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Category: Relationships

Strange Country (story by R.C. Peris)

December 16, 2017 coylewriter

Sanity is a strange country. Everything is right side up and manageable. You don’t get too mad there. You don’t…

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Posted in: Crime, Family, Fiction, Parenting, Relationships, Religion
train ride - rc peris

Train Ride (story by R.C. Peris)

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Oh, I did not like that nurse. They assigned her to me. She was hired by the hospital administrator. She…

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Posted in: Crime, Fiction, Relationships
not even love - r. c. peris

Not Even Love (story by R.C. Peris)

December 15, 2017 coylewriter

I did love her. I loved her a great deal but our cultural differences were so vast. There was a…

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Posted in: Fantasy, Humour, Relationships
unlovable - r c peris

Unlovable (story by R.C. Peris)

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He thought he was unlovable. When he murdered my mother he thought he became unlovable. “I’m so sorry,” he thickly…

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Posted in: Crime, Family, Parenting, Relationships
petty cash - bp coyle

Petty Cash (bp coyle)

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She was cute, like really cute. A little Pakistani girl who worked in Accounting as a junior. I had only…

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Posted in: Humour, Relationships
I Command You - r c peris

I Command You (story by R.C. Peris)

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We were a frowzy lot. All huddled in the waiting room. Expectant. Most of us were dressed in clothes that…

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Posted in: Fiction, Relationships
for him - bp coyle

For Him (bp coyle)

December 14, 2017 coylewriter

He’s resting now. We are all trying to be quiet. He has been drinking a lot recently. Work is hard.…

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Posted in: Family, Fiction, Relationships
love potion - bp coyle

Love Potion (bp coyle)

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When the are small they throw stones at me, call me witch. But when they get older they sneak up…

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Posted in: Dark Humour, Horror, Relationships

Do the Math (bp coyle)

December 12, 2017 periswriter

It is strange.  Words.  I know so many.  Yet seem unable to convey my meaning with any of them. I…

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Posted in: Fiction, Relationships

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