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Hero (Story by R.C. Peris)

July 7, 2018 periswriter

My mother didn’t know my neighbors on 33rd Street. She knew the ones on Edgemont, Osborn, and Alameda. I circled…

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Posted in: Fiction

The Noose (Story by R.C.Peris)

July 5, 2018 periswriter

The first gift was a greeting card. It has Mickey and Minnie Mouse kissing. Inside it stated: You’re Wonderful, I…

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Posted in: Fiction, Humour

What You’re Not Supposed to Talk About (Story by R.C. Peris)

July 3, 2018 periswriter

My boss called me into his office. He sent a formal email and it made my heart race. I went…

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Posted in: Fiction

Sammy (Story by R.C. Peris)

June 26, 2018 periswriter

I was driving when the car wreck happened. My son, Sammy, was five years old and in the back seat.…

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Posted in: Fiction, Science Fiction

Love Lost (Story by R.C. Peris)

June 22, 2018 periswriter

I met him on Grafton Street in Dublin. He was playing the guitar and singing Sunday Bloody Sunday. Or rather…

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Posted in: Fiction, Romance

The Money Experience (Story by R.C. Peris)

June 18, 2018 periswriter

Here’s the thing. Even dating is a money experience. You meet a guy at a bar, online, or at Starbucks.…

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Posted in: Fiction

Not the Best Mom (Story by R.C. Peris)

June 16, 2018 periswriter

I never really wanted children. My mother was difficult and mentally ill. She struggled with me as she struggled with…

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Posted in: Family, Fiction

Even Good Things (Story by R.C. Peris)

June 14, 2018 periswriter

In 1959, Elvis Presley bellowed from the radio. Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper did too. I was in high…

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East End (Story by R.C. Peris)

June 10, 2018 periswriter

“I don’t ave’ any bees and honey and besides, I ave’ cock and hen lil’ ones. I can do it…

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Posted in: Family, Fiction

Whispering Meadows (Story by R.C. Peris)

June 8, 2018 periswriter

I got the job easily. Perhaps, too easily. I got my nursing degree in June and had been looking for…

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Posted in: Fiction

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