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A former sports writer in college, Jill works full time in Atlanta. She has worked for the St. Petersburg Times, the Birmingham News, the Forsyth County (Ga.) News, and CNN Sports.

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Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Failure to move on in relationships: 1 of 5

As a junior in high school in 1999, I entered my first long-term relationship. His name is John. John had been a friend of mine before we started dating, and things just naturally progressed to starting a relationship. It was a darn good one for quite some time. John and I genuinely loved each other. Despite eventually going...
Relationships & Family > Break-Ups & Exes When being friends with your ex isn't an option: 5 of 18

I'm currently going through the situation where I can't be friends with my ex, but it's not really by my choosing. Here's the story, and I'm changing the names of these people in case my ex does end up reading this online. I don't want to upset him any more than I already have. In February 2006, I met "Mike" through friends....
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: My dog: 20 of 65

May 18, 2006: I lost a brother today - my dog, Ozzie. In summer 1994, Mom, Dad, Chris, and I went to the Wachovia parking lot to find a dog through the humane society. A few months earlier, we had to give away a beagle who attacked my brother all the damn time, so we were looking for a dog who was docile and gentle. At first...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Funny pet stories: 9 of 29

I was outside walking Dakota, my 10-year-old spaniel chow mix, sometime after 11 p.m. If it's late enough and I'm pretty darn sure no one else is going to be outside or no one's going to be driving down my street, I'll let her go off the leash. Well, last night, I let her go run off the leash, and we saw some geese in the di...
Relationships & Family > Dating Dilemmas & Advice Your definition of cheating: 31 of 56

To me, cheating is a pretty simple concept. It's when you're continuing to date someone when your heart isn't in it anymore. There are many signs (some more obvious than others) when you no longer love and respect your partner. Obvious ones include blatantly lying and dating someone else or having a one-night stand with some...
Jobs & Careers > Managing Your Career (Other) Do you hate your job?: 33 of 51

Do I like what I'm actually doing every day at my job? Eh, I'd say I'm indifferent. But do I love the freedoms I have a result of my job? Absolutely. This outweighs the job itself. I work at CNN. What I do is not glamorous. I joke around a lot saying that I'm a replaceable part, as you don't even need a specialized backgroun...
Education > Standardized Tests Comparing the importance of the SAT and the high school transcript to get into college: 2 of 3

As a whole, college admissions boards do a good job of weighing high school students' GPAs and standardized test scores. There are a few areas the board looks at, and while it includes test scores, it's not necessarily a deal-breaker on being accepted at a school. A college admissions board knows that lower SAT scores don't ...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Meeting celebrities: 27 of 39

This really isn't a big deal. I see CNN anchors a lot because, well, I work there. You could even say I'm an acquaintance to some of the sports ones. But I still thought this was kind of cool. So I bring food to work just about every day, and normally I use a break room a few feet away to heat up my TV dinner. Tonight, howev...
Pets & Animals > Dogs (Other) Should restaurants allow dogs in with their owners?: 37 of 50

I have a pet. I love her very much. She's a very sweet, quiet, 11-year-old dog. However, I'm not taking her to a restaurant, and I don't expect others to do this either, and it's because of this story below: I'd like to think that I'm not that neighbor, but there have been times (which I won't delve into at this time) where ...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Why I dislike Christmas: 7 of 8

I know it's going to tick off somebody, but I have to write about this: I don't like Christmas. For starters, I'm agnostic, meaning I am not sure of a god's existence. Jesus? I view him as the greatest public relations man of all time. Boy did he convince a ton of people to believe in his ways. I don't know exactly what he s...