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Category: Mythology

Risa Peris

The Beast (story by Risa Peris)

February 25, 2020 coylewriter

It was the morning and night our people lived by. The blazing sun. The setting sun. We set a prayer…

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Posted in: Folklore, Mythology, Religion
Pleasure From Pain - r c peris

Pleasure From Pain (story by R.C. Peris)

December 17, 2017 coylewriter

The giant, Gelph could not eat. He had no hunger. He was a glum giant. His mind was crammed with…

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Posted in: Family, Fantasy, Mythology
the center - r c peris

The Center (story by R.C. Peris)

coylewriter

In the center of the world was a kingdom. In the center of the kingdom was a forest. In the…

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Posted in: Family, Fantasy, Mythology, Religion

Hotah the Clown Warrior (story by R.C. Peris)

coylewriter

When the university anthropologists, John Carlson and Noah Deever, arrived at the Lakota reservation in North Dakota there was a…

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Posted in: Fiction, Mythology, Religion
sea girl - r c peris

Sea Girl (story by R.C. Peris)

coylewriter

I am the Sea Girl. The tribes have many names for me. I live in the frigid water with my…

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Posted in: Fantasy, Mythology, Religion
when a child disappears - r c peris

When A Child Disappears (story by R.C. Peris)

coylewriter

Queen Fraga, who is the daughter of Lady Defrey and grandchild to Princess Coralla, was only queen for five days…

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Posted in: Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Mythology, Parenting, Religion

Pagan (story by R.C. Peris)

coylewriter

Papa was Lord of the Sea. Our mother and my three sisters lived in a castle in the hills. When…

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Posted in: Family, Fantasy, Mythology
The Well of Fate - r c peris

The Well of Fate (story by R.C. Peris)

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Dear Mother: In the center of the universe is a tree and from that tree extends a big branch hanging…

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Posted in: Fantasy, Mythology
don't make a woman angry - r c peris

Don’t Make a Woman Angry (story by R.C. Peris)

December 12, 2017 periswriter

They have ripped me from history like a superfluous page. I was a great queen. I had a brilliant mind…

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Posted in: Fantasy, Mythology

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