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Harmonize (Story by Risa Peris)

December 22, 2018 periswriter

My heart was broken. Cracked like old paint on a wall. I was in Florence, Italy and Marco had left.…

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Posted in: Fiction, Romance
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The Longest Night (bp coyle)

December 21, 2018 coylewriter

1:00 am That’s fine, still got plenty of time to sleep. I need to get a couple of hours before…

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Posted in: Fiction

The Actress (Story by Risa Peris)

December 19, 2018 periswriter

The Cannes Film Festival was better than the Oscars as it gave me an excuse to leave LA. People think…

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Posted in: Fiction
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Paper (bp coyle)

December 18, 2018 coylewriter

‘Here’s to us,’ we clinked our champagne glasses. ‘One whole year together!’ This was the first time in that year…

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Posted in: Relationships, Romance

The Music (Story by Risa Peris)

December 17, 2018 periswriter

I could hear music. Phantom music. Music in the background like a soundtrack. It was never perfect or melodic. It…

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Posted in: Folklore, Romance
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Outsourcing (bp coyle)

December 16, 2018 coylewriter

In the 1980’s Santa began to outsource toy production to sweatshops around the world. By the turn of the century,…

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Posted in: Dark Humour

The First of the Month (Story by R.C. Peris)

December 15, 2018 periswriter

By the first of the month, December, the month of sneezing and shopping; you had moved your cracked, stretched suitcase…

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Posted in: Fiction, Holiday, Romance
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Spelling Bee (bp coyle)

December 13, 2018 coylewriter

‘Dad,’ she asked me, ‘how do you spell psychopath?’ I pondered for a moment. ‘P-s-y-c-h-o…’ ‘P-s-y-c-o-…’ ‘No, it’s c-h-o-.’ ‘Oh,…

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Posted in: Humour, Parenting

The Jacket (Story by Risa Peris)

December 12, 2018 periswriter

I bought the jacket at a second-hand shop in Cannes. The movie festival had ended and the city was emptying.…

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Posted in: Crime, Fiction
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How do They do That? (bp coyle)

December 11, 2018 coylewriter

How do they do it? How are they always so careless and free? Running around the playground without a thought…

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Posted in: Childhood

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