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Category: Fiction

rain - bp coyle

Rain (bp coyle)

June 21, 2018 coylewriter

We met on a Sunday afternoon towards the end of a very mild autumn. We had not seen each other…

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Posted in: Fiction, Relationships, Romance

The Money Experience (Story by R.C. Peris)

June 18, 2018 periswriter

Here’s the thing. Even dating is a money experience. You meet a guy at a bar, online, or at Starbucks.…

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Posted in: Fiction
first kiss - bp cpyle

First Kiss (bp coyle)

June 17, 2018 coylewriter

So, yeah, I ended up marrying the first boy I kissed. I am that woman. I was fourteen, he was…

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Posted in: Fiction, Romance

Not the Best Mom (Story by R.C. Peris)

June 16, 2018 periswriter

I never really wanted children. My mother was difficult and mentally ill. She struggled with me as she struggled with…

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Posted in: Family, Fiction
lost time - bp coyle

Lost Time (bp coyle)

June 15, 2018 coylewriter

My name is Richard Waters. I am 37 years old, an accountant working for a small construction firm. I have…

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Even Good Things (Story by R.C. Peris)

June 14, 2018 periswriter

In 1959, Elvis Presley bellowed from the radio. Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper did too. I was in high…

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East End (Story by R.C. Peris)

June 10, 2018 periswriter

“I don’t ave’ any bees and honey and besides, I ave’ cock and hen lil’ ones. I can do it…

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Posted in: Family, Fiction
last dance - bp coyle

Last Dance (bp coyle)

June 9, 2018 coylewriter

After Lizzie passed I found it difficult to get out of the house. People were nice, they invited me to…

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Whispering Meadows (Story by R.C. Peris)

June 8, 2018 periswriter

I got the job easily. Perhaps, too easily. I got my nursing degree in June and had been looking for…

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The Language Lesson (Story by R.C. Peris)

June 4, 2018 periswriter 3 Comments

Language is odd. They don’t know why humans developed it or even developed the capacity for it. It’s useful in…

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