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Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Pain from love

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Chapter 1 England, 1479 Catherine watched the carriage coming up the drive. Edward was home. She stared out the window as he staggered up the front steps. Her heart began to race as she quickly got back into the bed and snuffed out the candle. She tried to lie as still as possible as if she were asleep. She heard his footstep... More..

Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Love

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Prologue Ohio, January 26th, 1978 Toni gave her head a shake and tried to open her eyes. There was a roaring in her ears and she groaned as she tried to sit up. Her head was throbbing in unison with the roaring. Putting pressure on her temple to ease the pain, she pulled her hand away when she felt something wet. Bloody finge... More..

Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Death

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The best advice I could ever give.I'm not quite thirty. I look back on my life and have few regrets. Yet, there is one that if I could change, I would. If I could go back in time, then I would never have taken my parents for granted. Never. Both of my parents are now gone, my father only one year. I would tell anyone who woul... More..

Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Death of a pet

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My life with Kohl began on my first wedding anniversary. My husband and I got our beautiful Labrador Retriever. She was four months old and gorgeous! We brought her home and introduced her to the Queen of the house... our German Shepherd; Sadie. It started pretty rough, Sadie was six years old then and set in her ways. Her ... More..

Pets & Animals > Birds Determining the gender of your parakeet

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Determining the gender or sex of your parakeet is not difficult to do. This article contains two different methods. When a parakeet is young it is nearly impossible to determine it's sex before 4 months of age. The most common way to determine it's gender is by the color of the cere. The cere is the fleshy area above the beak... More..

Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Westerns

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Chapter 1 Tarrant, Texas 1847 Sunlight filtered through the trees in thin beams slicing through the darkness of the dense forest. Courtney Pierce closed her eyes and breathed in deep, enjoying the smell of pine and earth. She loved it here and felt grateful that she wasn't stuck in the house working today. She'd begged her ... More..

Pets & Animals > Pet Ownership Does pet ownership teach children responsibility?

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Does pet ownership teach children responsibility? It can. No one should purchase a pet for the sole reason of teaching their children. There are other more effective ways to do that. You must be prepared to take care of the pet yourself. Animals are living creatures and not tools. I have many animals, because I love them. Tha... More..

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