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Happy Holidays

December 23, 2017 periswriter

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Posted in: Uncategorized

Once Upon a Time (Story by Cherie Hanson)

December 22, 2017 periswriter

Once upon a time, there was time and the time sat around us and under us and carried us like a…

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Posted in: Fable, Fiction
Cat Lady - r c peris

Cat Lady (Story by R.C. Peris)

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They come to me. They keep coming to me. Fat ones, skinny ones, mangy ones, silky ones. They curl on…

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Posted in: Fiction

Cornflake Man (story by R.C. Peris)

December 20, 2017 periswriter

I could eat cornflakes out of his skull. I ate cornflakes out of his skull. I love cornflakes. I hate…

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Posted in: Fiction

Acknowledgement (bp coyle)

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Dear Mary, Thank you for the five hundred prayers you offered up to God yesterday. On behalf of everyone here…

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Posted in: Fiction, Humour, Religion
Santa's Helper - bp coyle

Santa’s Helper (bp coyle)

December 19, 2017 coylewriter

I don’t kill Santas for fun you know. It’s not like I’m disturbed. To read what the tabloids say, you’d…

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Posted in: Adult, Crime, Dark Humour
delicate cycle - r c peris

Delicate Cycle (Story by R.C. Peris)

December 18, 2017 periswriter

There was always talk of it. Finding love. Exercising to find love. The right shade of lip gloss to find…

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Posted in: Fiction, Relationships, Romance
Sister Suffragette - bp coyle

Sister Suffragette (bp coyle)

December 12, 2017 periswriter

Today gentlemen, we are here to honour the memory of Joseph Smith.  I know most of you have never heard…

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Posted in: Dark Humour, Satire
she died - r c peris

She Died (story by R.C. Peris)

December 16, 2017 periswriter

She died quietly. Anna. No rage. One second she was alive and the next second she was dead. My wife…

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Posted in: Fiction, Horror, Relationships
Complaint - bp coyle

Complaint (bp coyle)

December 18, 2017 coylewriter

I am writing in regards to the genetically engineered daughter I purchased from your company some time ago. Having had…

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Posted in: Dark Humour, Family, Parenting, Satire, Science Fiction

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