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In my mind there dwells a meadow and I like it very much.

"...and bad mistakes, I've made a few...I've had share of sand kicked in my face, but I've come through..." -Queen

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Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Letters to myself: 1 of 32
Keeping NotesIn letters to myself I have seen a child become a woman and a woman grieve. Fearfully, I look at those journal entries and think, oh, I am such a mess. So I don't read those notes to myself much.What a selfish, self centered writer I am. I write for myself. Arranging words and paragraphs like a word scientist, ex... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Should hanging a noose in public be considered a hate crime?: 1 of 30
SIGNS OF INTIMIDATIONDrive through any city in America and you are likely to see all forms of hate. Usually spray painted on overpasses or old buildings. A noose, certainly offers a different perspective, a texture of history which is, for some, not easily forgotten. Less alive than a middle finger, but certainly something th... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Lifestyles Tolerance of different lifestyles: 1 of 26
Tolerance The key to living tolerance is to understand that all people are different and have survived different scenarios in their childhoods and early adult lives. Personally, I love minding my own business. It frees me to mind even more of my own business. Morally and intellectually, I live my own life. I make my own ... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Sinister tales: 2 of 47

The Bottom FeederIn the common light of day, she was just another face in the crowd. A busy woman. When she walked, she threw her feet out, like a duck and her eyes were searching for that which she would distinguish as less than herself. Pitiful, angled eyes and the outer corners were turned upward.Her plight as a girl had b... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Domestic violence: 2 of 36

Dealing With The Devil A couple of weeks ago, I was sitting on my back porch, just enjoying the cool of the evening when I heard a noise at the very back of my rather large yard. At first I thought it was the noise of a possum or racoon. It wasn't. It was the noise of a human being and that human being was not passing through... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: A general mystery: 3 of 49
His eyes are like blue twinkles in the midst of a hairy face, his graying dark hair tied back loosely. She is blonde and long legged with a story like a hippy and her flowers say "Peace be unto you and peace be unto me".They are not on any boards or committees. In the evening, I gather with them. Count Bobula and Big Nasty. I... More..
Society & Lifestyle > North American Culture Why people love America: 2 of 31
FOR THE DREAMSThere is, in my village, a Chinese restaurant and it stays fairly busy. The black haired, saffron skinned folks who run the restaurant have always been kind and well mannered with me. Their men are rarely seen because they cook. The women busy themselves with cleaning, hostessing and running the cash register.Th... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues Should Christian schools be required to accept children of gay parents?: 2 of 31
THE PROBLEM WITH SANCTIMONYNot only should christian schools be required to accept children of gay parents, they should do so without being told to. Nothing in the Bible indicates otherwise. When christians become involved with society and politics at the level of any type of administration, they have no right to dictate thei... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political & Economic Theory The concept of justice: 4 of 59
The concept of justice is personal to every tribe of people, from every land on earth. A wrong done to a human being creates an "imbalance". I see it that way. Is it because I am Cherokee? I don't know.Traditionally, the concept of justice within the Cherokee tribe was based upon a need for "balance". When a wrong was done, s... More..
Arts & Humanities > History (Other) Commentary: Why history matters: 2 of 29
The Significance Of The Past In the year 1,000, an Arab known as Albucasis in the West, Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi in his own territory, discovered a peculiarity among an Andalusion family. That peculiarity being that their men could bleed to death from a minor wound. In 1866, an Augustinian monk named, Gregor Mendel published ... More..