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Category: Fiction

Push and Push (Story by Risa Peris)

July 24, 2019 Brian Coyle

Jamie was petite for a boy of five. He was sickly too. Every month he seemed to come down with…

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Posted in: Fiction
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The Mountain (bp coyle)

July 23, 2019 coylewriter

I read a newspaper article many years ago, back when I was a teenager. It was about a plane crash.…

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Always (Story by Risa Peris)

July 22, 2019 Brian Coyle 1 Comment

Lilith was used to being unloved. She was used to being last. Being used to something does not mean preference.…

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Posted in: Fiction, Romance

Good Morning Infinity (Story by Risa Peris)

July 20, 2019 Brian Coyle

The Wright Brothers, one with a mustache and thinning hair and one bald on top with an angular face, were…

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Posted in: Fiction, Futuristic, Science Fiction
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A Productive Day (bp coyle)

July 19, 2019 coylewriter

7 am Today’s the day. I’m doing this! Up bright and early, already had coffee. I’m getting this place sorted…

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Vinegar (Story by Risa Peris)

July 18, 2019 Brian Coyle

Sunday School was stifling during summer. The room it was held in was a small, box like area with one…

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Posted in: Fiction, Religion, Social Issues
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Things Change (bp coyle)

July 17, 2019 coylewriter

Uncle Bert was Mom’s younger brother and she adored him. She was always telling stories about when they were kids.…

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Posted in: Family, Fiction

The Weight (Story by Risa Peris)

July 16, 2019 Brian Coyle

Meredith Von Wieth uttered what she thought was a true and innocent statement. “The Palestinian people have rights – to…

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Posted in: Fiction, History, Political, Religion
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The Stowaways (story by Una Nina Nine)

July 14, 2019 coylewriter

On Sidi’s fourth birthday, his dad gave him a yellow tricycle with handlebar streamers and a missing rear wheel. He…

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Head Out of the Sand (Story by Risa Peris)

July 13, 2019 Brian Coyle

The professor was tall with a paunch that looked as if he had stuffed stolen items from a department store…

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Posted in: Fiction, History

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