Category: Writing

100 Word Story: Pencil Stubs

Posted on January 29, 2024 by

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Pencil stubs are hard to sharpen unless you have a knife. Then you have to hold the pencil with the point away from you and make quick slicing strokes, all while your fingers cringe on the yellow, and you wonder why you must be… Continue Reading “100 Word Story: Pencil Stubs”

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Snow Bench

Posted on January 20, 2024 by

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HospitalitySaves seats for cold visitorsNeeding a brief rest

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You Are What You Write

Posted on January 17, 2024 by

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I’m working on a collection of short stories set in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. By working, I mean I have a list of seven stories I’ve written that leans up against the chair in my office. The point was to have a working list of… Continue Reading “You Are What You Write”

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100 Word Story: The Snow Shoveler

Posted on January 15, 2024 by

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Bruce used tape to fix the handle on his snow shovel. It seemed to hold but it could blow any minute. Bad equipment, it was all a set-up from those guys outside Walgreen’s. A measly twenty bucks for a driveway and they hand you… Continue Reading “100 Word Story: The Snow Shoveler”

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Of Pears and Cupcakes and Essays about Cats

Posted on January 10, 2024 by

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I am one of 500 writers who submitted essays to the Erma Bombeck essay contest. The rules are that you can submit in one of two categories – humor or human interest. Humor is a tough game if you hang around the Erma Bombeck… Continue Reading “Of Pears and Cupcakes and Essays about Cats”

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Sunday Afternoon Haiku

Posted on January 7, 2024 by

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Grownups need more toys Fewer accounts payable Tiny surprises

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Red’s Wrap 2024 Eyes on the Prize Blogging Goals

Posted on December 29, 2023 by

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I spent years doing strategic planning for nonprofits. I have the easel paper and colored markers to prove it. I used to have a sticky wall and baskets full of fidget toys including at least fifty tiny cardboard cans of Play-Doh, a substance that… Continue Reading “Red’s Wrap 2024 Eyes on the Prize Blogging Goals”

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Red’s Wrap 2024 Mission Statement

Posted on December 28, 2023 by

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It’s the end of 2023 and time to look forward to blogging in 2024. This will be, amazingly, the 14th year of Red’s Wrap. So now that I’ve got a little experience, it’s probably time for a mission statement for this little endeavor. The… Continue Reading “Red’s Wrap 2024 Mission Statement”

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Tonight at the Showcase

Posted on December 10, 2023 by

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I belong to a writing community called Red Oak. We don’t live in a commune or take a pledge or anything like that. Mostly what we do is show up to read our writing and listen to other people. In order to have that… Continue Reading “Tonight at the Showcase”

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Sugarcane Flower

Posted on December 7, 2023 by

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At 5 o’clock, I make what many would consider a very strong rum and Coke and I sit down at my desk to decide what to write about. Once, in a writing group, the topic was “how do you get ready to write?” There… Continue Reading “Sugarcane Flower”

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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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