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I'm 20 years old, I've been writing since I was nine. Before that I told stories but I drew them. I'm terrible at drawing but it kept me occupied until I figured out that someone had to write all those great books that I got from the library. It was on!

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Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: My mother's boyfriend: 1 of 29
Standing outside a red brick funeral parlor an older man rubs the back of a twenty-something young woman. She sniffles and struggles to keep her composure but in the end her face crumples and she buries her face in the man's chest, her shoulders heaving. There are tears in the man's eyes as well. "You'll be all right, Katy,... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Christmas A guide to Christmas holiday decorating: 1 of 19
When Christmas comes, most of us get in the mood to decorate. Some of us only want to put up a string of little white twinkle lights, while others won't rest until every square inch of the house looks like Santa's elves have been getting paid double-overtime. Most of us fall somewhere in the middle, and sometimes we need a li... More..
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: The mysterious discovery: 2 of 25
"No." Lily Nystrom took two steps back until she felt the door solid against her back, then slid down it, shaking her head. "No," she repeated. "That can't be. That can't have happened." Her dark eyes pleaded up at her aunt Daina. Daina sank down in front of her and clasped her hand. "I'm sorry, honey, but your mama passed ... More..
Food & Drink > Food & Drink (Other) Why food is the ultimate gift: 5 of 58
Food is the ultimate gift because there is simply SO MUCH of it! Not accounting for taste (as my grandmother always said) you could go on and on eating, and there would always be something different, or made a different way, or served in a different context. Take a chicken, for example. Once its feathers are gone you can cut... More..
Hobbies & Games > Hobbies & Games (Other) The art form of pen pal writing: 1 of 10
Is pen paling an art form? Yes! Do you like to get letters? I don't mean an envelope with something inside it, I mean a real letter that someone sat down and thought about and wrote with just you in mind. I do. I often as my new pen pals which they like better, getting a letter or writing one. The answer is often the same... More..
Entertainment > Music (Other) Who is the sexiest man in country music and why: 1 of 9
There are several answers to the question "Who is the sexiest man in country music?", and they depend on your definition of sexy. If you're going for big muscles and raw sex, it has to be Trace Adkins. The man looks like he could break you in half but every now and then he comes out with a song like "Then They Do", or his ne... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: My brother's great invention: 2 of 17
Some insist that it is completely impossible. Some say that, in the future, anything could be possible. Which side does Aaron Harding stand on? He knows it's possible, but he insists that it is not. For if everyone knew what he knows, the world would be a very different and much worse place to live. From the time Shannon H... More..
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Murder at the beach: 2 of 17
"Oh my God!" The scream was the first indication that anything was amiss on the warm riverside beach. A few people looked and one, a tall man in his forties, stood up and jogged over to where the young woman was standing, staring down at the sand and repeating shrilly, "Oh my God! oh my God!" "Son of a-" Partially buried i... More..
Education > Educational Philosophy How to continue your child's education through the summer months: 9 of 72
The trick to keeping learning in the front of your child's mind during the summer months is to make it fun. Why do kids all look forward to summer? Because of the three months completely free of sitting behind a desk reading, writing and doing math. Making sure their summer education does not even remotely resemble what they... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: A summer storm: 5 of 36
I didn't know for sure, but I thought it was coming. I was right. Once in a while there will be one of those thunder storms that sound like the whole world is going to blow apart and then we just won't have to worry about what we'll do tomorrow. This was one of those storms, except the thunder and the noise wasn't coming fro... More..