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Category: Relationships

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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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Paper (bp coyle)

December 18, 2018 coylewriter

‘Here’s to us,’ we clinked our champagne glasses. ‘One whole year together!’ This was the first time in that year…

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Posted in: Relationships, Romance
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Long Distance Love ( bp coyle)

December 7, 2018 coylewriter

There’s an old Tom Hanks movie about meeting someone (Meg Ryan?) on the internet and having a long distance relationship.…

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The Cold Water Ordeal (Story by R.C. Peris)

December 1, 2018 periswriter

Fernanda, Spanish by birth and raised in Nice, was a tour guide. She usually met tourists in Cannes and drove,…

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Posted in: Fiction, Relationships, Romance
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Bookworm (bp coyle)

November 9, 2018 coylewriter

‘Let’s go out,’ I suggested. ‘It’s been a long day. There’s been more talk about redundancies at the factory, everyone…

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Lost or Found? (bp coyle)

November 5, 2018 coylewriter

Sunday evening, almost nine o’clock. I should be preparing for tomorrow. Getting the lunches ready, making sure school bags are…

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Posted in: Family, Fiction, Relationships
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Sarah (bp coyle)

October 30, 2018 coylewriter

She looks like Béatrice Dalle in Betty Blue, he says. Maybe not quite as tall. Her name is Sarah, she’s…

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The Russian Tea Room: The Continental Man (Story by R.C. Peris)

October 29, 2018 periswriter

1927. If we are to be technical about the birth of the place. And nearly all humans are susceptible to…

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It’s Not Me, It’s You (bp coyle)

October 28, 2018 coylewriter

‘This is Maria speaking, I can’t get to the phone right now. If you wish to leave a message, please…

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I Want Nothing to Remain (Story by R.C. Peris)

October 23, 2018 periswriter

There is this one dream. It repeats and repeats. Not every night. I’m in a car and a truck crashes…

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