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The T-Rex, the Woodchuck and the Wildebeest

Posted on January 13, 2026 by

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[This is a piece from 2013 which I read to my writing group today. It was good for a few laughs which we all needed. ‘It’s not literature,’ as a snooty friend of mine would say, but I don’t care. I like stories where… Continue Reading “The T-Rex, the Woodchuck and the Wildebeest”

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Bully Management 101

Posted on December 15, 2015 by

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I worked with a guy like Donald Trump. He wasn’t super rich and he didn’t run for President but he shared Trump’s love of the outrageous brag and Trump’s astonishing willingness to say terrible things about opponents. It was the latter characteristic that made… Continue Reading “Bully Management 101”

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The T-Rex, the Woodchuck and the Wildebeest

Posted on February 13, 2013 by

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Once upon a time, there was a stringy brown woodchuck who desperately wanted to be big and powerful. His powerful urge to be powerful convinced him to buy a T-Rex costume on Amazon.com which he wore coursing through the woodchuck tunnels at night hoping… Continue Reading “The T-Rex, the Woodchuck and the Wildebeest”

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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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