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About me - Five Sisters

I'm actually native to the "Helium" state of good ole' Massachusetts;
born 13 days after Edward Norton.

Like all states, Massachusetts has some literary history...

I always breath deeply as I drive through Concord.
My tires stir up precious bits of ancient literary

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Dusk
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DuskCarefully placed betweenOpposing extremesThat of day lit clarityAnd the secret of nightDusk fumbles for identityAnd genuine importanceAs we fumble for freedomAnd coverBoth swift and both futileWe're quick to give upAs we tuck awayEmptyUnder a blanket of black More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Never let me go
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You are what I've waited forWhile others just played gamesI watched them meet and dance then boreAnd next go down in flamesI played the bridesmaid nineteen timesI've danced the chicken, I've sipped the wineThen held the tissue box for tearsAs "true love" lasted just three yearsAnd I told them they would be okayAnd gave them a... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: False hope
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Room 322 sits and waits for a visitin a chair she is molded intoHer lonesome white curls though all primped up and polishedBump alongside her thoughtsboth turn blueShe but once had kind suitorsFar too many to countAnd a family with childrenAnd a husband with cloutBut as time aged her featuresAnd too hardened her heartIt took ... More..

Parenting & Pregnancy > Working Parents Things to consider before hiring a nanny
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There are many important matters you should truly consider when hiring a nanny for your family as your nanny will most likely care for, guide, and help raise your child/children for 40-50 hours per week. A nanny, if she is good, will leave her commonsense, kindness, and footprints on your child's heart.Strong statement? Yes. ... More..

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Help wanted
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Her bank account screamed "feed me" but she turned a deaf hear and rolled over ducking into a lair of pillows. Kicking, the meager numbers remaining in her balance hit the floor softly in a checkbook that had once held more weight. She felt like crying but was too drained. Her body curled in on itself until she rested... More..

Relationships & Family > Dating (Other) Ways to make your girlfriend feel sweet
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If you are in a romantic relationship that seems to be clicking for the both of you, you're already doing something right. It doesn't have to be a constant "project" on your part to keep things working if the loving kindness and genuine caring and trust factor has already been established. That being said, don't get lackadais... More..

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Halloween
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* * * Haunted Generation * * * On the green, by the bridge is where we meet daily; always just before noon. He's always precisely on time. Sometimes he has to wait for me. Most days it's an easy ride in and I get to see him cross over, but some days I have to fight through a traffic so thick in Lexington Center, that it seem... More..

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Weekends
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Nestled in between Friday and Monday, the weekend for me always seems to arrive just in the nick of time. This one was of no exception. I had been hopelessly wrapped up in the stupidity of a covert marketing plan which was being lead by a very dense leader leading a very clueless team. My responsibility was to assist ... More..

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Voices
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I never believed in ghosts until I had my own personal reason to; and the note of greeting on the knotty pine table would have been a clue to any other person more in tuned with such things. I had rented a small rustic cabin in the Massachusetts' Berkshires back in 2004 with the hopes of launching a new novel [bah ... More..

Pets & Animals > Animal Facts & Resources The beauty in ants
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The midday sun blistered all things great and small that afternoon. The skin on my six year old shoulders tightened with burn until it no longer fit right. I was silly at the time to ignore the pain. I was silly to press on with my unusual goal of sacrificing my shoulders to shade down on their dark coats of armor. I was so s... More..

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