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Sheri's a science fiction writer, poet and photographer. Her most recent work has appeared in Dragons, Knights and Angels; Whispering Spirits; Kinships; Yellow Mama; Shine and Kaleidotrope. She's a Judy's Book City Editor; writes articles and blogs; critiques

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Hobbies & Games > Kids Crafts Spring crafts ideas for kids: 6 of 17
Children love to help you outdoors in spring when the sun finally comes out. Tweak their interest with nature, the seasons, and get them thinking all about their place in the world ecology with these fun and thoughtful spring crafts. Build a Modern Fossil Painting for an Educational and Artistic Spring Craft for Children Sta... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Don't pity me: 55 of 148
Don't pity me, cries the much beleagured seer, who acts to warn you of dangers coming near. Though you imprison her words by blanketing her reach, though you imprison her guidance from reaching ears, though you punish her for bring you fears. . Pity yourself. Pity the hard times coming to our days. We have intelligence behin... More..
Travel > Travel Diaries & Adventures (Other) How to make your travels memorable: 14 of 36
The first trip I ever took, I learned a valuable lesson from an older lady. Instead of taking a writing pad or camera, she brought a sketch book. I followed her up a trail on the isle of Santorini in Greece, passing white washed cottages with wildflowers cascading from planters. She found a good place to sit where she could ... More..
Home & Garden > Gardening (Other) The best raised planting bed accessories: 2 of 5
I like raised planting beds because they have a built-in edge minimizes intrusion of weeds, parasites and trimming. Raised planting beds also are easier on the back because they sit higher off the ground. They tend to retain water better, too. I use them for food crops and dahlias since they require more water than many of m... More..
Health & Fitness > Aging & Longevity Air travel: Health tips for the elderly while flying: 6 of 12
Recently we took our parents to a wedding and found that their needs required careful planning. When you book the flight for someone elderly, make sure that you indicate if they require wheelchair help or not. Then talk with the airline. Many times the seat assignment for an elderly person can be altered so that they are clo... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking Desserts Candy dipping tips: 2 of 4
Secrets of Dipping Chocolate Candies For over twenty years, my mother, several sisters, and several friends of the family had a tradition of making hand dipped chocolates over the Thanksgiving weekend. In those four short days, we worked sometimes as many as twelve hours to produce eighty to a hundred twenty one pound boxes ... More..
Home & Garden > Gardening (Other) Tips to help make greenhouse gardening easy: 1 of 2
Tips to Make Greenhouse Gardening Easy Likely, when you build a greenhouse, you will be limited by space or money or simple greed. You will want to pack as much activity as possible inside while protecting your head and your plants. How do you organize this limited space to make your greenhouse gardening easier? Try these ti... More..
Sciences > Astronomy Solar astronomy in the prehistoric southwest United States: 1 of 1
According to Dr. J. McKim Malville in a Guide to Prehistoric Astronomy in the Southwest, the use of natural features in the landscape augmented by man-made structures and pictographs provided essential astronomical data about the sun to the Puebloan cultures. More speculative in natural are other features built into the land... More..
Local Guides > Houston Guide to the NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX: 1 of 1

Kids and adults all love NASA Johnson Space Center. Visitors to Houston, Texas will find their interest in the NASA space program answered with up to the date information, great exhibits, a good variety of simulators, plenty of time to connect with people who work or worked with the space program, and fun activities. This is... More..
Sciences > Astronomy Classification schemes for sunspots and sunspot groups: 1 of 1
According to Pam Spence in the "Sun Observer's Guide" sunspots provide useful information about how much solar activity is under-weigh. The sun spots show up in pairs, as dark spots on the visible part of the sun, called the photosphere. Each spot in the pair is a magnetic pole with the magnetic field at those point s averag... More..