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I have been writing since before I could spell. I've won a few writing contests, but my real joy from writing is the potential to connect with others. Words are forever.

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Business > Office Proper etiquette for driving a company car: 1 of 17
Company car etiquette is an important aspect of business culture. Just like attire, punctuality and reliability reflect one's work ethics, so does the use, or abuse of the company car. Using the company car with respect and care demonstrates an attitude of loyalty and pride in the company, while mistreating the privilege show... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Food: 5 of 71
FoodJekyl and HydeYou delight my sensesAnd widen my thighs.You sweeten my daysyou crush my pride.Why is it that I am never satisfied. More..
Education > Secondary School (Other) Do students lose out due to unruly parents at graduation ceremonies?: 2 of 23
Since when did we start taking ourselves so seriously? While highschool graduation is a momentous occasion and a coming of age - it is not a sacred ritual. It is a time to celebrate the vitality of youth, and the hope they bring to future generations. For many students, making it to high school graduation was a battle against... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Lifestyles Cowboy humor: True stories about cattle: 7 of 32
Now if there was ever a story of some city mice living in the country! After living in the city my whole life, my parents decided to move out to a farm and try something new. By something new, they meant no power, no running water, and a little place in the middle of nowhere. Before we left our comfortable city life for good,... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Seagulls: 2 of 7
Seagulls on the prairiealways seem ridiculous to meWhy confine themselves to my left over french friesWhen they can sail the winds above the sea.Have they like humans forgot their pride?They give up their seagullity for an easy rideThey're now common crowswith a forgotten past.The sound of the seais myth at last. More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: My husband: 19 of 64
I've seen him grow from boy to manand all along I've known the planthat he will be greatand I will live in his shadow.But in that shadow I will findA love that sure and is not blindto all my faultsbut loves me anyway.In his shadow I grow in graceI am once more able to lift my faceAnd thank God for lifeAnd for the gift that I ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Family Values How feminism negatively affects women balancing family needs: 11 of 29
Feminism was not a bad thing while it was fledgling movement that dealt with real inequalities between the sexes. It was about giving women choice. It seems to evolved into a crazed monster that has swung the balance in the other direction. Instead of keeping a woman in the home, it now seems the feminist society looks down u... More..
Travel > Canada Places to visit in Canada: 8 of 19
People often equate Canada with cold, hockey, igloos and maple syrup - but few have ever experienced the breath taking beauty of Canada's true north (North of 60). I remember my first, and only experience of delving into Canada's great wilderness on a last minute weekend trip to Hay River, North West Territories.As we rolled ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Economic News Assessing Pepsi's selling tap water as spring water in Aquafina: 9 of 18
I always knew that aquafina was not spring water, only tap water that has been filtered five times through reverse osmosis. I'm sorry for others who thought otherwise. And if you think the "bring your bottle" or cooler water is any different you are fooling yourself. Bottled water does not mean it is from a spring...it genera... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Society & Lifestyle (Other) Creativity is not a dying art: 5 of 10
Creativity is the wheezing, hacking remnant of bygone days where art and culture section of the newspaper was not celebrity gossip, or concert reviews on Brittany Spears. We are stomping out creativity in so many aspects of our lives. Politically we are not supporting our arts and culture programs from the elementary school l... More..