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Surgical Stories: Strong

Posted on November 24, 2016 by

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We used to argue about how to fold the towels. I folded them in half. She folded them in thirds. Sometimes I’d open the linen closet and all the towels would be refolded in thirds. They were tidier that way and the closet doors… Continue Reading “Surgical Stories: Strong”

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Surgical Stories: Numb

Posted on November 23, 2016 by

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One thing I am thinking at the end of this long, difficult November is that I am drinking too much. At the end of the day, I want to pour a tumbler full of wine and stand at the kitchen sink to drink it… Continue Reading “Surgical Stories: Numb”

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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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