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I have a lot of letters behind my name: a BS in Secondary Education, major in English. I thought someone would call me up and tell me when I was done with school, but since nobody did, I managed to accrue enough credits to flip me over to an additional degree,

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Relationships & Family > Gay & Lesbian Issues Marriage should be a sacred institution between only a woman and a man: 1 of 156
I love my neighbors two doors down. They moved right in and started fixing their place up. Rick drove me to the towing place to pick up my car when I parked it in the wrong place and came outside to find it gone. They got us involved in the Community Watch program and I got Paul linked up with my scrap-booking class. But when... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: People's differences: 1 of 43
POETRY: PEOPLE'S DIFFERENCES Soft like velvet, sweet like cocoa, eyes that steal the light Face like tanned and polished leather, eyes of darkest night, Butter cheeks and hair like satin, flowing midnight blue, Freckled arms, cheeks pink and rosy, eyes a skyline hue. Holding boxes, holding babies, bottles, books and bags, We... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Why I don't celebrate my birthday: 1 of 41
My birthday is four days away and I'm surprised that I remember it, since it was hardly the topic of much effort when I was a child.The issue is that I have the extreme misfortune of having been born on the last Sunday in November, meaning that with regularity my 'special' day fell around the preparation activities for Thanks... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Feminism & Women's Rights Is feminism outdated?: 1 of 40
IS FEMINISM OUTDATED? YES. Put down the placards, women; we've won. The world needed feminism in the 70s and 80s to fight a serious gap between the sexes. It is all too easy to forget that a woman of the nuclear family sitcom era couldn't purchase a house on her own or in many places could not have an independent bank account... More..
Relationships & Family > Love & Lust Soul mates?: 1 of 34
SOUL MATES? I married my soul mate. I walked into a community action meeting, my mind far from finding love; it was on distributing baskets to the homebound. Suddenly there was a voice in my head: This is the man you are going to marry, it said. I saw only his back; he wore a canary yellow button-down shirt, sleeves rolled u... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: A cat's perspective on life: 2 of 53
A CAT'S PERSPECTIVE ON LIFE Life's good for me right now; a whole lot better than it started out. I was the extra kitty, the one that got pushed away from Mama and life-milk, because the others were so big and so fast. There was nothing wrong with me; I just didn't get as much food as the others. I'd wait for them to finis... More..
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Vampires: 4 of 93
VAMPIRES I've always feared October nights, especially when there's a full moon. At first it was the howling, distant, but echoing from surface to surface in the iron mountains, until it seemed to be all around me, pacing there, waiting. I'd wet my bed, terrified to even attempt the crawl over the thick restraining walls of ... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: End of the world: 4 of 84
THE END OF THE WORLD Bring the sheep in, Papa said. It looks like a storm. The weather had been funny for the past couple of days, brooding like, as if something was going to happen. And every bird, every sheep, every tree and living thing, brooded along with the sky, as if they knew something that man had yet to comprehend.... More..
Relationships & Family > Married Life Is sharing housework between husbands and wives the key to successful marriages?: 3 of 50
IS SHARING HOUSEWORK BETWEEN HUSBAND AND WIFE A KEY TO SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE? It must not be. If it were, my marriage would have broken up long ago. My aunt who raised me tried for at least a decade to drum into my brain: If you don't learn how to cook and clean no man is going to stay married to you! She labored alone over bu... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Subcultures The music of the young: Why older generations turn it off: 3 of 45
WHY OLDER PEOPLE TURN OFF THE MUSIC OF THE YOUNG First, a confession: I'm six years from seventy and I love Metallica. My husband, who has only four fewer candles on his cake than I do, is a rap fan; writes the stuff, if that's to be believed, so we are the exceptions, I suppose. But we're not oblivious. I remember my sister... More..