Articles written by S. Nunley

What is Helium

About me - S. Nunley

I am a thirty-something divorced mother of a son, 21, and a daughter, 15. Writing is my escape and my passion. I work in the real estate field, but my ultimate dream is to make a living doing what I love to do.

+ more bio information

RSS Feed

Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Life: 3 of 343
Court, the original "c" word. I got a traffic ticket and had to appear at my scheduled court date to contest it. I took off work and made my way downtown to the courthouse. After going through the initial metal detector at the main entrance, I was directed to a different section of the building with yet another security stop ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Christmas: 6 of 231
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeerHad a very shiny noseIt used to cause him lots of griefBut now it's the least of his woesThe other reindeer taunted himCalled him everything but a deerThey'd poke and jab him with their hoovesThey'd antler him in the rear.He endured it all for many yearsAlways turning the other cheekBut Rudolph f... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Despair: 27 of 260
"Seventeen"Young and scaredSo alone,Only seventeen.Forced to grow upmuch too fast;So much yet unseen.Future changed,Dream no more;Nothing left to proveLife, ever hopeless,Until I felt him move.This poem I wrote when I learned, at seventeen, that I was pregnant with my son. He is now twenty years old, and one of my life's grea... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Waiting in line: 17 of 37
I had a wreck. I rear-ended one of my neighbors on my way to work one morning not long ago. Just had to be one of my neighbors, couldn't have been a random stranger that I would never see again. To be completely accurate, I drove my vehicle over his bumper and into his trunk. I didn't see him. There were bugs all over my wind... More..
Relationships & Family > Marital Conflicts How to deal with a cheating spouse: 17 of 35
You've discovered your spouse or significant other has been unfaithful. Suddenly your entire world is turned upside down and you're in an emotional tailspin. Your emotions run the gamete from furious to heartbroken and then back again. Dealing with the betrayal of someone you love can be devastating. In life, we choose a part... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Love's anguish: 101 of 172
"Deceit"Piercing shardsof silent unrest,Broken glasswithin my chest;Glimpses of truthattempt to compel,Into blindly trustingthough steadily failAt overshadowingyour veiled deceitThat clamors mockinglyat my feet. More..
Relationships & Family > Cheating Spouses & Affairs Does the Internet encourage cheating: 26 of 42
The Internet has become a modern day mistress. If not a mistress in itself, it has certainly made available the ability to have an affair under the radar. Online affairs have become commonplace and are as damaging to a relationship as the "old-fashioned", skin-on-skin, motel room affair. Internet relationships allow one to cr... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Giving up your seat on the bus to someone who needs it more: 17 of 24
Let's get down to the basics. There is an element of human kindness and empathy that has gotten lost in the hustle and bustle, hurry up and wait world that we live in today. I gave this subject some thought and I remember when I was young, my mother would have yanked me up by my ear had I remained in my seat when someone who ... More..
Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes How the power ballad destroyed metal music in the late '80s: 34 of 47
Spandex and eye makeup, leather and chains. Hard rock or heavy metal, whichever term you prefer, was predominately comprised of guitar thrashing, drum slamming, bass thumping, vocal wailing beats that had many a teenager banging their heads in unison and throwing "devil horn" hand signs from east coast to west. However, sprin... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Issues Names you can't have on Facebook: 6 of 8
Facebook's privacy policy appears to be the normal ho-hum spill that accompanies most community sites these days. No one under thirteen...yada, yada, yada. Intrigued by the fact that the Facebook automated system will not accept certain names, such as celebrity names or curse words (not that I would ever try that), I forged a... More..