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Sloth (Story by Risa Peris)

October 5, 2019 periswriter

“I was obliged to work hard. Whoever is equally industrious will succeed just as well.” -Bach No. I’m not getting…

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Posted in: Fiction Filed under: Bach, orchestra, violin
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Headphones (bp coyle)

October 4, 2019 coylewriter

I love headphones, they are the coolest things. I have AirPods. Daddy bought them for me after the time he…

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Posted in: Childhood, Family

Words (Story by Risa Peris)

October 3, 2019 periswriter

You never cared for words, did you? I knew it. The moment I saw you. You zinged me. Like a…

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Posted in: Fiction, Romance Filed under: death, love, poems

Flowers (bp coyle)

October 2, 2019 coylewriter

‘Have you been to the graveyard recently?’ ‘No. I’m not like you, going every Sunday without fail.’ ‘Well, sadly we…

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Posted in: Fiction

Jezebelle (Story by Risa Peris)

October 1, 2019 Brian Coyle

The sky was yellowing. It looked like an egg yolk and the steamy air made it melt – ooze as…

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Posted in: Childhood, Crime, Fiction
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Interview (bp coyle)

September 28, 2019 coylewriter

‘So, how did the interview go?’ Mam asked. I shook my head. ‘Not good Mam. Not good at all.’ ‘Oh,…

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Posted in: Fiction

Circle (Story by Risa Peris)

September 27, 2019 periswriter

Why must she always do that? Paint on fabric. Paint on the walls. She even painted on the cat’s collar.…

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Posted in: Fiction
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Your Mother (bp coyle)

September 26, 2019 coylewriter

‘Hey Sis, sorry for calling over so late. Molly kicked me out.’ ‘Damn! Did you stay out all night drinking…

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Posted in: Relationships

Belligerent and Stupid (Story by Risa Peris)

September 25, 2019 periswriter 1 Comment

Sweet, stupid people like to take their information lying down. Like supplicants opening their arms to the strange heaven that…

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Posted in: Childhood, Crime, Fiction
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Gypsy (bp coyle)

September 24, 2019 coylewriter

She wasn’t the coolest kid at school, that didn’t seem to bother her. I wasn’t the uncoolest kid at school,…

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Posted in: Fiction

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