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Category: Fiction

Moon Dogs (Story by R.C. Peris)

April 18, 2018 periswriter

DATE: OCTOBER 25, 2060 (COMMON ERA) LOCATION: BRESTOV LUNAR BASE, ROVELLI MINING COMPANY, BARRACKS B Dear Lydia Long, Vice President…

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Posted in: Fiction, Science Fiction

The Korean Girl (Story by R.C. Peris)

April 16, 2018 periswriter

It was an ancient language that was no longer in use but there was a fondness for it, a strange…

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Posted in: Fiction, Science Fiction
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Cobol (bp coyle)

April 15, 2018 coylewriter

It took me six months to even say ‘hi’ to her. Liz was the prettiest girl I had ever seen,…

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Posted in: Fiction

The Austrian (Story by R.C. Peris)

April 14, 2018 periswriter

I moved into the house on Ginger Lane in the fall. The trees in the neighborhood were turning shades of…

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Posted in: Fiction, History

Just Sex (Story by R.C. Peris)

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I had this boyfriend in college. I keep trying to wring my body of him. As if he was some…

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Posted in: Fiction, Romance
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Nobody Plays Chess in Johnsburg, Illinois (bp coyle)

April 13, 2018 coylewriter

In 1972 my family moved to Johnsburg, Illinois. Dad had been chosen to head up a new office of his…

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Posted in: Childhood, Fiction

The Lineup (Story by R.C. Peris)

April 12, 2018 periswriter

“Take your time, Margaret.” The police officer was standing to my left. Her voice was soft and firm at the…

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Posted in: Crime, Fiction
DNA - bp coyle

DNA (bp coyle)

April 11, 2018 coylewriter

Papa was sent to death row and Mama changed our names. I went from being Scott Walker to being Jimmy…

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Posted in: Childhood, Crime, Family, Fiction

Mama (Story by R.C. Peris)

April 10, 2018 periswriter

Three little girls. All in a row. And then there were none. Good night, girls. Good night, mama. I told…

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Posted in: Family, Fiction, Parenting
Patsy - bp coyle

Patsy (bp coyle)

April 9, 2018 coylewriter 1 Comment

Patsy Moran lived next door to us when I was growing up.  In his forties, he lived with his elderly…

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Posted in: Fiction

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