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Category: Dark Humour

Eva (Story by Risa Peris)

January 16, 2019 periswriter

It was the eve of my marriage. My friends, men from my college days, hired a stripper. They showed me…

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Posted in: Adult, Dark Humour, Fiction

Filet of Fish (Story by Risa Peris)

January 10, 2019 periswriter

She really was impossible. Fish please, she said every Friday. I’m Catholic you know. Wait. Catholics don’t have to do…

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Posted in: Dark Humour, Fiction
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Outsourcing (bp coyle)

December 16, 2018 coylewriter

In the 1980’s Santa began to outsource toy production to sweatshops around the world. By the turn of the century,…

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Posted in: Dark Humour
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Helpline (bp coyle)

November 15, 2018 coylewriter

Hello and welcome to the all new suicide prevent helpline. Hey, I feel really stupid for calling, but I feel…

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Posted in: Dark Humour

Us Too (Story by R.C. Peris)

September 9, 2018 periswriter

“Did I tell you about the night I spent in jail?” I gulped some beer. Me mates were huddled around…

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Posted in: Dark Humour, Fiction
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LOL Cat (bp coyle)

August 30, 2018 coylewriter

It was one of those cute little GIFs that went viral, in the way that cute little GIFs often do.…

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Posted in: Dark Humour, Science Fiction

The Drug Dealer (Story by R.C. Peris)

August 29, 2018 periswriter 1 Comment

I paid my little sister $50 for her urine. She would pee in a plastic cup, put saran wrap around…

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Posted in: Dark Humour, Fiction

Bakker Street (Story by R.C. Peris)

August 18, 2018 periswriter

The Craigslist group ad seemed enticing. SHERLOCK SEEKING WATSON AND FRIENDS. I was a recent graduate from UCLA with a…

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Posted in: Dark Humour, Fiction
Blood on the Ceiling

Blood on the Ceiling (bp coyle)

July 21, 2018 coylewriter

There was blood on the ceiling. My blood. My brain refused to believe it. My brain had retreated from the…

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Posted in: Dark Humour, Fiction, Horror
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The Cost of Living (bp coyle)

July 4, 2018 coylewriter

Recently, I’ve been reading a lot of old science fiction novels. You know the really ancient stuff from hundreds of…

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Posted in: Dark Humour, Science Fiction

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