Rikki and Sam
Rikki wore herself, her other self, with aplomb. Hers was an expression of polite detachment and of slight boredom with it all. And...
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manuwrites
- Aug 19, 2022
- 4 min
Mrs. Knapp
Mrs. Knapp had been a teacher prior to her retirement, whereupon she became simply old Mrs. Knapp (as she was referred to by all the kids...
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manuwrites
- Jul 22, 2022
- 5 min
Everything’s not copacetic
George Negritsoyski on Pexels.com New York Spring 1953 – two friends sitting at a corner table in a packed bar, drinking and smoking,...
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manuwrites
- Jun 28, 2022
- 4 min
What he didn’t say
Ron Lach on Pexels.com Something wasn’t right. The twinge in her stomach told her so. Her eyes confirmed it was so. He was supposed to be...
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manuwrites
- Apr 26, 2022
- 3 min
BIG LOVE
Photo by Clara The day he died, we started to live. We were lucky that way – being alive. Many don’t make it. On his last day I was under...
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manuwrites
- Mar 29, 2022
- 2 min
Before Miss Manners there was Washington
I just finished reading, almost in one breath, The Rules of Civility by Amor Towles. Interesting to the book, after the formidable...
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manuwrites
- Mar 15, 2022
- 2 min
Time
Time is a peculiar thing. It exists as a specific amount (24 hours, 10 minutes, 2 seconds) and yet, our perception of time rarely...
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manuwrites
- Feb 25, 2022
- 2 min
The Big Sleep
He is abandoned asleep on the sofa. His breathing is light and even. How peaceful he looks, childlike and vulnerable, cocooned in his...
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manuwrites
- Dec 14, 2021
- 3 min
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
- Oct 1, 2021
- 2 min
A day at the beach with Margaret Drabble
Sea breezes, the squawk of gulls, the scent of coco and salty air; I am at the beach. Colorful mini shops on wheels sell cheerful...
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manuwrites
- Aug 31, 2021
- 2 min
The wicked
Despondency had an address. Ours. Our house was one of a series of identical houses on the fringes of this forest. The ever present...
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manuwrites
- Aug 24, 2021
- 1 min
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, 2021
- 1 min
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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manuwrites
- Aug 6, 2021
- 1 min
Sharing Books
Get ready to feel unbridled anger, vulnerability and powerlessness, hopelessness and disbelief. These are all true stories which is what...
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manuwrites
- Jul 23, 2021
- 4 min
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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manuwrites
- Jul 13, 2021
- 2 min
Never to be seen again
I unwrapped his gift slowly, contradictory resentment and protectiveness gurgling up inside. Why had I agreed to this ridiculous public...
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manuwrites
- Jun 22, 2021
- 1 min
Discovery
Next door of sisters there are three Here it’s just mom and dad and me Feeling quite bored I captured a bee And lovingly fed it flowers...
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manuwrites
- Jun 22, 2021
- 1 min
Sharing books
A generous deeply felt read A yo-yo of emotions, intelligent and a work of love Beautiful prose, full of nuances, layers and texture...
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manuwrites
- Jun 15, 2021
- 3 min
Inside and Out
Doubleface The man and woman formed an island of uncomfortable silence in the middle of the airport terminal’s noisy crowds. He dejected...
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manuwrites
- May 28, 2021
- 2 min
Teju Cole’s Open City
modern stream of consciousness I have just shut this book; still warm to the touch. It is the first time I have read this...
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