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Category: Fiction

I Command You - r c peris

I Command You (story by R.C. Peris)

December 15, 2017 coylewriter

We were a frowzy lot. All huddled in the waiting room. Expectant. Most of us were dressed in clothes that…

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Posted in: Fiction, Relationships

The Weed (story by R.C. Peris)

December 14, 2017 coylewriter

It was a genetically engineered marvel. A weed – nutritious, filling, and delicious – could grow anywhere. It could grow…

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Posted in: Fiction, Humour, Science Fiction
for him - bp coyle

For Him (bp coyle)

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He’s resting now. We are all trying to be quiet. He has been drinking a lot recently. Work is hard.…

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Posted in: Family, Fiction, Relationships
Can't be too careful - bp coyle

Can’t Be Too Careful (bp coyle)

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I guess there’s a mad old lady in every neighbourhood. I suppressed a sigh when I found ours on my…

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Posted in: Adult, Dark Humour, Fiction, Parenting

The Executioner (story by R.C. Peris)

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I could make it easier on them. I could. I could give them drugs while still in their cell and…

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Posted in: Dark Humour, Fiction
The Door - R C Peris

The Door (story by R.C. Peris)

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My name is Magda and when I was seven my brother and I discovered a door in the basement of…

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Posted in: Fantasy, Fiction
Mud - r c peris

Mud (story by R.C. Peris)

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He giggling and smashing mud between his hands. Little Eddie. He was enthralled by the mud. He was sitting in…

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

Inbox (bp coyle)

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I am just going to send the story in and then forget about it. It will take them days to…

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Posted in: Fiction, Humour
I'm at a payphone - bp coyle

I’m At A Payphone (bp coyle)

December 13, 2017 coylewriter 1 Comment

Alone on the top deck of the bus, so it was a surprise when the phone rang. He guessed it…

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Posted in: Fiction, Humour
Scent -bp coyle

Scent (bp coyle)

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‘I like your smell.’ That’s what she said. Not sure why exactly. I have never gone in for fancy Cologne…

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Posted in: Fiction

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