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The Power (Story by Risa Peris)

March 8, 2019 periswriter

And then they laughed at me. A goddess. The children were very cruel. They cared nothing about gods and goddesses.…

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Posted in: Fiction, Folklore

The Hunter (Story by RIsa Peris)

March 5, 2019 periswriter

My father quieted me. I had been humming and there was the sound of my boots crunching on the snow…

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Posted in: Fiction, Folklore

Carnavale (Story by Risa Peris)

March 3, 2019 periswriter

Rio de Janeiro – 2017 The streets were a mess. I was with my girlfriend, Tina, on vacation. It sounds…

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Posted in: Crime, Fiction

Bahamas (Story by Risa Peris)

March 1, 2019 periswriter

It was a Bahamas trip for two. Me and my man. But then I caught him in the bathroom at…

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Posted in: Fiction, Romance

Breasts (Story by Risa Peris)

February 27, 2019 periswriter

My story with breasts began early. I wasn’t breastfed but when my mother hugged to her or clasped me to…

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Posted in: Family, Fiction

Hot Read (Story by Risa Peris)

February 25, 2019 periswriter

It was an easy gig. Talk to the dead. See the future. Children go missing and I reach out to…

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Posted in: Fiction

The Puzzle (Story by Risa Peris)

February 23, 2019 periswriter

We were invited to my mother’s brother’s party. My uncle. He had worked for Pacific Gas and Electric and had…

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Posted in: Childhood, Family, Fiction

The Code (Story by Risa Peris)

February 20, 2019 periswriter

I kept having deja vu. I woke up, smoked a cigarette, made coffee, drank one cup, took a shower, and…

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Posted in: Fiction, Futuristic, Science Fiction

Quinoa (Story by Risa Peris)

February 18, 2019 periswriter

“I’m not crazy. I’m totally not crazy.” I laughed nervously. Where the hell was he? The bartender pushed the beer…

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Posted in: Fiction, Romance

Mrs. Lime (Story by Risa Peris)

February 16, 2019 periswriter

She was a black woman and for the first three years at the prep school, she was invisible. She was…

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Posted in: Fiction

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