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Category: Fiction

The Code (Story by Risa Peris)

February 20, 2019 periswriter

I kept having deja vu. I woke up, smoked a cigarette, made coffee, drank one cup, took a shower, and…

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Posted in: Fiction, Futuristic, Science Fiction

Quinoa (Story by Risa Peris)

February 18, 2019 periswriter

“I’m not crazy. I’m totally not crazy.” I laughed nervously. Where the hell was he? The bartender pushed the beer…

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Posted in: Fiction, Romance

Mrs. Lime (Story by Risa Peris)

February 16, 2019 periswriter

She was a black woman and for the first three years at the prep school, she was invisible. She was…

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Posted in: Fiction

A Sweet Dog Heart (Story by Risa Peris)

February 14, 2019 periswriter

“I hate you and I’m sick of you.” I then snorted a line of cocaine. “Would you stop doing that?…

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Posted in: Fiction, Romance

The Secret (Story by Risa Peris)

February 10, 2019 periswriter

“Are you weird? I bet you’re a weirdo. You have to be. This is a weird place.” I kept flicking…

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Posted in: Fiction, Romance

The Future (Story by Risa Peris)

February 8, 2019 periswriter

There was no room at my mother’s place. She was in a one bedroom and only had a recliner. No…

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Posted in: Fiction
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At Least She’s Happy Now (bp coyle)

February 7, 2019 coylewriter

I’ve been reading through her emails. Well, I set up that account for her and she never changed the password,…

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Posted in: Fiction

The Sword (Story by Risa Peris)

February 6, 2019 periswriter

She was just a girl. Her parents made her work on the farm. She fed the chickens, the ducks, the…

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Posted in: Fantasy, Fiction

The Totally True Stories of Mable Monster: The Magazine (Story by Risa Peris)

February 4, 2019 periswriter

I hate mornings. I really do. I would prefer to stay in bed. Snuggly under my Strawberry Shortcake blanket. But…

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Posted in: Childhood, Fiction

Ballerina (Story by Risa Peris)

February 2, 2019 periswriter

My day starts at 6 AM. I eat a banana and go to the gym. I usually run on the…

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Posted in: Fiction

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