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Food & Drink > Cooking Fruits & Vegetables Creative dishes using spinach: 2 of 7

Dark, delicious, feathery and nutritious... if spinach were a man, you'd want to dance with him, then marry him. But what do you with spinach besides making the same old salad? Well, fresh spinach has a slight bitterness that can point up the sweetness of other vegetables, especially in the deeps of winter, when good corn and... More..
Hobbies & Games > Role Playing & War Games You know you're role-playing too much when...: 4 of 10
Just in case the aggrieved comments of your friends, your family, co-workers, your boss and your mental health professional haven't yet managed to clue you in, here are twelve absolutely perfect ways to know that you're absolutely role-playing too much:-your wife asks you if you still love her and you pull out your percentile... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Hometowns: 13 of 31

In snow you leave a path to follow; that's how I left, how I found my way back. A freak storm last October, a storm to break all branches a storm gave me a home, back home. Everyone knows, in Buffalo it snows. Now I'm here, cold, frigid with possibilities trying to ignore the past. More..
Food & Drink > Pasta, Grain & Rice Recipes Recipes: Kugel: 1 of 1

There are so many wonderful Kugels to try- what is a Kugel? Well it's a pudding of sorts, that can be savory or sweet, a custard-bound noodle or grain-based pan of comfort you make with some fruit or vegetables, a little dairy of choice, eggs and a hot oven. It can be a side dish, a dessert, or a meal in itself. I like leftov... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Christmas: 119 of 231
No tree this year- rain slashes the back door, a neighbor's string of lights fly against her window, beginning the season there will be candles, and music there will be no gifts there will be a feast, a crowd, many hungers, a few arguments, new babies. Christmas, we will make it together, from whatever we can manage some of u... More..
Home & Garden > Home & Garden (Other) Making a house into a home: 12 of 22

My best friend has a gift, a real knack, for creating home. Both the house she livesin through the school year and the cottage she rejoices in all summer are places that everyone wants to visit. After years of enjoying her bounty and studying her ways, I think I know the real secret: she has made these buildings into places t... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips Breathing life into your fictional characters: 54 of 72
Here are four ways to bring depth and interest to the characters that fill your fiction writing.1. Background Know all the details of your character's life- what they had for breakfast as a child, what size their underwear is, how they react to every kind of stress. Write something about the same character each day for a week... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: How a cat changed our lives: 26 of 33

Growing up with several cats in my home and the homes of most family members, it never occurred to me that someone could be indifferent to them. Hate them? Sure, though I didn't understand how. Afraid? Many people have bad experiences with claws that scar them in multiple ways. But to just see them and not react at all- how w... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: New love: 133 of 159

I'm the oak tree, rounded waiting for wind to reshape me searching between my leaves you finger every edge is lit, softly frantic all openings flutter in your breath: you move through I'm motionless again More..
Pets & Animals > Vets & Pet Health Knowing when it's time to euthanize: 22 of 26

What is your responsibility to your pet? Knowing your own position on your pet's life will help you immeasurably should you need to make a decision to end that life.It's not a given that you understand your feelings about this issue. You may feel you've got it down, until you come to a hard point and find yourself swimming in... More..