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Isambard Kingdom Brunel (bp coyle)

August 13, 2019 coylewriter

Hey John, How are things mate? Can you believe that it’s three months since I moved away? I finally got…

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Posted in: Fiction

The Cruise (Story by Risa Peris)

August 12, 2019 Brian Coyle

Brandy was reckless. I knew that. I’m not sure why we were friends. She was wild. She went to college…

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Posted in: Adventure, Childhood, Family, Fiction

This is the United States (Story by Risa Peris)

August 10, 2019 Brian Coyle 1 Comment

Her dad wasn’t there. He was usually there at 5PM. That’s when her after school program ended. Her dad worked…

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Posted in: Childhood, Fiction, Political
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Lesson (bp coyle)

August 8, 2019 coylewriter

This is the day I dread each year. The day when I tell my class about food in history. I’ve…

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Posted in: Dark Humour, Futuristic
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I Don’t Want To Hold Your Hand (bp coyle)

August 6, 2019 coylewriter

It feels so funny to be back in London after all these years, to be walking down Oxford Street again.…

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Posted in: Dark Humour
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The Kids Are Back (bp coyle)

August 4, 2019 coylewriter

‘I met the sweetest little old lady on the way back from the shops,’ my wife said. I was up…

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Posted in: Horror
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I’m a Genius! (bp coyle)

August 2, 2019 coylewriter

2:00 pm I’ve been so nervous about this exam, I didn’t sleep at all last night. Finally it’s here. The…

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Posted in: Humour
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The Coffee Table (bp coyle)

July 31, 2019 coylewriter

I called over to my parents house to water the flowers while they were away. I think it was that…

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Posted in: Fiction, Humour

The Opera Singer (Story by Risa Peris)

July 30, 2019 Brian Coyle

She had a bump on her nose that defiled the symmetry of her side profile. She also had a very…

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Posted in: Fiction, Religion
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Baby Blue (bp coyle)

July 29, 2019 coylewriter

When I returned with the pallet truck of nappy boxes, the assistant manager ran up to me. ‘Listen,’ he said,…

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Posted in: Fiction

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