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Category: Family

family history - bp coyle

Family History (bp coyle)

February 21, 2018 coylewriter

A quick jump through time, fifty years into the past. I’ve earned a good living all my life and saved…

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Posted in: Family, Science Fiction

The Exchange Student (Story by R.C. Peris)

February 16, 2018 periswriter

As the police officer fingerprinted me he scowled. “You should be ashamed of yourself, beating up a child.” He then…

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Posted in: Family, Fiction, Relationships

Ruby Jewel Red (Story by R.C. Peris)

February 12, 2018 periswriter

In 1955 I had one friend. She lived in town, in a Queen Anne style house, with her parents and…

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Posted in: Family, Fiction

Failure (Story by R.C. Peris)

January 31, 2018 periswriter

I beat my father up at Walmart and as I was thrashing him with a ten pack of Hanes socks…

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Posted in: Family, Fiction
Saturday evening blues

Saturday Evening Blues (bp coyle)

January 25, 2018 coylewriter

I got to know a few of the other fathers over time. Standing around together in the freezing rain watching…

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Posted in: Family, Parenting, Relationships

Born To Be Bad (bp coyle)

January 20, 2018 coylewriter

She came to us damaged. Tiny, fragile and beautiful, but something had been broken inside. There were times when we…

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Posted in: Family, Fiction, Parenting
That's amazing

That’s… Amazing! (bp coyle)

January 18, 2018 coylewriter

My son started talking at a really early age. Which was cool, it made him even more fun to be…

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Posted in: Family, Humour, Parenting
Baby curls never grow back

baby curls never grow back (bp coyle)

January 11, 2018 coylewriter

good morning girls I said and I opened their bedroom door… same as any day… same as every day… and…

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Posted in: Family, Fiction, Humour, Parenting

Christmas Story (bp coyle)

December 24, 2017 coylewriter

Every year Mother would say the same thing: ‘We have to invite her, we’re all the family she’s got.’ ‘But…

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Posted in: Family, Fiction, Humour
Complaint - bp coyle

Complaint (bp coyle)

December 18, 2017 coylewriter

I am writing in regards to the genetically engineered daughter I purchased from your company some time ago. Having had…

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Posted in: Dark Humour, Family, Parenting, Satire, Science Fiction

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