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Category: Fiction

Sickness (story by R.C. Peris)

December 16, 2017 coylewriter

And wasn’t he such a sissy. That’s what his Daddy told him. Drunk and tripping over words in his mouth…

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Posted in: Family, Fiction, Parenting

I Can Hear You (story by R.C. Peris)

December 18, 2017 coylewriter

Four hundred and eighty-five days. Five hours. I’m counting. I might be wrong. I measure it with my sleep. When…

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Posted in: Crime, Fiction
once - bp coyle

Once (bp coyle)

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It was Friday afternoon and the office was almost empty. ‘Let’s have a quickie in the stationary cupboard,’ Sue suggested.…

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Posted in: Adult, Fiction, Humour, Relationships
the gun against my temple - r c peris

The Gun Against My Temple (story by R.C. Peris)

coylewriter

I have no story to tell. Nothing has ever happened to me. I was born in the spring to loving…

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Posted in: Fiction, Relationships

The Poet (story by R.C. Peris)

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The poet, Mexican and male, won a spot on the show, The World’s Greatest Poet. This was a good thing…

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Posted in: Fiction, Humour
dabria and campbell - r c peris

Dabria and Campbell (story by R.C. Peris)

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I’m a snoop. I know it, accept it and, sometimes, cultivate it. I want to know things. Privacy is overrated.…

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Posted in: Adult, Family, Fiction, Humour, Relationships
peach blossoms - r c peris

Peach Blossoms (story by R.C. Peris)

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I require perfection. In everything. I work at an art museum. I am the director. I wear pristine white gloves…

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Posted in: Fiction, Relationships

Where The White Whales Cluster (story by R.C. Peris)

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Sorenson, a hardened man in his forties, lived on the coast in Northern Hudson Bay in the province of Manitoba…

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Posted in: Fiction, Relationships
counting the days - r c peris

Counting The Days (story by R.C. Peris)

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Day 443. I mark it in my journal next to a list. I need to buy eggs. I have to…

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Posted in: Fiction
whats he building in there? bp coyle

What’s He Building In There? (bp coyle)

December 17, 2017 coylewriter

Since our boy dropped out of college and moved back home he hardly ever leaves his room. He seems to…

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Posted in: Family, Fiction, Mystery, Parenting

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