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Give It Up, Girlie

Posted on July 21, 2021 by

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Every time we pass someone driving an RV or pulling a trailer on the freeway, I create a story for the driver and their passenger, almost always around our age, that involves their being totally carefree. They have great health, plenty of money, and… Continue Reading “Give It Up, Girlie”

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A White Duck on a Red Leash

Posted on April 4, 2021 by

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I may not have anything else to say except that I saw this today: a white duck waddling on the breakwater in Milwaukee with a little red collar and a red leash held by a mid-thirties-looking woman who was strolling with her husband and… Continue Reading “A White Duck on a Red Leash”

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A White Duck on a Red Leash

Posted on September 1, 2013 by

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I may not have anything else to say except that I saw this today: a white duck waddling on the breakwater in Milwaukee with a little red collar and a red leash held by a mid-thirties-looking woman who was strolling with her husband and… Continue Reading “A White Duck on a Red Leash”

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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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