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I am a 29 year old wife from southern Ohio and expecting my first child in October. I've been writing for ten years in many different roles. I'm a freelancer, a novelist, a poet, and pretty much anything you want me to be. I will write anything about anything

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Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Honesty is the best policy: 11 of 133
As hard as it is to be honest at times, I personally feel honesty is the best policy. The reason behind this? Well, I believe that when dishonest it will eventually come back around ten fold. That's why I always make that effort to be honest. Call it Karma if you will, but whatever you call it, I believe in it. That temptati... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Why we write: 31 of 182
We feel this burning inside of us to put something on paper, but we don't know exactly what that something is going to be. It's like a storm churning and rumbling inside our soul that is waiting for that moment that it transforms from a tropical storm to a hurricane of ideas swirling around inside of us in its own perfection... More..
Arts & Humanities > Philosophy (Other) Thoughts on uncertainty: 4 of 22
There's different variations of uncertainty, but the type of uncertainty we all seem to think about right off the bat is the part where we are uncertain about many things in our lives or where it's going. We look ahead and we don't know where we are going. Even when we do, there is that 'uncertainty' that hangs a small cloud... More..
Sciences > Physics Quantum physics: Is time travel theoretically feasible?: 8 of 41
Recently, I went to an Einstein exhibit, which enabled me to understand time travel a little bit better than I had before. According to Einstein and the examples in this particular exhibit, time travel into the future is feasible, but time travel into the past is not. If one were to leave on March 14, 1879 (Einstein's birthd... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Family Values Protecting children from ourselves: 3 of 13
Some of you may not have heard of it yet, but self-proclaimed pedophiles are pushing ahead on their 'childlove movement' in which they are seeking societal acceptance on what they call a 'sexual orientation.' What is this sexual orientation they call it in order to justify their sexual or romantic attraction to children? Wel... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Economy Assessing Wal-Mart's treatment of employees: 4 of 17
At one time, I would tell you that my particular store treated its employees well. We were all happy and hardly complaining when we were sitting in the break room. We would tell our friends and family about this amazing place we worked at. Now my store has a lot of families working together and now entire families are unhapp... More..
Arts & Humanities > Performance Dance Experiences in Marching Band, Drum Corps or Winter Guard: 3 of 11
It was the summer of 1985 when I began my baton twirling, dancing, and tumbling classes. I was a mere five years old, but I had begged my mom for two weeks, after seeing a parade, to let me take classes to learn how to do what they were doing. She complied and it began a lifetime of competitions, classes, and friends. It's w... More..
Health & Fitness > Mental Illness The effects of childhood sexual abuse: 9 of 29
Major Depressive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder are two things I suffer from as a result of my sexual abuse. The doctor is not completely ruling out Post Traumatic Stress Disorder either, but due to lack of insurance it will be a while before I continue my medical visits. That's a whole other article though. The e... More..
Education > Education (Other) How to deal with back-to-school blues: 8 of 25
Many of us probably faced the back-to-school blues at some point or another when we were in school. The anxiety of meeting new teachers, concerns about making new friends and keeping old ones, the anxiety of separating from home, and new classes can add to the anxiety that already naturally exists. So how can parents help th... More..
Sports & Recreation > Sports & Recreation (Other) Pool and billiards tips: Breaking a 9-ball rack: 2 of 6
It is the start of a serious game of 9-ball and you must successfully break the rack. Yes, the balls are packed tight, you're nervous, and you don't know if you can maintain control of that wild cue ball, but you shallow your breathing and line up the shot. Amazingly enough, breaking the rack in 9-ball is different than brea... More..