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Sweetie (Story by R.C. Peris)

August 14, 2018 periswriter

The girl, who was twelve, was bludgeoned to death. Sheriff Zion wasn’t sure who she was because her head was…

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Posted in: Crime, Fiction

Wings (Story by R.C. Peris)

August 12, 2018 periswriter

When I turned 8 years old my mother told me about nets and glue. She didn’t know my future but…

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Posted in: Fiction

The Lighter (Story by R.C. Peris)

August 1, 2018 periswriter

I’m a 48-year-old divorced woman with one dead child and another one with major psychological issues about to set a…

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Posted in: Crime, Family, Fiction

Free Bird (Story by R.C. Peris)

July 30, 2018 periswriter

My husband left me, my kids (in college I might add) barely talk to me, I have debt, my car…

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Posted in: Fiction

Life (Story by R.C. Peris)

July 28, 2018 periswriter

“Get your shit together, yeah.” There was vodka dribbling down Colleen’s chin. She slammed the shot glass on the counter…

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Posted in: Fiction, Humour

Uganda Style (Story by R.C. Peris)

July 25, 2018 periswriter

“You crazy. Like the gazelle dancing in front of the lion. Crazy.” Bouncy Eyes sipped the vodka like a hummingbird…

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Posted in: Fiction

The TWA Bag (Story by R.C. Peris)

July 22, 2018 periswriter

I had my issues with my mother but I was loyal. I wasn’t going to turn on her. She was…

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Posted in: Family, Fiction

The Dark (Story by R.C. Peris)

July 20, 2018 periswriter

My parents purchased the house at a steep discount. The family that lived there needed to sell fast. The mother…

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Posted in: Childhood, Fiction

The Black Boy (Story by R.C. Peris)

July 14, 2018 periswriter

I got a job processing property claims at a company in Orange County. At the time, I lived in North…

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Posted in: Crime, Fiction

Pills (Story by R.C. Peris)

July 10, 2018 periswriter

She woke up around two in the afternoon. She would wrap herself in a robe, pour a diet coke over…

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Posted in: Fiction

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