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Category: Political

The Weight (Story by Risa Peris)

July 16, 2019 Brian Coyle

Meredith Von Wieth uttered what she thought was a true and innocent statement. “The Palestinian people have rights – to…

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Posted in: Fiction, History, Political, Religion

Maybe If You Were a Man (Story by Risa Peris)

July 11, 2019 Brian Coyle

I was not a person people tended to like. I was a fighter even as a child. I used to…

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Posted in: Fiction, Political, Relationships

The Grief (Story by Risa Peris)

July 3, 2019 Brian Coyle

There was an image scorched into my young, plastic flexible brain. An Enlishman whose hair was a mix of white…

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Posted in: Fiction, Political, Relationships

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

More Than The Stars and Moon (Story by Risa Peris)

June 27, 2019 Brian Coyle

“Papa, Papa.” The two year old’s body tightened against him. Marcos could feel her legs wrapping around him like a…

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Posted in: Fiction, Political

Heat Warning (Story by Risa Peris)

June 25, 2019 Brian Coyle

Most Parisian homes did not have air conditioning or even fans. A gust of hot wind was flowing fitfully from…

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Posted in: Employment, Fiction, 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

To Lie With Dogs (Story by Risa Peris)

June 17, 2019 periswriter

They said I had sex with dogs. Fools. My body grew hot with anger when my aide told me that…

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Posted in: Fantasy, Fiction, Political

Pirates (Story by Risa Peris)

June 13, 2019 periswriter

Captain Meredith Marcello, of both English and Italian descent, was hot. On deck, the heat was suffocating. She was security…

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Posted in: Crime, Fiction, Political

Chip Shop (Story by Risa Peris)

January 1, 2019 periswriter

Northern Ireland. 1985. I had one thing in my mind. Madonna. Well, two things. Colm. My friend Sheena went to…

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Posted in: Fiction, Political

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