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Suicide Seed (story by R.C. Peris)

December 11, 2017 periswriter

Hugo Westcombe, from the age of fourteen, wanted to write the next Great American novel after reading an article in…

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Posted in: Fiction
Not Just For Politicians - r c peris

Not Just for Politicians (story by R.C. Peris)

December 10, 2017 periswriter

Mrs. Garacetti was tiny, angular, with a grim set mouth. A severe, featherless bird. Her dress was navy blue and…

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Posted in: Fiction, Humour
Hasta La Vista Maybe - bp coyle

Hasta La Vista, Maybe (bp coyle)

December 18, 2017 coylewriter

‘Goodbye’ you said to me. ‘Go to hell,’ you said to me. ‘I would rather burn in hell myself than…

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Posted in: Fiction, Relationships
brother and sister - r c peris

Brother and Sister (story by R.C. Peris)

December 16, 2017 coylewriter

They were born five years apart. He took pride in being the big brother. At six, he held her in…

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Posted in: Adult, Family, Fiction, Relationships

Seriously? (bp coyle)

December 18, 2017 coylewriter

So we’re all like just sitting down to lunch and this new girl rolls up to the table and asks…

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Posted in: Dark Humour, Fiction

Sickness (story by R.C. Peris)

December 16, 2017 coylewriter

And wasn’t he such a sissy. That’s what his Daddy told him. Drunk and tripping over words in his mouth…

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Posted in: Family, Fiction, Parenting

I Can Hear You (story by R.C. Peris)

December 18, 2017 coylewriter

Four hundred and eighty-five days. Five hours. I’m counting. I might be wrong. I measure it with my sleep. When…

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Posted in: Crime, Fiction
once - bp coyle

Once (bp coyle)

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It was Friday afternoon and the office was almost empty. ‘Let’s have a quickie in the stationary cupboard,’ Sue suggested.…

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Posted in: Adult, Fiction, Humour, Relationships
the gun against my temple - r c peris

The Gun Against My Temple (story by R.C. Peris)

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I have no story to tell. Nothing has ever happened to me. I was born in the spring to loving…

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Posted in: Fiction, Relationships
factory - bp coyle

Factory (bp coyle)

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Welcome to The Factory. This is where you will all be spending your remaining days. The rules are simple, follow…

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Posted in: Science Fiction

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