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100 Word Story: Fate
Posted on September 13, 2022 by Jan Wilberg
“How old is your baby?” “He’s four months old. But he’s not actually my baby.” “Really? He looks like you.” “He actually looks more like my friend, Carla. She left him at the Woodward and Keefe bus stop and I picked him up.” “She… Continue Reading “100 Word Story: Fate”
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100 Word Story: Curiosity
Posted on September 6, 2022 by Jan Wilberg
“Do you see the cat in the window? He’s lying on his back and has his feet up in the air.” “Consider it art, living art, animal art.” “That’s a different way of thinking.” She grabbed her phone from her back pocket to take… Continue Reading “100 Word Story: Curiosity”
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100 Word Story: Lasting
Posted on August 25, 2022 by Jan Wilberg
I have a friend who is cleaning his attic. He says he has found black and white photos from when he was a young man living in Israel. He says this with his sleeves rolled up like he is ready for work or meetings… Continue Reading “100 Word Story: Lasting”
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100 Word Story: Swirled
Posted on July 25, 2022 by Jan Wilberg
“Have you looked at the back of your head?” “No. Is there something wrong?” “Your hair is very short and it kind of goes in a circle.” She reached up to feel the back of her head. The hair was very short and seemed… Continue Reading “100 Word Story: Swirled”
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100 Word Story: Paddle
Posted on July 17, 2022 by Jan Wilberg
When they turned the canoe around, they faced a great headwind. They paddledinto whitecaps and could barely see the pale slip of dock where they’d startedout an hour ago. Beneath the canoe, she could see long snaking branches of trees felled inancient storms and… Continue Reading “100 Word Story: Paddle”
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100 Word Story: Caw
Posted on July 2, 2022 by Jan Wilberg
“Hello! Hello!” “Yes, ma’am. You’ve reached 911. What is your emergency?” “There are three crows on my porch and they are looking at me.” “Birds? There are birds on your porch?” “Yes. And they have their beaks open wide and they’re staring at me.”… Continue Reading “100 Word Story: Caw”
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100 Word Story: Loss
Posted on June 24, 2022 by Jan Wilberg
“I’ve lost my shoes.” “I’m sorry. What did you say?” “I said I lost my shoes. They were on my feet but now they’re gone.” Barbara pointed at her feet. Her socks were gray from wear and sagging around her ankles. She looked up… Continue Reading “100 Word Story: Loss”
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100 Word Story: Loaner
Posted on May 16, 2022 by Jan Wilberg
“Why was there a cat in the Little Free Library?” “It’s not a cat, it’s actually a kitten and I’m taking it home.” “It probably belongs to somebody.” “Well, it was there for the taking right next to a Stephen King book.” She folds… Continue Reading “100 Word Story: Loaner”
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100 Word Story: Soft Feet
Posted on April 17, 2022 by Jan Wilberg
“My birthday was on Easter once when I was a little girl.” “I know. You’ve told that story before.” “It’s a good story to tell, so you should just listen again. Be a nice person.” “Fine. Tell me.” “I was very little and we… Continue Reading “100 Word Story: Soft Feet”
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100 Word Story: Chef Peter
Posted on April 9, 2022 by Jan Wilberg
The cookbook on the neighborhood swap site looked like the one she’d given her husband for their fifth anniversary. A lot of people have the same cookbooks. But with a romesco sauce stain on the cover? It seemed improbable. “Did you give away any… Continue Reading “100 Word Story: Chef Peter”
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What happens here on Red's Wrap is all over the map. There is no single theme, no overarching gripe, no malady of my own or others that dominates. I write about what seems important or interesting at the moment and what aims me toward hope. I write stories, essays, poems - whatever fits the day and the mood. Nothing stays the same, here or anywhere. That's a good thing. Happiness. It's relative.
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