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Heavy Lifting: Fifty Years of Mothering

Posted on September 15, 2022 by

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I’m impressed you could carry that baby with one arm up the stairs. The baby actually has two arms but I get your drift. You’re surprised an old lady can carry a 24 pound baby on her hip and still hold on to the… Continue Reading “Heavy Lifting: Fifty Years of Mothering”

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Don’t Leave Me

Posted on March 6, 2014 by

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His eyes peeking around the crib slats bore a hole through her that she packed with ice, his thin arms reaching, a kick of one foot, enough to worm a yes from her. __________________ Another 33-word challenge from the Trifecta folks, this one to… Continue Reading “Don’t Leave Me”

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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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