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I Should Have Listened to My Mother (Story by Risa Peris)

October 2, 2020 Brian Coyle

I knew I should have stayed snug in my cave gorging on benthic fish or simply resting. That day, however,…

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Posted in: Fiction Filed under: coelacanth, fishing, ocean
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Toy Soldiers (bp coyle)

September 14, 2020 coylewriter

‘Are you happy?’ ‘Of course.’ ‘I knew you wanted it to be a boy.’ ‘All that matters is that it’s…

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Posted in: Parenting

Not on Mars (Story by Risa Peris)

September 12, 2020 Brian Coyle

My name is Commander Jane Lance and I was not on Mars. The night before my three-year flight to Mars,…

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Posted in: Adventure, Fiction, Science Fiction

Zebras (Story by Risa Peris)

September 7, 2020 Brian Coyle

I am a world-renowned diagnostician. I’m the person doctors call when patients are sick, remain sick, and fall on the…

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Posted in: Fiction, Mental Health

Abnormal (Story by Risa Peris)

September 3, 2020 Brian Coyle

He was acting differently. He had a different smell. Moldy bread on some days and cinnamon on others. He quit…

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Posted in: Fiction, Science Fiction
Dumplings (story by Vivian Leung )

Dumplings (story by Vivian Leung )

August 16, 2020 coylewriter

It was only 2:00 in the morning. Finding that she could not go back to sleep, she slowly got out…

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Posted in: Childhood, Fiction

The Politician (Story by Risa Peris)

August 5, 2020 Brian Coyle

You see the thing about Yuri was that he was not a high-ranking or particularly effective KGB officer. Back in…

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Posted in: Fiction, History, Political

Puffin (Story by Risa Peris)

July 28, 2020 Brian Coyle

It was more shadows than complete darkness. I could see outlines of things if they were very near me. I…

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Posted in: Crime, Dark Humour, Fiction

Flies (Story by Risa Peris)

July 21, 2020 Brian Coyle

Around midday, the sky darkened with flies. They filled the sky with annoyance and doom. Maybe this was the end.…

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Posted in: Crime, Fiction, Folklore, Horror
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Elmo Needs A Hug (bp coyle)

July 17, 2020 coylewriter

Do you remember that toy? Elmo Needs A Hug? It was big a long time ago. Maybe it still is.…

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Posted in: COVID-19

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