H.T. ManogueSHORT SLEEVES The writing desk
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POET. AUTHOR. EXPLORER OF POSSIBILITY.

A curious
kind of
reality.

Poems, art, and wonderfully unexpected stories.
Step inside H.T. Manogue’s world.

Meet the booksA different point of view
looks good on you.
AN OPEN INVITATION TOpossibility

Paul Harmon’s artwork from The Lawn Party

01 / THE BOOKS

Pick a world.
Stay a while.

Art for the eyes. Words for the wanderer.

ART & POETRY

An invitation to see things differently.

A METAMORPHIC STORY

Some transformations begin quietly.

METAPHYSICAL FICTION

One life might not be the whole story.

POETRY

Let a thought go where it wants.

METAPHYSICAL FICTION

There is more to Mase’s world.

AFTERLIFE FICTION

The end has a sense of humor.

ESSAYS & POETRY

Old wisdom. A wonderfully unusual conversation.

METAPHYSICAL FICTION

The trees have something to say.

ESSAYS / ARCHIVE

Early essays from the Short Sleeves world.

Out of print

2008 POETRY COLLECTION

A collection with spirit in its step.

2007 POETRY COLLECTION

Poetry for friends and fellow wanderers.

CONSCIOUSNESS & REFLECTION

Another face of the world within.

PHILOSOPHY & REFLECTION

A thought takes wing.

2006 POETRY COLLECTION

The first book. The blue cover. The beginning.

Not sure where to begin?

02 / WHEN PAINTINGS MEET POEMS

Everyone’s
invited.

Thirty paintings by Paul Harmon.
Poetry and possibility from H.T. Manogue.
One wonderfully unusual lawn party.

THE LAWN PARTY · ART & POETRY
Paul Harmon portrait detail from The Lawn Party coverIllustrated green high-heeled shoe detail from The Lawn Party cover

A face. A shoe.
An entirely different conversation.

DETAILS FROM THE COVER · ARTWORK BY PAUL HARMON

03 / A MOMENT BETWEEN PAGES

A little room
for wondering.

What if a familiar thing has an unfamiliar side?

REFLECTIONS INSPIRED BY THE THEMES IN H.T.’S WRITING

H.T. Manogue seated with a book in an art-filled roomH.T. Manogue / a life in words

04 / A LIFE WITH A FEW UNEXPECTED TURNS

First, shoes.
Then, stories.

H.T. Manogue spent 35 years in the shoe industry. In 1996, he began writing poetry.

These days, his words wander through consciousness, connection, and the possibilities hiding in everyday life. Ace, his rainbow-shirted character, is a small reminder to stay aware and connected.

Meet the man behind the words

THERE’S MORE TO THIS WORLD

Art. Energy.
A little kindness.

THE SHORT SLEEVES WRITING DESK

Give that thought
a page of its own.

Start with a topic, a favorite book, or a little help from Ace. Choose an angle and let the writing desk shape a first draft.

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THERE’S ALWAYS ANOTHER WAY TO SEE IT.

Keep your
curiosity close.

H.T. Manogue

AN AI GUIDE TO H.T.’S BOOKS

Where shall
we begin?

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