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Friends (bp coyle)

June 14, 2019 coylewriter

Ironic cheers went up from my friends when I entered the bar. Some lame jokes were offered. ‘Wow, who’s this…

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Posted in: Fiction

Pirates (Story by Risa Peris)

June 13, 2019 periswriter

Captain Meredith Marcello, of both English and Italian descent, was hot. On deck, the heat was suffocating. She was security…

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Posted in: Crime, Fiction, Political
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Life Goes On (bp coyle)

June 12, 2019 coylewriter

I knew when we were standing there, facing the darkening sea, that this would be the best it would get.…

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Posted in: Relationships

The Dragon and Princess Maria (Story by Risa Peris)

June 10, 2019 periswriter

The corruption was voluminous. It was like watching corn kernels go in the popper at the movie theater and then…

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Posted in: Fiction
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Uninvited Guest (bp coyle)

June 7, 2019 coylewriter

I don’t care what you say, or how much you cry, we are not keeping the kitten. We’ll bring it…

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Posted in: Fiction

The Knife (Story by Risa Peris)

June 6, 2019 periswriter

He strode into the group with a swagger, flair, and a face cracked with wrinkles. He smiled. It was not…

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Posted in: Crime, Dark Humour, Fiction
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Sleep Buddy (bp coyle)

June 5, 2019 coylewriter

I remember someone telling me about it, I think it was Sara ironically, when we had just begun to date.…

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Posted in: Fiction

666 (Story by Risa Peris)

June 4, 2019 periswriter

The night I was born a great storm swelled the seas and wrecked the sky. The sea gypsies, in their…

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Posted in: End of the World, Fantasy, Fiction
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Plague (bp coyle)

June 3, 2019 coylewriter

David Miller groaned. Then he coughed. Then he sneezed. Then he groaned again. ‘I think I have The Plague,’ he…

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Posted in: Parenting, Relationships

The Queen (Story by Risa Peris)

June 2, 2019 periswriter

“Golly, yes.” The invitation came in the mail. It was ivory with gold lining. The print was in gold as…

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Posted in: Fiction

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