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Mid-Life Crisis (bp coyle)

December 13, 2019 coylewriter

‘Mom, I’m really worried about Harry. I think he might be going through some sort of mid-life crisis.’ ‘Men! They’re…

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Posted in: Humour, Relationships

Royals (Story by Risa Peris)

December 12, 2019 Brian Coyle

“Go gentle, my lamb, go gentle.” I patted his dry hand and was careful not to touch the IV. He…

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Posted in: Fiction, Romance
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Have You Voted Yet? (bp coyle)

December 11, 2019 coylewriter

I never like coming to this shop, it’s close but the owner is a jerk. He tosses my smokes on…

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Posted in: Fiction, Humour, Political

Poetry (Story by Risa Peris)

December 10, 2019 Brian Coyle

Dying is being born. My benefactor was worried about me.  “Good Lord, Michael. You’re thirty but look forty. And you…

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Posted in: Fiction
bp coyle, brian

Put Down the Phone! (bp coyle)

December 9, 2019 coylewriter

‘Sally, could you put down the phone. There’s something important I want to talk to you about.’ ‘Sure. Just let…

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Posted in: Humour

Silence (Story by Risa Peris)

December 8, 2019 Brian Coyle

He signed – I want to take your picture. I was perched on a window seat with a book of…

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Posted in: Fiction, Romance
bp coyle, brian

Love Letters Straight From the Heart (bp coyle)

December 7, 2019 coylewriter

‘Hey, how was your day? Mine sucked but nothing a large glass of wine won’t sort out.’ ‘Can you sit…

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Posted in: Relationships
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It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (bp coyle)

December 6, 2019 coylewriter

So, here we go again. Christmas is almost upon us! The shops are decorated, the trees have been lit up…

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Posted in: Humour

The Baby (Story by Risa Peris)

December 5, 2019 Brian Coyle

Hush little baby don’t you cry, Mama’s going to buy you a mockingbird. Hmmmmm. Laaaaaaaalaaaaaa. Tiny Elizabeth was cradled in…

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Posted in: Family, Fiction
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Lost in Time (bp coyle)

December 4, 2019 coylewriter

Five hundred years ago, five hundred years to the day, someone walked down this very road, just as I’m doing…

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Posted in: Fiction, Time

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