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I am a 57 year old single woman living in a small, southeastern Minnesota town. I worked for years for a newspaper clipping service and have written freelance articles and essays for 20 years.

I've written about science, science fiction, politics, philosophy,

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Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Summer memories: 1 of 55
Otter Tail Lake Summers When I was a kid, my family and I would take the back roads from Le Sueur in southeastern Minnesota up to the Morem cabin for a week or two at Otter Tail Lake every summer. The trip would take three to three-and-a-half hours one way. Often, we would stop in Alexandria at the Tastee Freeze and g... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Boomer humor: You might not be a baby boomer if: 1 of 40
You don't remember these things. Test yourself. Are you as old as dirt? You are if you can remember when- Girls had ugly gym uniforms. Being picked last for your phy-ed team was a real embarrassment. Girls were not allowed to wear pants and boys were not allowed to wear jeans to school. Nearly everyone's mo... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Atheism & Agnosticism Agnosticism: Why neither religion nor atheism is right: 1 of 23
Consider the ancient questions: Who am I? Why am I here? What is the universe? How did it come into being? No doubt every thinking, feeling, human being has asked such questions since the beginning. The many and varied answers we've come up with can overwhelm the thinker with their contradictory details. To simplify things, I... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips Advice for new writers: 4 of 88
You are a new writer. You want to write a short story, a poem, an essay, or an article. You have a topic in mind. What do you do next?First: Write your topic at the top of a piece of paper or your word processing document.Second: Brainstorm. Write down every word, phrase, associated topic, explanation, argument, memory, stati... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips Essay writing tips: 1 of 20
"The point of the essay is to change things." -Edward TufteTufte wasn't saying that your essay must be a political pamphlet. He was calling on all writers to write as if they had the power to change the world, or at least one small portion thereof.The word "essay" has a lovely double meaning. A short piece of writing from the... More..
Jobs & Careers > Getting Ahead Get that raise: Put yourself in your boss's shoes: 1 of 19
That's great advice, but how do you go about doing that? Remember, your boss is first, last and always, a problem solver. If you can ease your boss's mind and workload by solving those annoying little glitches that always seem to pop up at work with equipment, shipments, customers, suppliers, unclear or incompatible directive... More..
Arts & Humanities > Thoughts on Writing Why writers write: 11 of 193
"All writers are vain, selfish and lazy, and at the very bottom of their motives lies a mystery. Writing a book is a long, exhausting struggle, like a long bout of some powerful illness. One would never undertake such a thing if one were not driven by some demon whom one can neither resist nor understand." -George OrwellDid y... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: It's time: 2 of 33
The Vanishing Volatile Froth of the PresentThe vanishing volatile froth of the presentAs old Waldo said of eventsBubbling aloft in a fine mist sprayTendrils bringing forth sprigs of past present futureA foliage entwineda perfume of deep mysteryThe celestial churnings and turningsOf the well rounded Milky WaySend out sparklers... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Work: 2 of 24
Green Giant Summers During two college summer breaks, I had the dubious pleasure of working at the Green Giant processing plant in my home town, Le Sueur. I was helping with what were called pea pack and corn pack. This is serious work, and I learned a lot. But I would never do it again, for reasons you will soon come ... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Grandparents: 2 of 24
My maternal grandfather was born in Waseca County, Minnesota in 1887 as the youngest of eleven children. His family was one of the first three white families to settle in the county in the 1850s. Grandpa's grandfather and his sister had emigrated with their families from East Prussia, now part of western Poland. They were... More..