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Psalm One (Story by Risa Peris)

February 15, 2020 Brian Coyle 1 Comment

He was a scornful man and I sat in his seat. I was in a den of thieves and drug…

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Posted in: Crime, Fiction

An Angel (Story by Risa Peris)

February 7, 2020 Brian Coyle

It was a thin soup with some kind of strange looking dumplings in it. Angelino was expecting something unctuous and…

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Posted in: Crime, Fiction, History, Religion
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Master of the Universe (bp coyle)

February 6, 2020 coylewriter

I don’t get it, I don’t understand at all. All of these people, talking when they have nothing to say.…

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Posted in: Creativity, Fiction

My Arm Throbbed (Story by Risa Peris)

February 3, 2020 Brian Coyle

I cut my arm with a butcher’s knife. The knife was a cast off of mother’s when she cleaned the…

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Posted in: Fiction, Marriage
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They Grow Up So Fast (bp coyle)

February 2, 2020 coylewriter

I remember when Saturdays were for hangovers and reading. Now it’s off to the park, to the playground, at the…

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Posted in: Humour, Parenting

The Dog (Story by Risa Peris)

January 31, 2020 Brian Coyle

There was a black and white messy dog in the street licking his dick. Occasionally, his tail would thump on…

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Posted in: Family, Fiction, Mental Health
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There Once Was A Girl (bp coyle)

January 30, 2020 coylewriter

There once was a girl, quite a pretty girl, who fell totally in love with a very silly man. He…

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Posted in: Romance

Perfect (Story by Risa Peris)

January 28, 2020 Brian Coyle

I was born on the ice. I’m not lying. My mother, a former ice skater, went on the rink the…

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Posted in: Childhood, Fiction
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What’s My Age Again? (bp coyle)

January 26, 2020 coylewriter 1 Comment

‘How old am I?’ asked Granny. ‘You’re ninety four Granny,’ I told her as I stirred the water around the…

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Posted in: Family
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Out of Tune (story by Mary E Sullivan)

January 23, 2020 coylewriter

i have a flute.  the “E” key is flat.  sort of like my life.  when the world was flat.  nobody…

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Posted in: Fiction, Mental Health

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