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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Carving pumpkins: 1 of 38

Why do I smile like this you ask, as if you didn't know. Is it the brightness of my orange or my inside glimmery glow? Could it be the perfect roundness of my Jack-O-Lantern style? Is that the answer to your query of why like this, I smile? I'll tell you true, once and for all leaving no further doubt. You would smile like t...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Helping Kids Cope Childhood fears: Tips for getting rid of the monster under the bed or in the closet: 4 of 26

When I was a child a terrible, horrible, smelly and foul, green-faced witch lived in my closet. She would never dare show herself as I dressed for bed or climbed beneath my blankets. But once my mother turned the lights out, she took every opportunity to annoy, harass and scare the begeebers out of me. No matter how many tim...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Caught inside a tornado: 2 of 9

May 3rd, 1999 started out just like any other ordinary day. There were breakfasts and lunches to make, backpacks to fill and faces to kiss goodbye. Once everyone was safely out the door I began my work day on our farm. We had two steers and six hogs going to market that morning so I headed out to the barn to prepare things a...
Business > Sales Characteristics of a good real estate salesperson: 2 of 9

Purchasing a new home can be a stressful time for just about anybody. One of the key components to making the right purchase is choosing the right real estate agent to assist you. Walk into any local real estate office and the number of agents ready and willing to help you can be overwhelming. Even so, remember, the choice o...
Business > Sales How to handle customers cancelling services: 2 of 9

You have spent a lot of time building your client base. Maintaining that base is essential to your business and easier than rebuilding. So what do you do when customers call to cancel their service with your company? One important factor is having a plan in place before that first call comes in. MAKE IT PERSONAL Customers mo...
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Why do people go after unlimited desires?: 5 of 21

The question of why people chase after unlimited desires really has two sides as far as answers. Well, maybe there are more than two-sides unless you are a black and white person like me. For the sake of argument and keeping the answers short and simple let's explore the possible two sides. On one side you have poor Britney ...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Why I love the Midwest: 5 of 20

The food. There, I said it. I am not ashamed to admit it although maybe I should be. That is the plain and simple gluttonous truth of one of many reasons why I love the Midwest so much. Maybe I should explain. I am a native Californian. I grew up on fresh and healthy. Oil was organic and used sparingly on pasta or salads. A ...
Education > Homeschooling Homeschool summer day camp activities for kids: 1 of 4

Putting together a home school summer day camp for kids can seem like an impossible task. Nothing could be further from the truth, however. Recruit a few fellow home schooling parents for an evening of coffee and planning and before you know it, summer camp will be ready for opening day. Here are some simple suggestions for ...
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Why we write: 43 of 166

All my life I have been told I am a good writer. It started in elementary school really. Teachers would single me out & read my papers aloud to the class pointing out this or that and always ending with, "Marla, you have a real gift" or some such similar phrase. This would always leave me red-faced with a burning embaras...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Halloween horror: 12 of 46

The house, yellow and white, pride of the street, Surrounded by flowers until death it would meet. Young mother inside, daily baking her pies, Little son by her side playing villain and spies. Years later, war looming, calling her son To a place never heard of, til somebody won. Soldiers arriving with letter in hand, Dear mo...