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I am a technical writer by trade, but creative at heart. I don't have a particular message but I do wonder alot, whether all the world's problems could be solved if we all felt the sting of our actions even just a second before they were felt by others.

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Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: What my dog means to me: 10 of 393

The first time I met Oliver, he laid one out in my hand. His entire three week old body fit inside my palm, so there wasn't much room for his little " love bomb". It lingered only a moment and then fell down onto my shoe. I feigned being unphased while the breeder watched, and carefully laid the pup back into his bed with hi...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Addicted to karaoke: 5 of 56

Most of us who are addicted to Karaoke do not even really know what the term " Karaoke" means. I imagine it means " Super Fun Happy Song " though something vague may be lost in that translation. Let's face it, many of us grew up wanting to be Rock Stars. We gyrated in front of mirrors, crooned into hairbrushes, longing for o...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Tweens & Pre-Teens Benefits of extra-curricular activities for teens: 2 of 20

People who work and live with children are well aware that young girls and boys thrive in a structured environment. Children need rules and discipline just as much as they need love and affection. When children reach their teen years, this craving for discipline does not end. Although teens strive for freedom and reduced rul...
Food & Drink > Meat How to cook a moist and tender whole turkey: 4 of 31

A juicy turkey can make or break your holiday meal. Although your guests will fawn over well seasoned vegetables, salads and sugary desserts, it is the golden brown bird in the middle of the table that steals the show. Carving this turkey and finding dry, stringy meat leaves host and guests with a sting of disappointment tha...
Health & Fitness > Emotional Health & Wellbeing Reasons for low self-esteem and their effects: 1 of 5

Low self-esteem can be debilitating to sufferers. Having a lack of confidence in one's own abilities and worth can lead to under-achievement in both personal and professional life. There are a range of issues which may cause low self-esteem. Children thrive and grow in a nurturing, stimulating environment. This environment w...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Experiencing nature: 50 of 209

Retreat When I listen to the sounds of dripping eaves onto the ground I think of rain and sun and snow and chains of ice that groan and grow Summer brings an insect war bogs train soldiers by the score malefic souls rise from their nest to put all basic skills to test Fall is armed with force and wind dandelion seeds are blo...
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies Should smoking be allowed in public places?: 61 of 208

Smoking has been banned in all public places in Ontario, Canada since 2006. As a non-smoker I looked forward to this law finally being put in place. I work and socialize with smokers, and I have listened to their points of view with interest. " Against my rights", they say. " Live and let live" they say. That's the applied c...
Celebrations & Holidays > New Year's Ringing in the New Year with realistic goals: 6 of 19

Should old acquaintance be forgot, hopefully your resolutions will not. Ringing in the New Year is a tradition that is steeped with promises to be better, do better and generally feel better about ourselves. To achieve this, most people make heaps of goals that may seem realistic while the Big Apple is dropping, but are real...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Strangers: 10 of 15

Living among strangers in a big city is a most enjoyable type of life. Usually only a few of them may turn out to be the mass murdering early morning lawn-mowing types. Some of them keep yappy dogs too, and may occasionally peep into your window, poison your candy apple or target you for a mid-day home invasion. But a strang...
Health & Fitness > Health & Fitness (Other) Cat scratch fever: Symptoms and treatments: 2 of 3

My name is Darian...and I have cat-scratch fever. I am typing this article at 15 words per minute, which is significantly slower than my usual 70wpm. I decided to write this article in order to promote awareness of this animal-transmitted bacterial infection. My left hand is swollen, painful and red due to three large punctu...