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Sloth (Story by Risa Peris)

October 5, 2019 periswriter

“I was obliged to work hard. Whoever is equally industrious will succeed just as well.” -Bach No. I’m not getting…

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Posted in: Fiction Filed under: Bach, orchestra, violin

Words (Story by Risa Peris)

October 3, 2019 periswriter

You never cared for words, did you? I knew it. The moment I saw you. You zinged me. Like a…

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Posted in: Fiction, Romance Filed under: death, love, poems

Circle (Story by Risa Peris)

September 27, 2019 periswriter

Why must she always do that? Paint on fabric. Paint on the walls. She even painted on the cat’s collar.…

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Posted in: Fiction

Belligerent and Stupid (Story by Risa Peris)

September 25, 2019 periswriter 1 Comment

Sweet, stupid people like to take their information lying down. Like supplicants opening their arms to the strange heaven that…

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Posted in: Childhood, Crime, Fiction

Cotton Alms (Story by Risa Peris)

September 23, 2019 periswriter

Before my father taught be about cotton alms, he spoke of the Devil. “Get thee behind me, Devil,” said he.…

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Posted in: Childhood, Crime, Fiction

Free (Story by Risa Peris)

September 21, 2019 periswriter

I was a pale bride. An ivory statue. My parents were thrilled about the marriage. Damian was an executive on…

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Posted in: Fiction, Relationships

A Man Without Anger (Story by Risa Peris)

September 19, 2019 periswriter

I was in route to Tibet. I attended many classes about Buddhism while in Los Angeles. The classes were in…

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Posted in: Fiction, Religion

Ghost (Story by Risa Peris)

September 17, 2019 periswriter

I think he was a ghost. He walked towards. Thump, thump. His male member, that strange thing, swung like a…

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Posted in: Crime, Fiction, Ghost Story

Daddy and I (Story by Risa Peris)

September 13, 2019 periswriter

Hello, Daddy. Have a seat. Well, you can’t really sit. You’re dead and we’re in Paris. It’s easy to get…

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Posted in: Family, Fiction

Tears of the Sky (Story by Risa Peris)

September 11, 2019 periswriter

I could hear the secular sound of lightning. Yes, I said secular. Many might call it an act of God;…

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Posted in: Fiction

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