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I am a 44-year old writer residing in Vancouver, BC, Canada. My writing goes back to early childhood of 9-10 years of age when I started writing adult-type thriller stories. Eventually, I covered most genres by 1980 in a series of unpublished novellas and

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Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Reasons to love winter: 1 of 91
Winter has a more settled, restful, tranquil feeling to it-in a way hibernatory for humans too. It's like our world has contracted somewhat into just a solid, restful mode. Summer means a more hectic lifestyle, with vacations, swimming, hiking; everybody soaking in the rays in one form or another. Winter is more peaceful, som... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Are you a racist?: 1 of 91
I don't think anybody, irregardless of color, is truly without some bit of racism...Racism by Caucasians against non-Caucasians comes from ancient times in almost some kind of supernatural belief that some fairer-skinned humans had 'divine-providence' over people of color. It evolved into slavery, and then 'nationalistic' bel... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Paranormal: 1 of 79
I am a paranormal researcher, starting way back in the 1970's. As a child, I studied the paranormal, reading entire volumes of it on everything from the afterlife to UFOs. Reading an astonishing and truly amazing book, "Breakthrough" by Dr. Konstantin Raudive, I proceeded to try and do what the book documented and purported c... More..
Relationships & Family > Family Life Is blood thicker than water?: 1 of 76
An ancient saying, no doubt, passed down through the ages. You see most families usually at each other's throats with countless issues, fighting and sniping against each other for years and years. If blood is thicker than water, it's not apparent in most families these days. But there usually is a bond in most families that k... More..
Relationships & Family > Romance & Sexuality A study says students with higher IQs are less likely to be sexually active: 1 of 53
The study is very discriminatory...it's like saying people with higher IQ's are superior, people with lower IQ's are inferior. This sounds like the same type of studies that said blacks had inferior IQ's to whites and Asians. It's like saying so-called 'lower'-IQ people are more feral, more primal, more into lust because sex ... More..
Education > Secondary School Issues Does sex education in schools encourage teens to have sex?: 2 of 88
I would say that it is quite the opposite. Take away the seductive, scantily-clad images of half-nude or nude images of mostly young men and women, set against pop and rock music, from music videos, porns, and other sexually-explicit imagery. Sex education shows the reality of sex, the possibility of pregnancy and STD's, as w... More..
Relationships & Family > First Dates Sex on the first date?: 2 of 88
It certainly happens...sometimes people throw caution to the wind and get naked. Forgive the crude metaphor. Certainly sex happens on the first date. Emotions and hormones sometimes run high-people are very strongly in the mood and want sex. However, in the vast majority of first dates, it doesn't happen. The first date is us... More..
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: War: 1 of 39
That's a sliver of lucidity," he said with a thin smile. Several minutes later, he arrived at the general's office. The meeting between Jenkins and his intelligence people were breaking up as he was heading to the doorway. William spun his finger to within an inch of his temple. The general responded with a quick nod and the... More..
Sciences > Physics Exploring the theory that time does not exist: 1 of 34
I've heard this argument many times over the years. Interestingly enough, it almost sounds a little like the 'Flat-Earth theory', or the absurd notion that humanity never sat foot on the moon! Time is just a basic, or can be a complicated measurement of primarily a cyclic-event. Such as the measurement of a day. We know that ... More..
Relationships & Family > Coping with Divorce After a divorce: Tips for dealing with anger: 1 of 28
Divorce can be absolutely devastating on those involved, whether they instigated it or not. Naturally, there is going to be extreme anger-which mostly stems from being hurt as an emotional defensive shield over the divorce. An emotional defensive shield is protective, designed to pad the human psyche from the unbearable stres... More..