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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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Health & Fitness > Holistic Health Good natural remedies for improved health: 21 of 23
A good natural remedy for improved health is a once monthly "cleanse". This can be a 1-3 day experience. It is recommended that before you go on your cleanse that you reduce your intake of sugar, processed foods, caffeine, alcohol and tobacco. On all three days you should use a body brush (to brush dead skin away) and take a... More..
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Murder: 37 of 39
When you kill people for a living you gotta know you ain't gonna die of natural causes, still Bobby lay there with his eyes wide open like he was surprised, his mouth twisted in shock. He was shot a few times more than what would have been necessary to kill him; it looked as though his suit had been chewed up by bunny rabbit... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Life after death: 40 of 42
Mary Kelly sat on the stone bench outside of the McClellan Castle eating her lunch of apples and granola. She was the tour guide that tourists met and were in awe of. She knew every oubliette, every stone and every story of the castle and told them with every brutal detail. She seemed to delight in the flinching tourists and... More..
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Human understanding: 25 of 26
"I dreamed we were birds. I dreamed we were birds and that we were flying under a gray sky near water I recognized as the dark Atlantic. You were wise and stark against the sky with your white sea gull feathers. I was clumsy and lost altitude not used to being a raven. I was scared and in some series of caws you laughed at m... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) The many woes of the Bush Administration: 21 of 21
Woe is Bush, woe is Bush...Who would have thought that five years of a quagmire war, seven years of out of control spending, using his veto to deny child health care benefits, three and a half years of not fixing social security (he promised he would in 2004), giving the proverbial finger to gay/lesbian couples rights, tryin... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Behind the name: Connor: 12 of 12

Conchobar (also spelled Conchobor, Conchobur, Conchobhar, Conchubhar, Conchr, Conchir) the Gaelic root name for Connor, means "Wolf Lover/Wolf Kin" also "lover of hounds". Most notable early uses of the name Conchobar include the Irish High King who ruled (according to Geoffrey Keating's Foras Feasa ar irinn)13-12 BCE, thoug... More..
Health & Fitness > Addiction How to deal with and help a family member with addiction: 6 of 6
I have been sober for 6 years 6 months and 3 days. I am very proud of my accomplishments since I've gotten sober and because I was an addict, have a strange insight on coping with and 'helping' family members with an addiction. Addictions are like snowflakes; the differ from person to person, and each person takes them diffe... More..
Health & Fitness > Nutrition & Health Issues Determining the connection between alcohol consumption and weight gain: 3 of 3
Caloric intake; that is the connection between alcohol consumption and weight gain. Your average rum and coke has 250 calories. 250 calories! That's about as much as a half of a Big Mac or slightly less (ten calories less) than 4 garlic butter tilapia fillets (made by Gorton's). WOW! The "average" caloric intake for an Ameri... More..
Creative Writing > Satire Satire: Legal matters: 2 of 2
Recently in Colorado smoking was banned in restaurants, businesses and theaters. Here is my take on it as written in the form of a short play: SCENE OPENS ON A LIVING ROOM WITH A LARGE COFFEE TABLE IN THE CENTER AND AN OVER SIZED ASH TRAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT. THERE ARE 3 PEOPLE SITTING AROUND THE COFFEE TABLE HOLDING NEW Y... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) Testimonies: Family pressure in religious matters: 2 of 2

On Saturday August 18, 2007 it was reported by the Associated Press that a 15-year-old girl had been dragged behind a van near Corpus Christi, Texas. The young woman, Siobahn McClintock, was sent to the Christian boot camp by her mother who had to sign a release that stated that "I further realize that the possibility of acc... More..