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I live on the west coast, in Southern California. I've written poetry for many years and have been published in a half dozen anthologies. My friends and family come to me when they want a business- type letter written.
I love to read and write. I find doing

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Health & Fitness > General Health (Other) Living with chronic pain: 2 of 39
Exhausting, that is the number one word to describe living with chronic pain. It exhausts your body, your mind and your spirit. An individual with chronic pain first, must deal with the pain itself. The body undergoes many changes from chronic pain. The obvious, of course, is that you hurt much of the time. The nervous s... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Body image: 1 of 18
As Barbara brushed her teeth, she looked into the mirror. She never thought much about body image. She thought of herself as athletic and she guessed that that did have to do with body image, but she had thought that term meant more about how good or bad looking you thought you were. She hadn't ever thought herself pretty. In... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: The sea: 4 of 42
My Special Place How it pleases me, erases all anxiety, deeply satisfying an un-nameable something in my being, My Special Place, is a jagged cliff above the sea, where below, the waves crash against the rocks. ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Wishes: 14 of 101

As a young child,I had wishes, tame and wild.At Christmas, I wished for things,like bikes, dolls and golden rings.When I was a teen,I wished for things I hadn't done or hadn't seen;to vacation in a cabin high on a mountain,where I could feel the warming sun,with a roof made of rusting tin,the better to hear a summer shower's ... More..
Health & Fitness > Emotional Health & Wellbeing The never ending journey of those living with disability: 2 of 11
Until the age of thirty-four, I had been blessed with good health. Good health that I took for granted, assuming my body would always do my bidding. Never once did I contemplate what being in chronic pain would be like. In the twenty-three since then, I have forgotten what it feels like NOT to be in pain. I had an on the jo... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: My great, true, personal garden story: 98 of 391
When I proclaimed, to my husband, Tom, that I was going to plant a vegetable garden, I was hurt at his reaction. A raised eyebrow, a questioning look, as if I were out of my mind! "What"?", I asked, incredulously. " You think I can't do it?" "Well, look what what happened to the house plants", he reminded me. I stared ou... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: What my dog means to me: 118 of 428

Ziggy. He's just a pup and a mutt, at that, but he's already captured my heart. I knew I would get a dog at some future date, but when I saw Ziggy, I knew it had to be now. He's rather funny looking, having the long body of a dachshund and the face of a schnauzer. Oh, but he has personality plus! When I throw his toy, he del... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Rage: 57 of 156
Justas in the temper tantrumof a two year old,flaring;throwing herselfto the floor,legs kicking,fistspounding the floorin ragingfrustration,sothe inner medoesidentify,as I plead,with a universaldeity,Heal meorlet medie! More..
Health & Fitness > Digestive Diseases Irritable bowel syndrome: Causes and treatments: 3 of 8
Spastic colon, functional colitis, irritable colon, mucous colitis- whatever alternative name you want to call it, Irritable Bowel Syndrome can occur at any age, but often begins in adolescence or in early adulthood.It affects women more than men and affects 1 in 5 American adults. Irritable Bowel Syndrome or IBS, as it is co... More..
Style & Beauty > Skin Care (Other) Everything you need to know about treating warts at home: 3 of 7
*WHAT CAUSES WARTS*Warts are caused by the Human Papilloma Virus or HPV. More than 70 types of HPV have been identified. 8-10% of the population has warts. Women are more likely to have them than men and children more likely than adults. Warts are contagious and have an incubation period of 2 weeks to several months. Most war... More..