the god of the sea that washed…

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Posted in: Fiction

Hall of Doom (Story by R.C. Peris)

October 4, 2018 periswriter

It was necessary to bow low before the Emperor of All the Kingdoms. So low that your nose might meet…

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Posted in: Fable, Fiction

Paradise (Story by R.C. Peris)

October 2, 2018 periswriter

“Kuwait,” said the minister, “does not ban books. It censors them. Now, stop this silly protesting and go back to…

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Posted in: Fiction, Religion

Hello… (Story by R.C. Peris)

September 30, 2018 periswriter

I was idealistic when I was young. Who isn’t, really? When you’re young and you have parents who care for…

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Posted in: Fiction

My People (Story by R.C. Peris)

September 28, 2018 periswriter

The fundraiser was a success. I raised $750,000 for the Republican candidate in our upcoming election. I held the fundraiser…

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Posted in: Fiction

The Smile (Story by R.C. Peris)

September 25, 2018 periswriter

Marie, an aid worker from France, helped a family walk two miles to fill their buckets with clean water. The…

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Posted in: Fiction, History

My Own Meteor (Story by R.C. Peris)

September 23, 2018 periswriter

I came from a long line of Bedouins. When the Israeli state was created we were disrupted from our lands…

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Posted in: Fiction, History

No More Days (Story by R.C. Peris)

September 20, 2018 periswriter

Not to today. No one was going to have a good day today. My company, a doll manufacturer, was laying…

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Posted in: Crime, Fiction

Freud in America (Story by R.C. Peris)

September 13, 2018 periswriter

It really was inconvenient not to have public restrooms on every corner. What were Americans thinking? They invite me to…

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Posted in: Fiction, History

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