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Gone Astray or Not?

Posted on December 16, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

There was a hung jury consisting of Saint Peter and some angels, as the newest arrival to the gates of Heaven waited on a verdict to see if he would be allowed in. He’d been a thief, which might have … Continue reading →

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Sold

Posted on December 12, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

There was a factory of workers, a warehouse of hundreds painting beautiful pictures. In rows and columns they sat like a large classroom, viewing a photo that was projected on a theatre-size screen in front of them, and copied … Continue reading →

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Chalked: Part 14

Posted on December 11, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

Snow had started falling lightly, but thickly, like sifted confectionary sugar, as Officer Joseph pulled the car in to the curb, and gave the wipers one last squeaky swipe across the windshield before shutting down the engine. The car’s heater … Continue reading →

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The Habitual Wannabe Burglar

Posted on December 10, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

My wife asked if I could drive them. Usually she takes my son to school and I pick him up, but we’d had car trouble and it was at the mechanic’s. In our Ford’s stead we had a substitute, which … Continue reading →

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Kissing Games

Posted on December 9, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

Trying to spice up, in a sick sort of way, the usual gathering in his basement, Larry thought instead of playing spin the bottle with the girls, he’d try something new … and took out a game he’d bought. … Continue reading →

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Infiltrated

Posted on December 6, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

We are at war. Little do we know it though. Constantly ambushed, but in small enough attacks that we don’t realize, and won’t realize it until it’s too late … before they’ve taken over. Chemical warfare is out, but … Continue reading →

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Chalked: Part 13

Posted on December 5, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

“Johnny, you don’t have to do that no more,” Officer Joseph told his son as he hurried him down the stairs and out of the precinct. “It was a cruel thing for the chief to do. If I had known…” … Continue reading →

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Deconstructing a Pool’s Off Season

Posted on December 4, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

Opening the pool … when? That’s the question. It’s warm now, but oh how that can easily change in upstate New York and go back to cold again. Too soon, and the well-pampered water, clinically proven to be more … Continue reading →

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Writer’s Block

Posted on December 3, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

Journal log entry – Sometimes writing is like going under the knife. I cut out memories and observations, pull them together, stitch them up like Frankenstein’s monster, and hope for life. Occasionally the storm is afoot and a jolt gets … Continue reading →

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On to the Light

Posted on December 2, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

A man walked around holding a camera, but every time he tried to snap a picture of God, someone else got in the way. It was either a woman, or another man, or a child. But then … isn’t … Continue reading →