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The Swan Lives On

Posted on November 30, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

   The sixth graders were led down to the auditorium. There hadn’t been much warning or much explanation to what was being done … something about music. This was the last year for the sixth graders at PS (Public school) … Continue reading →

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The Thankful Holiday

Posted on November 27, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

Resourceful wasn’t the first words that came to the mouths of Bob’s dinner guests when they sat down for the holiday meal and discovered what could be accomplished with a Thanksgiving Jell-O mold and a few pounds of ground turkey. … Continue reading →

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Chalked: Part 12

Posted on November 27, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

“What? Are you crazy?!” Johnny’s dad, Officer David Joseph, fumed. “He can’t be doing that!” “Doing what?” the chief asked. “… What did you hear?” “Dead bodies,” David grumbled and then exploded, “You ask permission for him to have a … Continue reading →

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Flushed

Posted on November 26, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

   Big Al knew there was a stoolpigeon hiding in the gang that needed to be ousted, and for some reason he couldn’t explain, he kept staring at Joe’s four wooden legs and … tail feathers. “Joe…?” And now a … Continue reading →

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Typo Mary

Posted on November 25, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

Journal log entry – I have a bug. I’m sure of it. No, I’m not sick, not that way. It’s a bug that tends to show its inconvenient head when I have an idea. I’ve also recently discovered a few … Continue reading →

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Send the Horses Out to Pasture, Why Don’t You?

Posted on November 24, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

One of the first pioneers in the equal rights movement was Betsy the cow as she made her first go for a win in the Kentucky Derby. What? It’s more than obvious by your reaction, that your interpretation of equal … Continue reading →

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After the Frost

Posted on November 22, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

I am the gardener, but once I had been the enemy without my knowing it. It’s only on looking back am I able to see the monster I had become. They were two blueberry bushes I’d planted in large pots … Continue reading →

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Ruff Times

Posted on November 22, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

   Harold always sensed he wasn’t ma and pa’s favorite, but it became quite evident to him to what extent he really wasn’t, when with hard times upon the family and food needing to be rationed out, all his brothers … Continue reading →

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Chalked: Part 11

Posted on November 21, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

How Johnny had drawn it, nobody knew. How it looked so real was equally unanswered. It might have appeared as if the Sistine Chapel had lost one of its angels to the cement platform at Lexington Station … if it … Continue reading →

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New Classifications of Pine Trees Excite the World

Posted on November 19, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

   Two new classifications for pine trees have been revealed, exciting not only the arborist community, but the botanist community at large around the globe. The first, stated simply by its Latin calling card of Pinicus Dignificus, has been distinguished by its honorable and tall stance amongst others of its … Continue reading →

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