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Hastings (Story by Risa Peris)

May 27, 2019 periswriter

He didn’t have the gift of words but he could compose music and sing. Someone, he really couldn’t remember where…

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Posted in: Adult, Fiction

The Egg (Story by Risa Peris)

May 23, 2019 periswriter

If you find a dragon egg then you must keep the dragon egg. Dragons were nearly extinct in our land.…

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Posted in: Fantasy, Fiction

Glow (Story by Risa Peris)

May 21, 2019 periswriter

I saw five dead birds on the playground. I pointed them out to the Principal. “Don’t worry about it,” she…

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Posted in: Fiction, History

What You Won’t See (Story by Risa Peris)

May 19, 2019 periswriter

It’s not what you see but what you don’t see that terrorizes you. We moved to Laurel Lane in my…

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Posted in: Childhood, Crime, Horror

Doppelganger (Story by Risa Peris)

May 17, 2019 periswriter

There was talk of her. First year. Freshman dorm. We all met with the Resident Assistant in the lounge who…

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Posted in: Fiction, Science Fiction

Justice (Story by Risa Peris)

May 15, 2019 periswriter

He was very athletic and studious but he had little regard for others. His father was a federal prosecutor and…

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Posted in: Crime, Fiction

The Butcher (Story by Risa Peris)

May 13, 2019 periswriter

He was a fastidious man who groomed himself impeccably each day and was quite discerning in the meals served to…

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Posted in: Crime, Fiction, History

The Mother (Story by Risa Peris)

May 11, 2019 periswriter

“You filthy pig.” The daughter, middle-aged with spreading hips, yelled at the feeble woman whose hand was shaking. Tomato soup…

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Posted in: Fiction

Legos (Story by Risa Peris)

May 4, 2019 periswriter

“He puts his hands on me. Here and here.” She pointed to her stomach and buttocks. She swung her legs…

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Posted in: Childhood, Crime, Fiction

The Writer (Story by Risa Peris)

May 1, 2019 periswriter

He had married an author. A poetess and author. A master of the English language. He did very little now,…

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Posted in: Fiction, Romance

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