Summer once more
The world is ever changing; every day, decade, generation. Arguably, due to global warming, so are the seasons. Extreme weather...
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manuwrites
Jul 5, 20222 min read
When pigs could fly
Do you remember when pigs could fly? When you wondered where the moon went when it disappeared. Looked for shapes in clouds....
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Apr 8, 20222 min read
Four Walls
Photo by Kayley Dlugos The sun feels warm on my back. It is once again Spring. Sitting on the rug, in a pool of sunlight, I am saying my...
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Mar 25, 20223 min read
Linked
They walked home from the party, arms linked. The next morning, the tiny flat they shared would reek of that funky “the day after smell”...
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Mar 11, 20222 min read
A Sun Kissed Death
They buried him under a blazing midday sun. Earlier that morning, with birds twittering and summer breezes blowing, it was downright mean...
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Mar 8, 20222 min read
The courtyard
Back then, during the cold winter evenings, the five women would gather in Ida’s barn to keep warm. They looked forward to this time of...
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manuwrites
Dec 14, 20213 min read
A Slap in the Face
An indelible mark Just as the older freckled hand centered the smooth cheek of the younger woman, seconds after the satisfyingly clean...
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manuwrites
Nov 30, 20211 min read
Snippets of Life (from A to Z) “Z”
THE LETTER “Z” Zoned into the kids from the zoo of Berlin: zombies in t-shirts and jeans. After killing off Ziggy, Bowie tours with...
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manuwrites
Nov 19, 20211 min read
Snippets of Life (from A to Z) “Y”
THE LETTER “Y” Youthful ignorance is bliss. It is a time of yearning and saying yes to everything. For youth is not yet marred by grim...
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Nov 9, 20212 min read
Wine, War and more
For history buffs, wine lovers and those who just like a good old fashioned mystery, I need to share the following reads. Wine and War by...
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manuwrites
Oct 29, 20212 min read
Total recall?
We ate Tai – We ate Italian Total Recall. No way! Memories. Those fantastically flawed pearls… Remember the time we…? Remember that...
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manuwrites
Sep 21, 20211 min read
Snippets of Life (from A to Z) “K”
THE LETTER “K” Kick ass days like those are now few and far between. Who knows how to make more; to set the world on fire again? I will...
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Sep 7, 20211 min read
Snippets of Life (from A to Z) “V”
THE LETTER “V” Vibrations filled the air and reverberated through my body. Everyone was vying for his attention; vamping it up. Some...
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Aug 24, 20211 min read
Snippets of life (from A to Z) “J”
THE LETTER “J” Jingle bells plays in the background. In the living room lots of jostling and jabbering going on. Jovial conversation,...
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manuwrites
Aug 17, 20211 min read
Snippets of Life (from A to Z) “U”
THE LETTER “U” Unbelievable! She refused to understand that I was her only true friend. Upset at being told what she knew deep down to...
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Aug 13, 20212 min read
Falling under the spell of South Africa
Mal d’Africa is an apt term that describes the strong feeling of nostalgia and desire to return to Africa once visited. I experienced...
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Jul 23, 20214 min read
A simple life
Her house is a fine example of symmetry. It is the type of house you first draw as a child. The feeling on the untree-lined street of row...
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Jun 29, 20214 min read
CHAPTER III – PROGRESS
…and then there was light External spotlights, internal baseboard lights, ceiling fixtures of every shape and size. Strip lighting, sunk...
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Jun 1, 20211 min read
Snippets of Life (from A to Z) “W”
THE LETTER “W” Words. So many words jostling and competing, some surviving and thriving, while others are left behind to die. The trick...
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May 14, 20213 min read
A very special bond
Thomas Wolfe and Margaret Roberts Learning about the writer and the man While in North Carolina, I visited Asheville and the home (now a...
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