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Category: Humour

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Poet (bp coyle)

April 16, 2019 coylewriter

‘I’ve decided what I want for my birthday,’ she informed me. ‘Great,’ I replied, having totally forgotten that her birthday…

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Posted in: Humour
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Inspirations (bp coyle)

February 24, 2019 coylewriter

It was the day the new Brandon Hayes novel came out. I bought it in hardback, though I really couldn’t…

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Posted in: Humour
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Strangers in the Night (bp coyle)

February 22, 2019 coylewriter

‘Hey, Pete.’ ‘Hey bro, have you been to see Granny recently?’ ‘Yeah, I was there yesterday. She’s fine but those…

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Posted in: Humour
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Shop (bp coyle)

February 17, 2019 coylewriter

I’d been away for years, so I thought I’d take a leisurely stroll around my old neighbourhood, see what had…

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Posted in: Childhood, Humour
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It Could Be Me (bp coyle)

February 15, 2019 coylewriter 2 Comments

It was a crazy thing to do, I don’t know what came over me. A moment of madness, temporary insanity.…

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Posted in: Humour
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Be Afraid of the Dark (bp coyle)

February 13, 2019 coylewriter

Nyctophobia: extreme or irrational fear of the night or of darkness. An irrational fear? I really must disagree. There is…

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Posted in: Horror, Humour
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Personal Space (bp coyle)

February 11, 2019 coylewriter

‘So,’ she said nervously, ‘I’ve been thinking…’ ‘Oh yeah.  About what?’ ‘I should move in with you.’ ‘I see…’ ‘I…

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Posted in: Humour, Relationships
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When September Ends (bp coyle)

February 9, 2019 coylewriter

‘I got the check.’ ‘Really? I don’t believe it. After all this time he’s finally paid up?’ ‘Yep.’ ‘All of…

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Posted in: Humour
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It’s Complicated (bp coyle)

February 5, 2019 coylewriter

‘I’ve been divorced three years,’ he explained. ‘I have three kids. Two of them are in college and one is…,’…

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Posted in: Humour
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Quadratic Justice (bp coyle)

February 1, 2019 coylewriter 1 Comment

I guess every maths teacher has a smartass in every class. And yeah, I admit it, it was me in…

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Posted in: Childhood, Humour, Parenting

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