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Category: Fiction

Pills (Story by R.C. Peris)

July 10, 2018 periswriter

She woke up around two in the afternoon. She would wrap herself in a robe, pour a diet coke over…

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ghost in the machine - bp coyle

Ghost in the Machine (bp coyle)

July 8, 2018 coylewriter

I did not need another laptop but the sign in the window said ‘reduced to clear – half price’ and…

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Posted in: Fiction, Humour

Hero (Story by R.C. Peris)

July 7, 2018 periswriter

My mother didn’t know my neighbors on 33rd Street. She knew the ones on Edgemont, Osborn, and Alameda. I circled…

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letting go in russia - sarah leamy

Letting go in Russia (story by Sarah Leamy)

July 6, 2018 coylewriter

We took the train from Moscow. A bitter night, we left the city in the dark of a sudden biting…

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Posted in: Fiction, Relationships

The Noose (Story by R.C.Peris)

July 5, 2018 periswriter

The first gift was a greeting card. It has Mickey and Minnie Mouse kissing. Inside it stated: You’re Wonderful, I…

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Posted in: Fiction, Humour

What You’re Not Supposed to Talk About (Story by R.C. Peris)

July 3, 2018 periswriter

My boss called me into his office. He sent a formal email and it made my heart race. I went…

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Posted in: Fiction
12 disinterested people - bp coyle

12 Disinterested People

June 29, 2018 coylewriter

Tom got the letter a week after his eighteenth birthday. Jury duty. He turned up the first Monday and was…

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Posted in: Fiction, Humour
good luck charm - r c peris

Good Luck Charm (story by R C Peris)

coylewriter

I bought the binoculars for $89.99 on Amazon. They arrived in two days. I took the day off from work…

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Posted in: Dark Humour, Fiction, Relationships

Sammy (Story by R.C. Peris)

June 26, 2018 periswriter

I was driving when the car wreck happened. My son, Sammy, was five years old and in the back seat.…

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Posted in: Fiction, Science Fiction

Love Lost (Story by R.C. Peris)

June 22, 2018 periswriter

I met him on Grafton Street in Dublin. He was playing the guitar and singing Sunday Bloody Sunday. Or rather…

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Posted in: Fiction, Romance

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