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A Morning Run into Fear themanifeststation.net/2025/02/19/a-m…

Final Instructions for Princesses My mother’s Princess days were replaced by the more mundane experience of motherhood and domesticity—raising babies, keeping house, cooking, sewing. Rea more athttps://www.themanifeststation.net themanifeststation.net/2025/05/11/ins…

Rational Choice Theory As I do this math I work under the assumption that consumers and firms are rational. This makes sense. Read more athttps://www.themanifeststation.net/2025/05/08/rational-choice-theory/ themanifeststation.net/2025/05/08/rat…

My mother insisted I wear my going-to-a-party clothes, which meant slacks, a clean button shirt, and church shoes – freshly polished...  Read more athttps://www.themanifeststation.net/2025/06/16/the-party-guest/ themanifeststation.net/2025/06/16/the…

My brother started college in 2008, and for the next fifteen years, his game room changed hardly at all. ...  Read more athttps://www.themanifeststation.net/2025/07/08/my-brothers-game-room/ themanifeststation.net/2025/07/08/my-…

The wild, reckless girl I'd been was chomping at the bit. The next day, I drove to a dispensary and bought myself three perfectly rolled joints....  Read more athttps://www.themanifeststation.net/2025/07/13/retired-girl-gone-wild/ themanifeststation.net/2025/07/13/ret…

Reaching the top, the golden grandeur of Prague Castle and its Cathedral of St. Vitus is stunning. This is the largest ancient castle in the world....  Read more athttps://www.themanifeststation.net/2025/07/22/my-midnight-in-prague/ themanifeststation.net/2025/07/22/my-…

I waited for the milk to be packed and forced my gaze away from the pastry and sweets display. ...  Read more athttps://www.themanifeststation.net/?p=11990 themanifeststation.net/?p=11990&fsp_s…

Basmati rice was a luxury good that had to be bought at whatever the shopkeeper wanted to sell it for. The shorter grained varieties, less expensive than Basmati, were covered by the ration card...  Read more athttps://www.themanifeststation.net/?p=11955 themanifeststation.net/?p=11955&fsp_s…

Through the closed door I hear her narration. This is new– talking to herself as she walks herself through the process of trying to get dressed. ...   Read more at themanifeststation.net/?p=12007&fsp_s… themanifeststation.net/?p=12007&fsp_s…

And then there is that other mug. The one you bought but never had the chance to give. The white one with the words “f*ck you” written in black....   Read more at themanifeststation.net/2025/08/10/fuc… themanifeststation.net/2025/08/10/fuc…

The picture was a portrait of my grandfather, Wilhelm Werner Fuchs, and his older brother, Herbert Heinrich Fuchs, 2 and 4 years old respectively....  Read more athttps://www.themanifeststation.net/2025/08/13/kleine-little-time-travelers/ themanifeststation.net/2025/08/13/kle…

There is no mirror. I use my boyfriend’s eyes. I am wearing one of my mom’s miniskirts. It’s vintage. ...   Read more at themanifeststation.net/2025/08/19/ski… themanifeststation.net/2025/08/19/ski…

I take several pictures of the four of them, their expressions ranging from serious to not-so-serious. These are the last pictures I will take of Mom. ...   Read more at themanifeststation.net/?p=12129&fsp_s… themanifeststation.net/?p=12129&fsp_s…

The sound of the sewing machine was soothing, like that of waves on a beach. I cut and sewed, sewed and cut. Slowly the wall hanging began to take shape in my hands....   Read more at themanifeststation.net/2025/09/15/wal… themanifeststation.net/2025/09/15/wal…

“This is ours,” she said, as she stood in front of the Buick Skylark convertible, sky blue with only a little rust and the roof already down. She’d just bought it for $75. ...   Read more at themanifeststation.net/2025/09/18/196… themanifeststation.net/2025/09/18/196…

Mormor is Swedish for “mother’s mother”, which is a handy Nordic system for identifying paternal and maternal grandparents. In this vein,...   Read more at themanifeststation.net/?p=12020&fsp_s… themanifeststation.net/?p=12020&fsp_s…

“His girlfriend ran over him with the car, then backed up and ran over him again,” Duane said. “But he was an idiot even before that.” ...   Read more at themanifeststation.net/?p=12014&fsp_s… themanifeststation.net/?p=12014&fsp_s…