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I love to write. Sometimes the mind gets a little jumbled and it helps to get your thoughts on paper (or in this case on screen).

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Relationships & Family > Dating Commentary Dating horror stories: 20 of 86
Growing up in a small southern town was hardly a recipe for early dating success. I lived in a town in which everyone under the age of 50 had been going to school together since pre-school. Therefore, when I finally got to college my true dating experience began. As I tell this story please realize I had very little dating ex... More..
Entertainment > TV Show Reviews TV show reviews: Gossip Girl: 3 of 12
Gossip Girl has become my guilty pleasure and my go to show for tween angst. I must admit, I am addicted. Where else can we watch a tween soap about filthy rich teenagers in New York City that have too much money and no one really paying any attention to how they spend it or what they do with their time. The show is built aro... More..
Relationships & Family > Friendship Drama & Issues How competition between women discourages independent thinking: 3 of 12
What do you do when you discover that all of your friends are complete snobs? Now don't get me wrong, I can turn up my nose at plenty, and have throughout my life. You do not become a sorority girl in college without being stuck up about some things but you assume that as you get older the clichs and clothes don't mean as muc... More..
Arts & Humanities > Literature (Other) The best books to read at the beach: 5 of 18
When I think of the beach, I think vacation. When I think vacation, I think, no wait, I don't like to think on vacation. This is why "beach books" have to be books that are fun yet feisty, suspenseful yet easy to figure out, romantic but not cheesy, and thought provoking without making you think too much. This is a tall order... More..
Entertainment > TV Show Reviews TV show reviews: How I Met Your Mother: 2 of 7
I love sitcoms. I love the idea that a television show has thirty minutes in which to tell a short story and make me laugh and by the end of the show I have enjoyed this laugh so much that I will watch again. How I Met Your Mother is this kind of show. Now believe me, I was skeptical when I first watched the show. The title i... More..
Relationships & Family > Friendship Advice Characteristics of a good person: 38 of 124
In our everyday life, we see so much that is wrong with this world. We live in a world that is full of crime, violence, abuse and neglect. I started to wonder if there were any good people out there and as I looked I discovered that there are good people living among us. I spent the day running my errands and looking for the ... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: For children: 69 of 223
We were ready to go!I was finally 7 and could ride my bike to school with my big sister Reagan. From the porch of our house on the beach we could see our school across the marsh grass and knew that any moment mom was going to tell us it was time to go. I had finally become a big girl. It was time and as we crossed the big str... More..
Relationships & Family > Married Life Great ways to say "I love you": 20 of 64
I am of the mindset that actions speak louder than words. I was brought up in a very loving family and we always said (and still say) "I love you" when we get off the phone or when we are leaving after a visit. However, my husband was not brought up this way and I have had to adjust to knowing that he loves me, just by the wa... More..
Relationships & Family > Friendship Advice Friends for life: 6 of 19
As I approach the horrors of "mid-life" I realize that when it comes to friends I have been completely and truly blessed. Growing up in a small town everyone knew everyone; and their business. We all went to the same handful of churches and lived in the same general neighborhoods. At the tender age of five I met the girls tha... More..
Arts & Humanities > British Literature Book reviews: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by J.K. Rowling: 17 of 48
I finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows in a day. This, the seventh book, in J.K. Rowling's magnificent series was so hard to put down that I completely ignored my husband and children while I got lost for the last time in the world of wizardry. For the record, the conclusion to the series gave me everything I neede... More..