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Arc (Story by Risa Peris)

April 5, 2019 periswriter

“They’re just a bunch of heathens if you ask me.” Reginald was steering with one hand and let his other…

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Posted in: Fiction, Travel

The Choice (Story by Risa Peris)

April 1, 2019 periswriter

Cannibalism is a choice. Most often, at least for those weaned on Western Civilization, it is a very desperate choice.…

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Posted in: Fiction, Travel

Alien (Story by Risa Peris)

March 30, 2019 periswriter

I wintered in Antarctica. I was an electrician who specialized in radios and satellites. Most people who come to Antarctica…

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Posted in: Fiction, Science Fiction

Ghost (Story by Risa Peris)

March 28, 2019 periswriter

Tammi had great sisters. They talked sweetly to her in the middle of the night when she had nightmares. Tammi…

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Posted in: Fiction, Ghost Story

The Pieta (Story by Risa Peris)

March 23, 2019 periswriter

Our second day in Rome we went on a tour of Vatican City. We bought a tour package because we…

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Posted in: Fiction, Travel

Toys (Story by Risa Peris)

March 20, 2019 periswriter

The rains came first and then the wind. It was a hurricane. I was a drunk who paid no attention…

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Posted in: Fantasy, Fiction

Doldrums (Story by Risa Peris)

March 18, 2019 periswriter

England was lovely. Comfortable. Refined. The weather could be grim but spring was always gorgeous and fall was cozy. There…

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Posted in: Fiction

Endurance (Story by Risa Peris)

March 16, 2019 periswriter

He knew how to deal with people. He was one of ten children in an Irish family that eventually moved…

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Posted in: Fiction, History

White Cliffs (Story by Risa Peris)

March 12, 2019 periswriter

My mother used to play the song on a record when I was young. Vera Lynn. The White Cliffs of…

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Posted in: Fiction, Romance

Stranded (Story by Risa Peris)

March 10, 2019 periswriter

The quantum drive was down. We were wobbling in our giant ship in the middle of space. The captain had…

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Posted in: Crime, Fiction, Science Fiction

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