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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.

27 The Opening

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. Thin beams of light from countless halogen spots divide … Continue reading

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26 Wait a Minute!

“I am trying to get out of the sneezing zone.” Continue reading

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25 Evening Stroll

Steve patiently waits for Lambert to find what ever drew him away from the mail box pillar. A faint rhythmical female vocalization grows slowly in volume and intensity above the sound of Lambert brushing through the ivy. Continue reading

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24 Money Spill

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 keep thinking of the strange story that emerged … Continue reading

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23 The New Vice Chair

“I didn’t win Daisy. No one else ran, so how could I lose?” Continue reading

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22 On TV

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. Boom chic chic … Boom chic chic … sounds … Continue reading

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21. Shrink Wrap

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 has cleared out her attic since the branch … Continue reading

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20. Albrecht Intaglio

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. Herman is concerned about his son, after hearing about … Continue reading

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19 The time is now

“You haven’t posted anything for nearly three months. Where’s the ‘now’ in that?” Continue reading

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18 Hank’s Barbeque II

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. “Hank, I’ll bet this is Helga’s potato salad,” Rank … Continue reading

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17 Hank Dumpty’s Barbeque

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 first person I meet at Hank Dumpty’s barbeque … Continue reading

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16 Hank Dumpty

“Once he’s broken it we shan’t get this thing back together again.” Continue reading

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15 The Guild Meeting

Albrecht pats his gun with a smile remarking that if he used it there would be one less liberal voter in the neighborhood. Diddlie, Rank Majors and Hank all speak at once. Albrecht tries to shout over them. Continue reading

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14 Bus Stop

You also misspelled ‘cue’ in Quantum Cue. You’ve got, ‘q-u-e,’ it should be ‘c-u-e’ and there’s more.”
“Why do you include all that stuff derived from other writers,
“You mustn’t take it so literally. They’re another web of connections for your diversion and amusement.” Continue reading

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13 Lark and Max

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. “That must be Max” says Diddlie as we walk … Continue reading

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12 The Party

I look down for any names he might have dropped but see he is wearing shorts, not the trousers one might expect with a seersucker suit. His legs are brown and white and furry. His hooves are polished black. Continue reading

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11 Finderelli

A woman in a loose purple tee shirt with spiky black hair and orange highlights is sorting stacks of CDs at a desk in an outer office.
“Hi, I am Finderelli” he says, ducking from under the doorway and turning, moving with the grace of a dancer. He nodds towards a small carved wooden totem under the window by his desk. It’s a few feet high, not heavy, and moves easily. I tip it slightly towards me. Light shines into the carved recesses and I can see a lot of dead flying ants in the hollows. Continue reading

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10 Tinderbrush

Upon Bean’s arrival they will go up to one of the Heisenberg Rooms, private dining and meeting rooms upstairs. Thanks in part to the popularity of the Quark Lounge and the Quantum Que, Hoffman is acknowledged in certain media circles as being among the most reliable sources in Washington. Continue reading

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9 Artie Bliemisch

You might say Artemisia sculpts paint. In her latest work she uses plaster, cement, stone and various kinds of resins to make soft looking shapes. Forms that toothpaste might make if you squeezed a series of blobs onto the sink instead of your toothbrush. Continue reading

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8 What do you think you’re doing?

“You think standing here talking is advancing the story? What about all these other people you write about? What do they have to say about it?” Continue reading

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