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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.

49. Ivy

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48. Old Paper

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47 Moved On

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46. Plein Air

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45. Snake

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44 Toad

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43 Indian Restaurant

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42 Nowhere Man

“No one knows why, Herman. The world is simply given to us.” Continue reading

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41. Barking

“Yes Fred, and Boyd seems to be in such awe of him … I would like to know where the money is coming from?” Continue reading

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40 Derwent’s Chess

“Vacuum tubes. These were the things in radios before transistors and printed circuits.” He has a vast number nested in boxes. There are tall curvaceous cylinders and small ones with straight sides. There are a few with metal cladding. Continue reading

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39. Bel Soundings

“Bel, we can’t work it out …”

“No not as the children of our parents or of God.” Continue reading

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38. Sex

“Death … all this death … our lives depend on the death of other living things … we live by death then we die Fred … think about that.”

“Our eating also renews life.” Continue reading

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37 Derwent on Wheels

“She couldn’t be there any way. The Chairman has no business at the nominating committee meeting. I’ve served on enough of them to know. She should have acted outside the meeting, and she knows it.” Continue reading

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36. Boxes

“Augustino, that jerk! Steve I don’t care if he is in or out of jail. I don’t know why Daisy got so wound up about it.” Continue reading

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35 Mrs Gomez

“Do you mean they arrested Juanita?”
“I am sure they have taken her away.”
“Have you talked to Gale Diddlie?” Continue reading

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34 Lambert and the Question

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33 On the Driveway, Part 2

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32 On the Driveway, Part 1

“Lib’s going digital dude. I’ve got it figured.” Niels gets back in the car and talks to his boys. Continue reading

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31 Diddlie waves her wands

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30 Coffee With Gale

“I hope Juanita has papers.”

“I guess so, I mean I’ve never asked. You know how it is with them.”

Only a swing of the door occasionally breaks the stillness.
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