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Category: Fiction

Ghost Dance (Story by R.C. Peris)

September 4, 2018 periswriter

I’m not sure why they think our ancestors can help us. I asked my mama and she slapped me. “Our…

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Posted in: Fiction, History
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Love Letters (bp coyle)

September 3, 2018 coylewriter

Dave phoned me earlier today, said he’d bumped into you in town. He said you had your kids with you…

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Posted in: Fiction, Relationships

A Booming Voice (Story by R.C. Peris)

September 2, 2018 periswriter

Dear People of the World: You don’t know me. You will. In a few hours. You will hear lots of…

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Posted in: Crime, Fiction
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Wish Upon a Star (bp coyle)

September 1, 2018 coylewriter

A middle aged man should not make wishes on pieces of space detritus burning up in Earth’s atmosphere. On shooting…

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Posted in: Fiction

Doha (Story by R.C. Peris)

August 31, 2018 periswriter

It wasn’t until June 2018 that women could drive in Saudi Arabia. My name is Doha and back in 2000,…

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Posted in: 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
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Nail Biting Stuff (bp coyle)

August 28, 2018 coylewriter

My first and most abiding memory is of my maternal Grandmother scolding me for biting my nails. Slapping my wrist…

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Posted in: Fiction, Humour

White Butterflies (Story by R.C. Peris)

August 25, 2018 periswriter

Maybeline was slow. Her Momma said it, her aunt said, the town said it. Maybeline was 28 years old and…

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Posted in: Crime, Fiction

A Cold Hard Day (Story by R.C. Peris)

August 22, 2018 periswriter

I was walking in the snowy woods on a cold and hard day. I was looking for a girl. It…

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Posted in: 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

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