Tag Archives: Roger McManus

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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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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The Flu Shot

Posted on November 17, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

   I went to get my flu shot at the pharmacy the other day, and as the pharmacist readied to give it to me he said, “No worries, it’s just like a walk on the beach.” Now that snapped me … Continue reading →

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Slanted Definitions 5

Posted on November 15, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

Uncanny – Anything in a box Maelstrom – Man’s stroke of a string instrument, downward as opposed to the upward and underhand stroke commonly referred to as a femaelstrum Kilowatt – Common utterance of a deaf hitman Judo – a … Continue reading →

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The Art of Writing … or rather … the Beauty of It

Posted on November 14, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

Journal log entry – The art of writing … oh well, forget about that. You know what they say about people who talk to themselves. Well here is the art … or rather … the beauty of writing. The beautiful … Continue reading →

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Chalked: Part 10

Posted on November 13, 2013 by rogermcmanus2013

“Sorry for that, Johnny,” the chief said of his detective. “Barrister’s high and mighty about himself, thinks everyone else is a buffoon, particular about who touches what … but you’ll be fine, Johnny … no worry. You ready?” “… Ready … Continue reading →

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