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My name is Jeremy. I have been writing for about five years now. It all started with journaling. I know write non-fiction short stories and memoirs. I have been a chef for the last ten years. I am back in school for criminal justice. I was raised Lutheran.

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Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Thoughts on being gay: 4 of 28

Homosexuality has never been a major issue with me. I have had gay friends, bisexual friends and I have also met a lot of people living an underground sexual lifestyle. I have no problems with it for the most part. Do I think it is natural? Quite simply no. Do I think it is a choice? Yes. Do I think it is wrong? Well, that i...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Facing death: 33 of 202

I am thirty years old and I have spent most of that time living in my hometown of Fort Wayne, Indiana. I am a homebody and never ventured out much until six years ago when I decided to take a job in New York. I moved out there for a new job in the food industry. I had never lived in the mountains so this would be a new exper...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Dreams: 21 of 112

One night while out in the mountains of Upstate New York I had a dream. This dream was like no other in that it had spiritual dimensions that would remain in memory for a very long time. The setting I lived in was that of a commune within the fundamentalist religion. This lifestyle had taken its toll on me as I discovered a ...
Food & Drink > Meat How to braise meat: 3 of 14

The only way I learned to braise meat was through trial and error. I remember the first day I attempted this like it was yesterday. I was at the country club getting ready for another exciting night of making salads. How boring this was becoming! I wanted to try something new, something different, so that is what I got. The ...
Society & Lifestyle > Lifestyles Lifestyles: Imprisoned in boxes: 2 of 9

My argument concerning this article is one of fundamentalism and the disability of an individual to learn in a closed social environment. I have never realized how difficult it is for an individual to think on their own behalf. When it comes to very small communities this seems a near impossibility to think "outside the box"...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: When I realized I was meant to be a writer: 19 of 54

This article is humorous because I still have yet to discover my potential writing skills. I do not consider myself a good writer. I do consider myself to be entertaining though. A few years ago I started journaling for the first time in years. In fact, the last time I journaled was in my freshman year of high school on a wi...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Unusual encounters: 85 of 207

The most unusual encounter happened while I was in NY. I was coming back into town with my roommate one night and it was raining heavily. We were twenty minutes from home and winding through the hills of the Adirondacks. As we were driving we noticed something shining on the side of the road. It wasn't the shine of a light b...
Religion & Spirituality > Self-Awareness & Realization How breakdowns can lead to breakthrough: 4 of 7

I have been in the food industry for nine years. I just left the food industry because of a breakdown. I came home one afternoon after my fourth day at a new job. I was excited about the job but I could not keep up with it. I had done this kind of work my whole life and did not understand what the problem was. Four days was ...
Education > Colleges & Universities (Other) The argument against college: 4 of 7

I believe college is not for everyone. I am back in college for my second associates and feel hypocritical in arguing against college but have experienced situations in the past that fuel my desire to write on this topic. I have been in the food industry for nine years as a chef. I went to a state college and received my ass...
Sciences > Genetics Is human cloning too close for comfort?: 7 of 12

What is cloning exactly? When the media talks about it it refers mainly to reproductive cloning. But, there are different types of cloning than what is presented in the news. There is more to cloning than just the reproduction of the genetic twin of some organism. Taking an informed stance on this subject requires an underst...