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No Regrets (bp coyle)

January 17, 2019 coylewriter

Edith Piaf had no regrets. Frank Sinatra had too few to mention. Dave Wilcox, on the other hand, has got…

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Posted in: Fiction, Humour

Eva (Story by Risa Peris)

January 16, 2019 periswriter

It was the eve of my marriage. My friends, men from my college days, hired a stripper. They showed me…

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Posted in: Adult, Dark Humour, Fiction

Bikini (Story by Risa Peris)

January 14, 2019 periswriter

Nobody knew I was sad. Why would they? I smiled. Shook hands. Signed deals. Played with my kids when I…

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Posted in: Adult, Fiction
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When You Are Older (bp coyle)

January 13, 2019 coylewriter

There was an old Protestant church across the way for our house when I was younger. It stood abandoned for…

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Posted in: Childhood, Fiction

Flower (Story by Risa Peris)

January 12, 2019 periswriter

“It’s here. I know it’s here.” He kept directing my driving. “Drive here. Drive there.” We ended up on the…

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Posted in: Fiction
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Think About What You’ve Done (bp coyle)

January 11, 2019 coylewriter

‘Get out of my sight,’ my father growled. ‘Go to bed. I don’t want to see you again today.’ ‘Are…

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Posted in: Childhood

Filet of Fish (Story by Risa Peris)

January 10, 2019 periswriter

She really was impossible. Fish please, she said every Friday. I’m Catholic you know. Wait. Catholics don’t have to do…

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Posted in: Dark Humour, Fiction
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Polling Day (bp coyle)

January 8, 2019 coylewriter

The lady behind the counter had bagged the last of the shopping, for a second I thought we might make…

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Posted in: Fiction

Funk Girl (Story by Risa Peris)

January 7, 2019 periswriter

She was a girl in a funk. Indeed, in a funk. She escaped Idaho. Boarded a bus in Boise. Somehow,…

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Posted in: Adult, Fiction, Travel
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Stars (bp coyle)

January 6, 2019 coylewriter

‘I bet I can name more stars than you,’ she declared. He sighed. ‘It wouldn’t surprise me.’ They were lying…

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Posted in: Fiction

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