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What You Won’t See (Story by Risa Peris)

May 19, 2019 periswriter

It’s not what you see but what you don’t see that terrorizes you. We moved to Laurel Lane in my…

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Posted in: Childhood, Crime, Horror
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I See The Moon (bp coyle)

May 18, 2019 coylewriter

Wow, there really is such a bright moon out there tonight, it’s like a floodlight illuminating my back garden. It…

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Posted in: Fiction

Doppelganger (Story by Risa Peris)

May 17, 2019 periswriter

There was talk of her. First year. Freshman dorm. We all met with the Resident Assistant in the lounge who…

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Posted in: Fiction, Science Fiction
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An Ill Wind (bp coyle)

May 16, 2019 coylewriter

I take a long slug of vodka, which almost makes me gag, and read the email again. ‘Meeting with the…

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Posted in: End of the World

Justice (Story by Risa Peris)

May 15, 2019 periswriter

He was very athletic and studious but he had little regard for others. His father was a federal prosecutor and…

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Posted in: Crime, Fiction
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Daddy’s Home (bp coyle)

May 14, 2019 coylewriter

When I was very small, Mama told me that my Daddy worked on an oil rig way out in the…

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Posted in: Suspense

The Butcher (Story by Risa Peris)

May 13, 2019 periswriter

He was a fastidious man who groomed himself impeccably each day and was quite discerning in the meals served to…

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Posted in: Crime, Fiction, History
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50 (bp coyle)

May 12, 2019 coylewriter

The cake had turned into an ugly mess I had been poking and prodding it for so long. It was…

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Posted in: Fiction

The Mother (Story by Risa Peris)

May 11, 2019 periswriter

“You filthy pig.” The daughter, middle-aged with spreading hips, yelled at the feeble woman whose hand was shaking. Tomato soup…

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Posted in: Fiction
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How To Make A Deal With The Devil (bp coyle)

May 10, 2019 coylewriter

So, let’s not get into the why, it’s really of no importance. The fact is that I want to do…

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Posted in: Horror, Humour

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