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My name is A. Marie and I am a freelance writer from Canada. I was a published author at the age of 12 with a young adult novel in the fantasy genre. I have been working with a local theater company and have been writing stage plays, screenplays and novels.

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Health & Fitness > Diet Tips Living and dieting in a super-sized world: 1 of 4

In today's world of fast food and limited time to prepare nutritious meals, watching what you eat and eating out has turned into something practically unobtainable. The portions that you get at most restaurants for food and beverages are huge. I recently had the largest 'small coffee' I have ever had. It was 16 ounces; twice...
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Coming of age: 5 of 19

"Dear Mommy," Alyssa wrote in her diary. She looked down at the page for a moment, wondering to herself if maybe she was getting a little old to be starting her diary that way. She scratched it out and started again on the line below it. "Dear Diary ..." She looked at the page and once again scratched out what she had writte...
Arts & Humanities > Poets & Poetry Is it better to write a poem based on experience or based on opinion?: 7 of 26

I believe that most poetry is based on the poets opinion. It is the poets slant on the events that are being described within the poem that makes it interesting for us as the readers. One poet could see a tombstone bathed in moonlight and describe it as being beautiful. While another poet could look at the same tombstone and...
Arts & Humanities > Asian Languages Reading Japanese Katakana: The key to surviving Japan on short notice: 2 of 5

I started to attempt teaching myself to read and write Japanese for a very geeky reason. I say attempt because it has been a while now and I would say that i am no where near fluent. You see I am a hard core Japanese-anything addict the only problem was that i could not read what the characters were saying in my beloved mang...
Arts & Humanities > Poets & Poetry Can 'bad' poetry have value?: 36 of 67

What makes a "Bad" poem bad and a "Good" poem good? This is a loaded question. Some people might say "If it don't rhyme, it ain't worth my time." But what is good about a forced rhyme? Often, when reading poetry yes, I check to see if the rhyme scheme is correct, but that does not really matter in the end. This brings me to ...
Health & Fitness > Drug Legislation & Safety Should Americans be allowed to import and purchase safe and affordable prescription drugs from other nations?: 20 of 31

When I was down in the states for a visit recently I was a little appalled at the lack of information that doctors and pharmacies provide to their customers. I am used to getting an informational package whenever I fill a prescription that details the pros and cons of the drug. Knowledge of the side effects of any drugs that...
Health & Fitness > Disease Prevention How poor lifestyles can lead to disease: 2 of 3

You are what you eat is a phrase that my mother always used when I was a child but i never really understood it until i got older and started to look at what was in the foods I was eating. If you eat a constant stream of fast food, you can look forward to having many medical problems arise. Diabetes is rampant in todays age ...
Health & Fitness > Fitness & Exercise Tips How to get and keep tight abs: 11 of 15

Ah yes, the eternal quest for a smooth sleek stomach ... I have spent countless hours trying to find the perfect exercise, for me, to give me a wash board stomach. It took YEARS! But I did come across one video tape which actually gave me results in (as promised on the tape) 19 hours. It was covered in dust when I saw it on ...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: An unproduced playwright: 6 of 7

I have written many plays and am not sure if they will ever be published or performed. I have belief in myself as a writer but I also don't like to put anything down as completed, perfect; because I can put something on paper and feel that it is as complete as it will ever be and then I will have an idea for an alternate end...
Arts & Humanities > Poets & Poetry Does poetry matter in the 21st century?: 94 of 108

Poetry is an art form that is often over looked by people because it is far easier to follow the narrative when you are reading prose. Prose tells you what is happening but poetry is a far better way of letting the reader know what the authors feelings about the subject are When you are writing Poetry, you have so much more ...