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I recently graduated with a Psychology and English degree. I write stories, which empower women. In the last three years I've been awarded the Jonis Angee award in fiction and the Diane Glancy award in poetry.

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Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Best and worst bosses: 6 of 56
THE SWEET SCENT OF SKUNK She scarcely made it through high school, but struts her stuff around Kmart like she has a PhD in the retail arts. She wears shimmering blue eye shadow, which extends flawlessly to her drawn on eyebrows, and a stripe climbs over the top of her scalp as if a skunk had suddenly decided to take a siesta... More..
Relationships & Family > Dealing with Problem People Narcissism: How to deal with someone who has the 'it's all about me' complex: 5 of 46
I'M MAD AS HELL AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE! I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore! I just exited Barnes & Noble, and I'm simply exhausted. I met my so-called-girlfriend for a latte, and I swear, I never so much as uttered a solitary word. All right, maybe I said hello, but does that really count? She... More..
Style & Beauty > Body Image Positive body image: Get it now: 3 of 22

Love The Skin You're In "We focus on fixing our bodies. We spend $40 billion a year on beauty products. What if we actually took that money, took that time, took that energy and started fixing the world. Women would actually be in power,"Eve Ensler In my twenties, I wanted to be thin. I'm talkin' Posh Spice thin; I'm talkin'... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Things you need to be a celebrity: 5 of 35
RESURRECTION OF THE MOVIE STAR A long time ago there used to be something called a "Movie Star." And when I'm saying "movie star," I'm referring to Loren, Brando, Newman, Redford, Hepburn, Davis, Monroe, Bogart, Crawford, Douglas, Olivier, Taylor, Burton, Fonda, Maclaine, and Poiter. I'm talking about damn good, mind-bogglin... More..
Style & Beauty > Style & Beauty (Other) The debate between brains and looks: Which is more desirable?: 1 of 6
IT'S ALL HOLLYWOOD, IT'S ALL PLASTIC Lets hear it for the big boobed, beautiful, bleach-blonde, botoxed bimbos. Apparently, these caricatures are precisely who our culture worships and adores, and the larger the boobies and blonder the hair, the more thet're admired. Don't get me wrong, one cannot only be blessed with massiv... More..
Health & Fitness > Mental Health (Other) Midlife crises 101: 1 of 5

A LITTLE MORE CHOCOLATE, PLEASE Midlife crisis is different for men than for women. When a man is going through midlife, he might buy a cherry red corvette to parade around in, pierce his ear or nipple, let his hair grow out like some hippie. Some men will actually pick up and leave their wives and families, assuming the gra... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms What it means to be a woman over 40 in the new millennium: 29 of 132

WHO REALLY GIVES A DAMN As women, we are persistently in the process of accepting ourselves, especially in our twenties, for who we are, what we look like, and how much we weigh, and honey, I don't know about you, but I'm utterly exhausted. In a culture that worships tight tummies, perky boobs, smooth skin, and decadent derr... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: The face of death: 15 of 64

ONCE Once your sea-blue eyes Glittered when I walked into A room, now they gaze empty And without soul, now they're Hollow because you're already Gone. Why didn't you say Goodbye? Why didn't you Give me notice or mail me A letter? Instead, I had to find You lying stiff, staring endlessly While a ceiling fan spun round And ro... More..
Entertainment > Celebrity Commentary Most gorgeous men in Hollywood: 5 of 20
SEXY UGLY Lets get something strait right from the get go: women have evolved more than men. And as far as attraction goes, we have the capacity to see deep inside the soul, instead of gawking at one's ass or physical attributes. Yes, we have evolved, honey. What other reason would we find Tommy Lee Jones, James Woods, Mick ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Lust: 89 of 320
CHIPPENDALE Every milky eye watched you saunter in The room, as if you were a rock star or The object of their desire. You were young Enough to be a son or grandson to most of The women sitting with their dirty martinis And long white cigarettes, with their plastic Cheeks and sagging necks, with their dry Sex stuck between t... More..