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Category: Relationships

Grace - bp coyle

Grace (bp coyle)

May 9, 2018 coylewriter

Sure. Your Granny was a wonderful woman. A great mother to our kids. A great grandmother to you and the…

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Posted in: Humour, Relationships, Romance
Dinner is Served - bp coyle

Dinner is Served (bp coyle)

April 17, 2018 coylewriter

We met online. We had some things in common. Not that much, truth be told, she was obsessed with wrestling…

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Posted in: Humour, Relationships
Dear Bob, While You Were Snoring - bp coyle

Dear Bob, While You Were Snoring (bp coyle)

March 30, 2018 coylewriter

I packed my bags, loaded up your car and cleared everything out of the joint bank accounts. Now, don’t act…

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Posted in: Humour, Relationships
Where cats have no tails - bp coyle

Where Cats Have No Tails (bp coyle)

March 24, 2018 coylewriter 1 Comment

I found out about love the day after my wedding. It was 1978.  We were in Douglas, capital of The…

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Posted in: Fiction, Relationships

The Exchange Student (Story by R.C. Peris)

February 16, 2018 periswriter

As the police officer fingerprinted me he scowled. “You should be ashamed of yourself, beating up a child.” He then…

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Posted in: Family, Fiction, Relationships
My Girl - bp coyle

My Girl (bp coyle)

February 13, 2018 coylewriter 1 Comment

She was waiting there for me, early for once. I hung back and watched her unnoticed. Damn, she was looking…

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Posted in: Fiction, Relationships
Date Night - bp coyle

Date Night (bp coyle)

February 1, 2018 coylewriter

You know how these things go, your friend asks a girl out on a date and she says ‘sure’, but…

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Posted in: Fiction, Humour, Relationships
Saturday evening blues

Saturday Evening Blues (bp coyle)

January 25, 2018 coylewriter

I got to know a few of the other fathers over time. Standing around together in the freezing rain watching…

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Posted in: Family, Parenting, Relationships
Bloody

Bloody (Story by R.C. Peris)

January 19, 2018 periswriter

There was tall Carl and short Carl. Tall Carl kept my glass full of gin. Short Carl kept staring at…

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Posted in: Fiction, Relationships

The Lake (Story by R.C. Peris)

January 17, 2018 periswriter

The summer of 1995 was a fever. In August the temperature went up to 100 degrees and the humidity blanketed…

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Posted in: Fiction, Relationships

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