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My Rainbow Story

Posted on April 20, 2015 by

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It is the only story about a rainbow that I have. But it’s a good one. We were swimming in a lake. It was dusk. All of the other people had left. The beach was littered with the debris of a fine day, the smell… Continue Reading “My Rainbow Story”

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Lift the Anchor

Posted on July 30, 2014 by

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Captain Nan’s was one of a dozen beautiful white boats bobbing in their slips on a dock lit by tiny white Christmas lights. Her sign said she did tours of Islamorada and that’s what I wanted. After years of staying in the same tiny… Continue Reading “Lift the Anchor”

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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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