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Footnote (Story by Risa Peris)

January 29, 2019 periswriter

Oh, he did love a good lunch. And a good breakfast and dinner for that matter. But right now, it…

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Posted in: Fiction
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Gratitude (a story by Lynda Appell)

January 28, 2019 coylewriter 1 Comment

Lady Lynda Mae Hoffenfetter Toze fondly reflected on what she was grateful for.  She was happily married to her highschool…

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Posted in: Fiction
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Sunrise (bp coyle)

January 26, 2019 coylewriter

The sun will be coming up in exactly six minutes and twenty four seconds, according to the app on my…

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Posted in: Romance

Stalking (Story by Risa Peris)

January 25, 2019 periswriter

He was obsessed. Strange. He had never been obsessed before. He was usually very casual with women. He never thought…

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Posted in: Crime, Fiction
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What’s Up Doc? (bp coyle)

January 24, 2019 coylewriter

You know I’ve been think Doc, what if I am not crazy at all? What if you are? What if…

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Posted in: Fiction
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Selection (bp coyle)

January 22, 2019 coylewriter

Used to be that your parents picked who you should marry. She has a dowry of a couple of cows,…

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Posted in: Futuristic

Beautiful (Story by Risa Peris)

January 21, 2019 periswriter

He was a white boy. That’s all I knew. I went to an art gallery in Memphis. I walked in…

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Posted in: Fiction, History
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Next Page (bp coyle)

January 20, 2019 coylewriter

I kept pressing the icon on my laptop, the ‘next page’ one, but nothing was happening. This had been going…

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Posted in: Fiction
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This Is How It Is (bp coyle)

January 19, 2019 coylewriter

I used to be a surgeon, back in the day. Okay, I was a plastic surgeon, making aging women look…

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Posted in: Science Fiction

It’s Not Easy Being a Witch (Story by Risa Peris)

January 18, 2019 periswriter

Oh, I was quite done with it all. It’s not easy being a witch. I was tired of being ogled…

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Posted in: Fantasy, Fiction, Folklore

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