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The Future (Story by Risa Peris)

February 8, 2019 periswriter

There was no room at my mother’s place. She was in a one bedroom and only had a recliner. No…

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Posted in: Fiction
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At Least She’s Happy Now (bp coyle)

February 7, 2019 coylewriter

I’ve been reading through her emails. Well, I set up that account for her and she never changed the password,…

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Posted in: Fiction

The Sword (Story by Risa Peris)

February 6, 2019 periswriter

She was just a girl. Her parents made her work on the farm. She fed the chickens, the ducks, the…

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Posted in: Fantasy, Fiction
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It’s Complicated (bp coyle)

February 5, 2019 coylewriter

‘I’ve been divorced three years,’ he explained. ‘I have three kids. Two of them are in college and one is…,’…

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Posted in: Humour

The Totally True Stories of Mable Monster: The Magazine (Story by Risa Peris)

February 4, 2019 periswriter

I hate mornings. I really do. I would prefer to stay in bed. Snuggly under my Strawberry Shortcake blanket. But…

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Posted in: Childhood, Fiction
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True Love (bp coyle)

February 3, 2019 coylewriter

After five divorces and more failed relationships than I can recall, you’d think I would had given up on ever…

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Posted in: Romance

Ballerina (Story by Risa Peris)

February 2, 2019 periswriter

My day starts at 6 AM. I eat a banana and go to the gym. I usually run on the…

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Posted in: Fiction
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Quadratic Justice (bp coyle)

February 1, 2019 coylewriter 1 Comment

I guess every maths teacher has a smartass in every class. And yeah, I admit it, it was me in…

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Posted in: Childhood, Humour, Parenting

Coney Island (Story by Risa Peris)

January 31, 2019 periswriter

Morris died ten years ago. Dolores was holding on. She had a dog. A poodle with cloudy eyes that bumped…

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Posted in: Fiction
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P.I.N. (bp coyle)

January 30, 2019 coylewriter

The first letter was a phone bill, a reminder. He binned it. The second was a final reminder from the…

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Posted in: Crime, Fiction

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