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Dereliction of Duty

Posted on May 20, 2018 by

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I bet there are a lot of homes where a big framed picture or an ornamental rug covers up a hole punched in the wall by a teenage boy. A teenage boy has no where to go with his rage. This isn’t new. It’s… Continue Reading “Dereliction of Duty”

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The Day After Sandy Hook

Posted on December 15, 2012 by

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I woke up twenty times last night and each time I thought the same thought. Their mothers must still be shrieking. Shrieking and keening. Making sounds they never heard themselves make. That’s what the Sandy Hook mothers are doing, I know it. And then… Continue Reading “The Day After Sandy Hook”

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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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