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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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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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Computer Doppelgangers?

Posted on November 20, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

Journal log entry – I haven’t sought help. Not yet. Perhaps I’m in denial, because I’m not blaming myself. My addiction for checking my stats continues, but it’s not me. It’s my site. It’s like a black-market supplier pushing its … 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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The Gong Show

Posted on November 18, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

Journal log entry – I’d been planning to play. I had just finished fishing out all my music needed for Monday night’s rehearsal, but there was one song I knew I didn’t have, and so I called our music minister … Continue reading →

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