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MS Arizona bp coyle

MS Arizona (bp coyle)

December 17, 2017 coylewriter

In the year 2116 they didn’t bother holding a US Presidential election. The role had become meaningless decades before, what…

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Posted in: Satire, Science Fiction
Pleasure From Pain - r c peris

Pleasure From Pain (story by R.C. Peris)

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The giant, Gelph could not eat. He had no hunger. He was a glum giant. His mind was crammed with…

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Posted in: Family, Fantasy, Mythology
Pen Pal - bp coyle

Pen Pal (bp coyle)

coylewriter

My teacher said that we all have to write a letter to a kid on your planet seeing as how…

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Posted in: Humour, Science Fiction
the center - r c peris

The Center (story by R.C. Peris)

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In the center of the world was a kingdom. In the center of the kingdom was a forest. In the…

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Posted in: Family, Fantasy, Mythology, Religion
Speaker for the Dead - bp coyle

Speaker For The Dead (bp coyle)

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Ever since I can recall, the dead have spoken to me. The recently deceased. When someone passes away, they visit…

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Posted in: Dark Humour, Horror
The Monster Enjoys Elderberry Jam - rc peris

The Monster Enjoys Elderberry Jam (story by R.C. Peris)

coylewriter

One night, when I was six, Mama told me about a monster who roams the house at night. “Stay in…

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Posted in: Dark Humour, Fiction, Horror

Hotah the Clown Warrior (story by R.C. Peris)

coylewriter

When the university anthropologists, John Carlson and Noah Deever, arrived at the Lakota reservation in North Dakota there was a…

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Posted in: Fiction, Mythology, Religion
Afterlife - bp coyle

Afterlife (bp coyle)

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It was my sister’s idea to visit with a clairvoyant, to make contact with my late wife. She said it…

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Posted in: Crime, Humour, Relationships
The Bacteria - r c peris

The Bacteria (story by R.C. Peris)

coylewriter

It was a rider on the astronauts when they left the space station. Scientists weren’t sure where it came from…

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Posted in: Science Fiction
holiday - ainsley arin

Holiday (story by Ainsley Arin)

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November 24 10AM Deirdre is driving. We left Albuquerque at 9AM. There air crackled and the clouds rolled. A storm…

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Posted in: Mystery, Relationships, Science Fiction

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