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Tom Manche

  • Home
  • Music
    • Tom Manche and the Young Coots
    • The Meanderthals
    • One-offs
    • Instrumentals
    • Man Cheese Music Lyrics and Notes
    • Welcome Home
  • Video
  • Photos
  • Prose
  • Contact
    • Ordering Info

PROSE

For the longest time, my only dealings with the written word were in the service of song lyrics. In recent years, though, a monthly meeting with a small group of creative writing pals has prodded me into vastly different areas. Here you'll find some souveniers from those side trips: a bit of personal nostalgia, a snip of snark, some philosophizing, a political op-ed, a trippy poem, a travelogue...

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Hana

The Wild Muffin

The Real Billy Boy Boggs

The Last Leaf On Wendover Circle

A Grand Restructuring

Fortean at Thirtean

Logo Fiasco

On Sixty

Pete

Roar Shock

Signature Words

The New Governance

The Rise and Fall of a Young Athlete

The Moment

Mr. Sunshine is Dead

Mr. Varner

Kaput

Vidiots

Late Night Caller

The I'm Right Dance

Oviana

Boot Camp Memories

On Saints

To Have Ambition

Vignette

Three Wise Monkeys

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