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Michelle L. Devon is a four-book, multiple print and online published author, freelance writer and editor, award-winning poet and a professional dreamer...

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Health & Fitness > Depression Seasonal depression: Fighting the winter blues: 2 of 21
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a condition best known for marked feelings of depression, lethargy, as its name suggests, sadness that is typically unexplained but begins to interfere with normal life functions. Because of the lack of light and short days during the winter months, SAD symptoms occurs most frequently duri... More..
Education > Secondary School Issues The problem with public education: 5 of 52
Currently, I home school my twelve year old son.Yet, just two years ago, you would have heard me say, "I don't think home schooling is the best choice for any child."In part, I still believe this. When the system works like it is supposed to, I do believe that a child attending a public or private school with other children t... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Gift Advice Shopping tips for last-minute gifts: 2 of 20
If you are like most people, you will finish all your Christmas shopping, and then at the last minute, discover you have forgotten to buy a gift for someone special. The stores are sold out of most everything good, gift cards seem too impersonal, and you really don't have a lot of cash left over to spend.After you finish admo... More..
Health & Fitness > Menstruation & Menopause How to keep your sex life healthy after menopause: 1 of 10
Menopause is a time of change in the way a woman's body functions, which is why menopause is often called 'the change of life'. Some women look at menopause as a very freeing thing, while others look at menopause as the end of their youth or even let menopause change how they see themselves as a woman. How a woman views menop... More..
Education > Distance Learning How an online degree is increasingly legitimate: 3 of 29
In an information-rich technological, digital world, it only makes sense that education and educational systems should change in order to meet today's market standards for business, causing online degrees to be more popular and powerful than any distance-learning counterpart of the past. After all, a college education is to h... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Issues Pornography on the Internet: Free speech or subject to regulation?: 3 of 27
Courts have repeatedly struck down laws established in 1998 that make it a crime to for website operators to allow children access to what was deemed 'harmful'. With new increases in technology, software programs to protect children from internet pornography sites, Senior U.S. District Judge Lowell Reed Jr. decided it is a pa... More..
Health & Fitness > Disease Prevention Varicose veins: Cause and treatment: 1 of 9
Varicose and spider veins are similar in nature, with the varicose veins being larger, more prominent in appearance, and often painful. Spider veins generally aren't painful, but being closer to the surface of the skin, they may look less appealing, and can also show up on the face, arms and hands, not just the legs.While mor... More..
Computers & Technology > Web Design Web design tips: Tips for formatting text: 1 of 9
Formatting Text on a Web PageWeb content is a bit different than print items in that the reader will be viewer the content on a screen and not on a page or in a book.When designing a website, it's important to understand how to properly format and design the text on the page that the web surfer will read. Many web designers s... More..
Arts & Humanities > Marketing & Selling Writing Determining how much to charge as a freelance writer: 1 of 9
One of the most common questions a fledgling freelancer asks is, "Someone wants me to write some articles for them and name my price. How much do I charge?"You have to come up with a number... so what do you do?There are lots of things you can do to determine a price to charge:First, you can charge a flat-rate for your writin... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips How to create interesting characters: 5 of 43
People are multi dimensional, and so should a character in a story be... but that's hard to do when the writer only has a small 'section' of a character's life with which to work.So how do you write believable characters, who have a past and a future beyond the novel, and have that full range of character development show in ... More..