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It Blows - bp coyle

It Blows (bp coyle)

December 12, 2017 periswriter

It is so unfair of Daddy to force me to keep doing it. A twelve-year-old girl should be able to…

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Posted in: Humour
Checklist - bp coyle

Checklist (bp coyle)

periswriter

Milk, milk, milk, I always forget to buy milk.  So sick of drinking sour stuff.  Yuck. Ham, eggs, fresh bread,…

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Posted in: Crime, Dark Humour, Fiction
Nine Hundred Books - bp coyle

Nine Hundred Books (bp coyle)

periswriter

I have read nine hundred books.  Yes, I have.  Cover to cover. I have them in my bookcases, on my…

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Posted in: Fiction, Humour

Unfortunately, Yes (bp coyle)

periswriter

‘Are these your children?’ the stranger at my front door asked me. She was a stern looking woman in a…

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Posted in: Humour

Do the Math (bp coyle)

periswriter

It is strange.  Words.  I know so many.  Yet seem unable to convey my meaning with any of them. I…

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Posted in: Fiction, Relationships
Checklist - bp coyle

Checklist (bp coyle) – video

periswriter

Even serial killers can forget to buy milk.

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Posted in: Crime, Dark Humour, Video

Brigid (story by R.C. Peris)

December 9, 2017 periswriter

On my knees, I breathe and through each breath, I pray. My God is not kind. He can be capricious…

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Posted in: Fable, Fiction, Religion

Ice (story by R.C. Peris)

periswriter

In the universe there are many galaxies. Some galaxies are spiral shaped. There is a spiral galaxy in an ordinary…

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Posted in: Fiction

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