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Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Being a woman

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American WomanThe Modern Myth of EverythingDefinition: femaleSynonyms: Mrs., babe, bird, bride, broad, chick, chicken, companion, dame, debutante, doll, gal, gentlewoman, girl, girlfriend, inamorata, kitten, lady, lass, love, lover, maid, maiden, mama, mate, matron, miss, mistress, moll, nymph, old lady, paramour, partner, pi... More..

Style & Beauty > Shoes Shoe buying etiquette: What you should and shouldn't do

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How to Buy ShoesA Beginners Guide to Getting StartedEquipment:1. Comfortable attire for maximum endurance.2. Credit card. Cash will do in a pinch but can be limiting.Note: Be sure to check card balances before leaving home. You wouldn't want to be caught at the counter trying to explain why your Mastercard won't go through.3.... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Tears

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Last nightWhen the moon tucked herself into bedAnd the traffic outside my window slowed to a low hiss.My back burned hot against the futon on the floorAndMy breath, ragged across my lipsKept me from closing my eyesSo I stared at the ceiling whileI pictured you,Moving downstairs.I wanted to tell you,That no matter whatI loved ... More..

Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Dysfunctional mother and daughter relationships

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I am my mother's first daughter. I was born when she was 25 years old, still young enough, she tells me, to believe she would never age. My mother was my best friend, my confidant, my idol. She taught me to paint in the deserts of Death Valley and Joshua Tree. She mapped the night sky for me with constellations and when she r... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: The seasons of our lives

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When I called the other dayThere was no answer.When I swung by the houseThe windows looked empty in your absence.When I told your mother I couldn't find youShe said,You must have faded into fall.She said,Summer was too good for you anyway. More..

Society & Lifestyle > Lifestyles The youth of today ... a lost generation?

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How's it going Generation Y? I'll text you on my cell phone/camera/fax machine/iPod that I just bought with enough money to feed a family of four in Rwanda for a month. Maybe we can go ahead and hop in our brand new SUV, I hear it's getting 18 MPG. We could drive to Micky D's, pick us up some fries and a double bacon cheese b... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Autumn

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She whispered sweet changing seasonsAs we flew past burned out barns.High as kites on route 5.She had written me to sayThe coming cold had made her want leave,Again.And so here we areBald, black tires screaming beneath us.Green against redAnd she turned to me, sweet, sweet song.She opened her mouthAnd swallowed me whole. More..

Travel > Travel Diaries & Adventures (Other) Travel experiences: Adventures into the unknown

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I Came With the Best of Intentions. I boarded the plane at LAX knowing exactly what was in store for me. I had plans, fairly well laid out plans. Plans that involved lying in the sun for two weeks soaking up the Fijian rays, sipping sweet alcoholic beverages while opalescent waves caressed the white sandy beach and broad leaf... More..

Health & Fitness > Nutrition (Other) Reasons to be a vegetarian

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My best friend doesn't eat meat because she knows what's in it. My roommate doesn't eat meat because he thinks it's cruel. I don't eat meat because of the environmental impact. My boyfriend doesn't eat meat because "eating other animals is icky". This is a very abbreviated list of the reasons vegetarian is the smart, eco-frie... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Struggle in life

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He ranHe ran in the nightHe ran in the back seatHe ran in the river The river El Rio GrandeHe ran in the river drowning in concreteHe ran in the bottom of a flatbed truckHe ran while shots fired in the night The night El noche negroHe ran in the night that swallowed us up. Like the snake swallows the gopherHe ran with the gho... More..

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