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Here’s to Oligarchs (Story by R.C. Peris)

November 12, 2018 periswriter

Boris was a man of no words. He pointed, nodded, pushed. I never heard a word from his mouth. He…

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Posted in: Crime, Fiction
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HR (bp coyle)

November 11, 2018 coylewriter

The meeting is in twenty minutes. With the head of HR herself, can’t say I am looking forward to this.…

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Posted in: Employment, Humour

Stand Your Ground [A Play in 3 Minutes] (Story by R.C. Peris)

November 10, 2018 periswriter

COLLIN: Will you? ALEXANDRA: Stop…please…I’m working. You’re working. CHEF: Get the veal and lobster out. If the table complains the…

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Posted in: Fiction, Romance
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Bookworm (bp coyle)

November 9, 2018 coylewriter

‘Let’s go out,’ I suggested. ‘It’s been a long day. There’s been more talk about redundancies at the factory, everyone…

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Posted in: Humour, Relationships

Insane (Story by R.C. Peris)

November 8, 2018 periswriter

There was a line. No. There was a cloudy mountain range I would not cross. I could not cross. To…

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Posted in: Fiction, Romance
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Collaborators (bp coyle)

November 7, 2018 coylewriter

We chose the wrong side. Now we await our execution. Traitors. Collaborators. Betrayers of humanity. We are despised and vilified.…

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Posted in: Science Fiction

When Billy Bragg Opened His Mouth (Story by R.C. Peris)

November 6, 2018 periswriter

I was a miner, I was a docker, I was a railway man, between the wars, I raised a family,…

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Posted in: Fantasy, History, Religion
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Lost or Found? (bp coyle)

November 5, 2018 coylewriter

Sunday evening, almost nine o’clock. I should be preparing for tomorrow. Getting the lunches ready, making sure school bags are…

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Posted in: Family, Fiction, Relationships

The Russian Tea Room: Smoke (Story by R.C. Peris)

November 4, 2018 periswriter

The Czar balanced, like a tiny bird with quivering wings, the slender icy glass of vodka in his palm. Before…

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Posted in: Fiction, History, Romance
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Hello (bp coyle)

November 3, 2018 coylewriter

Hello, Janet speaking. Hey Janet, this is Bill, Bill White, from work. Bill, I’m in the middle of something at…

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Posted in: Fiction

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