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Category: Adventure

Not on Mars (Story by Risa Peris)

September 12, 2020 Brian Coyle

My name is Commander Jane Lance and I was not on Mars. The night before my three-year flight to Mars,…

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Posted in: Adventure, Fiction, Science Fiction

Blue (Story by Risa Peris)

May 21, 2020 Brian Coyle

I was painted blue. War time blue. I was like all my Pictish clan. We were to storm Hadrian’s Wall.…

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Posted in: Adventure, Fiction, History, Religion

The Barrier (Story by Risa Peris)

August 28, 2019 periswriter

There is a barrier that cuts the soul. Is oneness with anything even possible? I qualified to be an astronaut…

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Posted in: Adventure, Fiction, Relationships, Science Fiction

The Cruise (Story by Risa Peris)

August 12, 2019 Brian Coyle

Brandy was reckless. I knew that. I’m not sure why we were friends. She was wild. She went to college…

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Posted in: Adventure, Childhood, Family, Fiction

Far From Where You Are (Story by Risa Peris)

July 7, 2019 Brian Coyle

Marco Polo was born into a family business of trade and exploration. His family sought precious goods that could marvel…

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Posted in: Adventure, Fiction, History

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