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Does Roger come from a factory that might have contained pine nuts?

Posted on November 7, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

Journal log entry – My wife made a comment the other night. “Your post was … a little crazy.” “Oh,” I said … and waited … anticipating more from her … but she didn’t say anything further. That was it. … Continue reading →

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Two Ccs of Info, Stat.

Posted on November 6, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

Journal log entry – This is a relatively new website, at the ripe old age of about two months, of course my fear is that the age of a web page may be similar to dog years and misleading, so … Continue reading →

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Chalked: Part 9

Posted on November 5, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

“Didn’t have them turn the train off already?” the chief asked. “Oh … it’s you, chef,” Barrister said, pronouncing it with a hard “ch” like in the “chosen one,” and called him that in reference to a barbecue where the … Continue reading →

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Slanted Definitions 3

Posted on November 4, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

Catastrophe – The punctuation alerting of a cat’s ownership of something Photograph – Fake diagram of a toe Pilot – A large batch of a certain type of baked good Clockwise – To know the difference between the little hand … Continue reading →

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Car Troubles

Posted on November 3, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

  There was a grey sky vanishing towards all the horizons as I walked out of the store, and crossed the parking lot, headed for my car on that dry but winter day. I had to remember what the car … Continue reading →

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Romania and Beyond

Posted on November 2, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

Journal log entry – The other night, and I thought it was the coolest thing, I opened my stats report for the blog, and it gave me a little map of the world, highlighting where visits to my site had originated. I … Continue reading →

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No Osteoporosis Here

Posted on November 1, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

   A skeleton stood with its organs, innards, and folds of skin and hair fallen to its feet like an oversized set of trousers. Its bare jawbones chomped, “Well … at least I know those calcium supplements worked.” Roger McManus

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All Hallow’s Eve

Posted on October 31, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

   Above on a ridge, casting a shadow as the sun went down, like long broken eaves over the town, stood a large, it was supposed, maple tree. Its bark was deeply creviced with high, flaky walls to its furrows … Continue reading →

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One’s Wellbeing

Posted on October 30, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

   There was a man who got along with everyone, because he told everyone what they wanted to hear, and did whatever they wanted to do, and as a result, appeared to be the epitome of good health. Another man, … Continue reading →

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Chalked: Part 8

Posted on October 29, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

The entrance to the crime scene, the weathered and worn cement steps leading down to the subway at Lexington Station, smelling of warm blacktop and a hint of urine, and having signs of stale gum and being spat upon, was … Continue reading →

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