Tag: Microprose

That Friend

Posted on January 5, 2020 by

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My friend was such a friend that when we rode our bikes along Lake Michigan on very hot days we would stop, laughing and daring, then let our bikes fall in the sand and, even though we were grown-ups, run into the waves with… Continue Reading “That Friend”

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Sheep and Deer: A Fable

Posted on January 3, 2018 by

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“Quit pawing the ground like that. It makes you look vulnerable.” Sheep made it his business to coach Deer on how to be less prey-like. “Looks don’t matter. Pawing prepares me to run,” Deer replied. “Running means something is chasing you,” Sheep replied, swaying… Continue Reading “Sheep and Deer: A Fable”

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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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