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Category: Crime

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

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
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P.I.N. (bp coyle)

January 30, 2019 coylewriter

The first letter was a phone bill, a reminder. He binned it. The second was a final reminder from the…

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Posted in: Crime, Fiction

Stalking (Story by Risa Peris)

January 25, 2019 periswriter

He was obsessed. Strange. He had never been obsessed before. He was usually very casual with women. He never thought…

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The Jacket (Story by Risa Peris)

December 12, 2018 periswriter

I bought the jacket at a second-hand shop in Cannes. The movie festival had ended and the city was emptying.…

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The Ghost (Risa Peris)

December 8, 2018 periswriter

It’s been happening for some time. I’m on the Rock in Monaco and it’s the changing of the guard. From…

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Clean (Story by R.C. Peris)

December 3, 2018 periswriter

She was clean. She felt it. Warm and reassuring. Like when you hold a hand over a candle flame. Yes.…

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Sinking Into the Ocean (Story by R.C. Peris)

November 23, 2018 periswriter

He walked in, like an old man, stooped shoulders, a halting gait and sleet slid from his raincoat and doused…

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Here’s to Oligarchs (Story by R.C. Peris)

November 12, 2018 periswriter

Boris was a man of no words. He pointed, nodded, pushed. I never heard a word from his mouth. He…

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The Russian Tea Room: Orphan (Story by R.C. Peris)

November 2, 2018 periswriter

I knew him only as Alexey. He might have said his last name but I can’t seem to remember it.…

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Posted in: Crime, Fiction, History

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