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Category: Humour

Marc Littman

Buried Dreams (story by Marc Littman)

January 26, 2021 coylewriter

We buried my brother with his dreams. On colored scraps of paper my young son, Teddy, and I scrawled all…

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Posted in: Dark Humour, Fiction, Humour
Jim Woessner

Seat 23A, Seat 23B (story by Jim Woessner)

May 12, 2020 coylewriter

Mac boarded a flight in Boston. Bailey caught one out of New York. They changed planes in Chicago and sat…

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Posted in: Fiction, Humour, Relationships
Emily Adler

A Short Essay on Humans (story by Emily Adler)

April 11, 2020 coylewriter

My name’s Reggie, and I’m a rat. No, I mean, I’m literally a rodent. Rattus Norvegicus, they call us. We’ve…

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Posted in: Fantasy, Humour
bp coyle, brian

A COVID-19 Abecedarian [part one] (bp coyle)

April 9, 2020 coylewriter

A is for aspirin, they won’t help this time. B is for Brian, and I’m feeling fine. ***** C is…

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Posted in: COVID-19, Humour
bp coyle, brian

They Grow Up So Fast (bp coyle)

February 2, 2020 coylewriter

I remember when Saturdays were for hangovers and reading. Now it’s off to the park, to the playground, at the…

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Posted in: Humour, Parenting
bp coyle, brian

Hello (bp coyle)

January 16, 2020 coylewriter

‘Hello’ ‘Hey. This is Simon, Paul’s friend. Paul Brennan. We met in the pub last Saturday night. I don’t know…

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Posted in: Humour, Relationships
bp coyle, brain

What’s There To Think About? (bp coyle)

January 12, 2020 coylewriter

‘Have you finished it yet?’ she asks, all eager and excited. ‘Just finished it this second,’ I place the copy…

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Posted in: Creativity, Humour
bp coyle, brian

Happy New Year (bp coyle)

December 31, 2019 coylewriter

‘Hey’ ‘Hey mate. Please tell me you have found a new year’s eve party for us to go tonight.’ ‘Well..’…

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Posted in: Holiday, Humour
bp coyle, brian

Unexpected Item in the Bagging Area (bp coyle)

December 21, 2019 coylewriter

Oh no! There’s no one at the cash desk, I’m going to have to use the self service thing. This…

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Posted in: Humour
bp coyle, brian

Mid-Life Crisis (bp coyle)

December 13, 2019 coylewriter

‘Mom, I’m really worried about Harry. I think he might be going through some sort of mid-life crisis.’ ‘Men! They’re…

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Posted in: Humour, Relationships

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