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Fred was born in Montgomery, Alabama and spent his childhood at schools in various parts of the world as the family followed his father's postings. He is a member of the writer's group :"Tuesdays at Two", now a retired government bureaucrat and househusband, living in Northern Virginia with his wife, one cats, a Westie and a stimulating level of chaos.

169. Ossian’s Inventory

Brown and yellow bungee cord about 6 ins long, with broken hook: one. About ten inches of black insulated wire attached to a broken piece of green plastic at one end with a ragged break at the other: one. A … Continue reading

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168. Ossian’s Knowledge

NOTE: If you haven’t been following this from the beginning, and if you want to know the full sequence of events, start with the introduction. Click on Archives on the right. Steve Strether stands outside his house holding his new … Continue reading

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167. Leaf Fall

NOTE: If you haven’t been following this from the beginning, and if you want to know the full sequence of events, start with the introduction. Click on Archives on the right. By Thanksgiving, Christmas lights illuminate Fauxmont’s trees, shrubs, and … Continue reading

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166. Bit Surprised

NOTE: If you haven’t been following this from the beginning, and if you want to know the full sequence of events, start with the introduction. Click on Archives on the right. Nadia Brazov and Max Plank sit across from me … Continue reading

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165. Undergrounding

NOTE: If you haven’t been following this from the beginning, and if you want to know the full sequence of events, start with the introduction. Click on Archives on the right. Diddlie and I see people dressed in orange outfits … Continue reading

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164 Fluidity

It is five to one and Lou is in the usual booth, halfway down the row on the right side of the Quark Lounge.  No one is wearing a mask but the staff. Lou has placed our orders online for one … Continue reading

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163. METRO

NOTE: If you haven’t been following this from the beginning, and if you want to know the full sequence of events, start with the introduction. Click on Archives on the right. A tall man is climbing the long escalator ahead … Continue reading

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162. Phone Light

NOTE: If you haven’t been following this from the beginning, and if you want to know the full sequence of events, start with the introduction. Click on Archives on the right. Daisy Briscoe parks her Taurus wagon under a maple … Continue reading

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161. Sublime Slime

NOTE: If you haven’t been following this from the beginning, and if you want to know the full sequence of events, start with the introduction. Click on Archives on the right. A dusty cratered planet passes across the night sky, … Continue reading

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160 Paths

NOTE: If you haven’t been following this from the beginning, and if you want to know the full sequence of events, start with the introduction.  Click on Archives on the right. We are standing behind Diddlie’s carport admiring the spring growth … Continue reading

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159. Global Nomad

NOTE: If you haven’t been following this from the beginning, and if you want to know the full sequence of events, start with the introduction.  Click on Archives on the right. Bel squints as the sun comes out at an angle … Continue reading

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158. OAnon

NOTE: If you haven’t been following this from the beginning, and if you want to know the full sequence of events, start with the introduction.  Click on Archives on the right. “Ready for lunch Lou?”Lou has finished sawing up an ironwood … Continue reading

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157. Yak Yak Yak

NOTE: If you haven’t been following this from the beginning, and if you want to know the full sequence of events, start with the introduction.  Click on Archives on the right. I catch up with Rank Majors and Albrecht Intaglio, after … Continue reading

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156. Centenarians

NOTE: If you haven’t been following this from the beginning, and if you want to know the full sequence of events, start with the introduction.  Click on Archives on the right. The last of the centenarians, in that row along lower … Continue reading

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155. Isolation

NOTE: If you haven’t been following this from the beginning, and if you want to know the full sequence of events, start with the introduction.  Click on Archives on the right. Daisy sits beside another woman, looking at the parking lot … Continue reading

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154. Cigar Smoke

NOTE: If you haven’t been following this from the beginning, and if you want to know the full sequence of events, start with the introduction.  Click on Archives on the right. The scent of cigar smoke catches my attention walking along … Continue reading

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153. Granular Evidence

NOTE: If you haven’t been following this from the beginning, and if you want to know the full sequence of events, start with the introduction.  Click on Archives on the right. Diddlie and Serge are up on the Zoom screen.   She … Continue reading

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152. The Delft Project

NOTE: If you haven’t been following this from the beginning, and if you want to know the full sequence of events, start with the introduction.  Click on Archives on the right. Humid air seems to cling to the trees or is … Continue reading

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151. Forever Flowers

151. Forever Flowers NOTE: If you haven’t been following this from the beginning, and if you want to know the full sequence of events, start with the introduction.  Click on Archives on the right. Max Plank is leaning against a locust … Continue reading

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150. At the Enterance

NOTE: If you haven’t been following this from the beginning, and if you want to know the full sequence of events, start with the introduction.  Click on Archives on the right. The sight of a huge Buick station wagon takes me … Continue reading

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