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Category: History

Head Out of the Sand (Story by Risa Peris)

July 13, 2019 Brian Coyle

The professor was tall with a paunch that looked as if he had stuffed stolen items from a department store…

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Posted in: Fiction, History

Far From Where You Are (Story by Risa Peris)

July 7, 2019 Brian Coyle

Marco Polo was born into a family business of trade and exploration. His family sought precious goods that could marvel…

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Posted in: Adventure, Fiction, History

Life (Story by Risa Peris)

July 1, 2019 Brian Coyle

Moses was an old man and he took very long to do everything. Even when manna fell from heaven he…

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Posted in: Fiction, History, Religion

Daring (Story by Risa Peris)

June 29, 2019 Brian Coyle

He arrived like a sheep. His Arabic was awful. The nomads would laugh at him. Daring would laugh with them.…

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Posted in: Fiction, History, Political

The Grid (Story by Risa Peris)

June 19, 2019 Brian Coyle

The paddock was wet and in the darkness, I could feel weeds brushing against my small calves. The horses had…

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Posted in: Fiction, History, Political

Glow (Story by Risa Peris)

May 21, 2019 periswriter

I saw five dead birds on the playground. I pointed them out to the Principal. “Don’t worry about it,” she…

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Posted in: Fiction, History

The Butcher (Story by Risa Peris)

May 13, 2019 periswriter

He was a fastidious man who groomed himself impeccably each day and was quite discerning in the meals served to…

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Posted in: Crime, Fiction, History

Endurance (Story by Risa Peris)

March 16, 2019 periswriter

He knew how to deal with people. He was one of ten children in an Irish family that eventually moved…

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Posted in: Fiction, History

Beautiful (Story by Risa Peris)

January 21, 2019 periswriter

He was a white boy. That’s all I knew. I went to an art gallery in Memphis. I walked in…

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Posted in: Fiction, History

Katya (Story by Risa Peris)

January 3, 2019 periswriter

I am a spy. I really have no way of mitigating that statement. That is what I am. I was…

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Posted in: Fiction, History

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