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Category: Fiction

Jezebelle (Story by Risa Peris)

October 1, 2019 Brian Coyle

The sky was yellowing. It looked like an egg yolk and the steamy air made it melt – ooze as…

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Posted in: Childhood, Crime, Fiction
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Interview (bp coyle)

September 28, 2019 coylewriter

‘So, how did the interview go?’ Mam asked. I shook my head. ‘Not good Mam. Not good at all.’ ‘Oh,…

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Circle (Story by Risa Peris)

September 27, 2019 periswriter

Why must she always do that? Paint on fabric. Paint on the walls. She even painted on the cat’s collar.…

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Belligerent and Stupid (Story by Risa Peris)

September 25, 2019 periswriter 1 Comment

Sweet, stupid people like to take their information lying down. Like supplicants opening their arms to the strange heaven that…

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Posted in: Childhood, Crime, Fiction
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Gypsy (bp coyle)

September 24, 2019 coylewriter

She wasn’t the coolest kid at school, that didn’t seem to bother her. I wasn’t the uncoolest kid at school,…

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Cotton Alms (Story by Risa Peris)

September 23, 2019 periswriter

Before my father taught be about cotton alms, he spoke of the Devil. “Get thee behind me, Devil,” said he.…

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Posted in: Childhood, Crime, Fiction

Free (Story by Risa Peris)

September 21, 2019 periswriter

I was a pale bride. An ivory statue. My parents were thrilled about the marriage. Damian was an executive on…

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Posted in: Fiction, Relationships

A Man Without Anger (Story by Risa Peris)

September 19, 2019 periswriter

I was in route to Tibet. I attended many classes about Buddhism while in Los Angeles. The classes were in…

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Posted in: Fiction, Religion
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Words (bp coyle)

September 18, 2019 coylewriter

I heard our song today, quite by chance. Some idiot stopped at the lights, radio playing at an anti-social level.…

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Ghost (Story by Risa Peris)

September 17, 2019 periswriter

I think he was a ghost. He walked towards. Thump, thump. His male member, that strange thing, swung like a…

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Posted in: Crime, Fiction, Ghost Story

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