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I am a writer. "I sit at a typewriter and bleed". I'm also a holistic health care and Reiki Master practitioner (also certified in complimentary and alternative medicine).

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Food & Drink > Recipes (Other) Recipes: Great seasonal spring recipes: 3 of 28
I thought this up for a nice spring breakfast. Enjoy!Blueberry Croissant French Toast2 halved Croissants2 eggs1 tsp. vanilla1/4 tsp. cinnamon2 tbsp. milk2 tbsp. fresh blueberries1 tbsp. butterpowdered sugar to tastegrease the skillet with butter. Mix eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, and milk in a bowl. dip the croissant halves in the... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Does J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter book series pervert American values: 2 of 16
If a family being able to share the experience of reading together is NOT an American value, then yes J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series perverts it. What are we stupid? Of course not! Since the 1980's it has been encouraged that parents should read with and to their children, Ms. Rowling's books have made it a more enjoyable... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq Why we can't leave Iraq: 2 of 14
It's very easy to say that you were against the war from the very beginning (Congressman Ron Paul and Senator Barack Obama). It's easier to say in retrospect that knowing what you know now, you never would have voted for it (Senator Hillary Clinton). The hard question to answer however is that now that we are there what we ar... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Ideas for combating voter apathy: 5 of 29
I have voted in every election since I have been eligible; and I don't think that voters are apathetic. I think they are defeated. I have not lived in an America that didn't have a Bush or a Clinton in the white house in some capacity (Bush part I was V.P. in 1981 when I was born). I have not voted in a presidential election ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religious Speculations & Criticisms Reflections: What turned me off Christianity: 1 of 5
My memory serves to bring hazy dream like pictures of a church when I was four years old. My mother was (successfully) trying to convert my father to her evangelical faith and he was complying as any man in love tends to do. They would send my younger brother and I to some far off section of the hollow almost warehouse like b... More..
Creative Writing > Drama Drama: Losing love: 1 of 4
SCENE OPENS ON A LIVING ROOM. LOTS OF PILLOWS SURROUNDING A COFFEE TABLE SET IN THE MIDDLE. THERE ARE THREE WOMEN SITTING AROUND THE TABLE WITH GLASSES OF WINE IN FRONT OF THEM.SHELLYHappy New Year!ABBYI can't believe 1966 is gone.BONNIECheers!SHELLYTo 1967!THE WOMEN CLINK GLASSES TOGETHER AND TAKE A DRINK.SHELLYLooks like we... More..
Style & Beauty > Skin & Body (Other) Assessing organic skin care products: 1 of 3
In the realm of skin care products there are many, many choices. But as our society is becoming more and more label conscious, we are noticing some things are not right. Animal testing on beauty products (anything put out by Proctor and Gamble is suspect), harsh chemicals that age the skin and cause adverse allergic reactions... More..
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Death: 22 of 63
Sharp little teeth smiled from a photograph at Mary Ellen Shlipher. The teeth were part of the thin lipped dry smile of Mary Ellen's twin sister, so they may as well have been hers. The photograph had yellowed with age, and dust covered some edges so bad that they were nearly impossible to wipe off without crumbling them, but... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Pagan & Earth-Based Religions Critique of Wicca: Roots in Satanism: 7 of 20
Of all the stupid things I've read recently (and I just recently finished reading an article written about two cities in Texas arguing over which one deserves the George W. Bush library), the title to this article takes the cake as the cliche goes. Modern Wicca has roots in ancient (as in older than the written Christian bibl... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Loneliness: 33 of 92
It was dark. Again I had forgotten to pay my electricity bill. Who knew a final notice was sowellfinal. Alone, big surprise. Again my wife had forgotten to come home. So I hadn't had a steady check in six months give or take, and we had to move into a studio on the lower east side with neighbors who constantly bicker in Spani... More..