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Christine G. Richardson

I'm a granny who sits up nights
and writes and writes and writes and writes.

My primary writing interest is speculative fiction (scifi and fantasy). I try to write the sort of stories I like to read. I like time travel, mistaken identities,

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Parenting & Pregnancy > Toddlers Tips for teaching good work ethics to children: 1 of 22
What is the single biggest predictor of adult mental health? George Valliant, the director of an extensive Harvard study on adult development, announced in a 1981 article that the magic ingredient is "the capacity to work learned in childhood". The overindulged child is a developmentally disabled child. Developing a work eth... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > New Year's The Chinese New Year explained: 1 of 22
ATTENTION ALL RATS! YEAR 4706 IS COMING! Year 4706 of the traditional Chinese calendar will begin on February 7, 2008, initiating the two-week-long Spring Festival which is the most important celebration of the year. It will be designated by its formal name Wu Zhi, the ninth year of a 60-year cycle, and the "Year of the Rat"... More..
Creative Writing > Satire Satire: Self improvement: 1 of 22
THE SELF-IMPROVEMENT TREADMILL For almost half a century, I have been reading motivational instruction manuals in an effort to become a better person. I have learned from the experience. 1) Reading about other people's triumphant achievements in the area of self-improvement leaves me feeling that I got stuck on the lowest ru... More..
Health & Fitness > Diet & Weight Loss How to fend off holiday weight gain: 1 of 20
REVERSING HOLIDAY WEIGHT GAIN Prevention is the best cure. Unfortunately, we rarely realize that until after the winter holidays, when we get on the scale with fear and trembling, and discover that, once again, we have acquired the traditional excess poundage. Fortunately, the common-sense steps we can take to get our bodies... More..
Travel > Travel Planning & Advice Travel budget: How to save money on vacation: 2 of 39
BUDGET VACATIONS: NOT THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM "What are you doing for your vacation?" That's a question we often hear, and one we often ask ourselves. We dream of romantic cruises, lavish upscale hotels, and world-famous tourist spots. But is that what we really need and want? The first step to getting the most bang for your va... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Life Dealing with life's ups and downs: 2 of 39
Life is a challenge. No matter how privileged, successful, rich, thin, pampered, admired, or beloved we are, some days are better than others. We hit walls we can't dig under or climb over. We get the flu and barf until we wish we could die, or break a leg, or get told that we have a horrible medical condition that will shor... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Outcasts: 4 of 72

Flower Child He always wore an orange toque and a huge red plastic poppy in his lapel. His smile was so pervasive that it might well continue on its own if he disappeared, like the Chesire cat's. Summer or winter, rain or shine, the Chesire Man was always in the loading zone of the bus terminal, smiling, silently watching th... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Celebrations & Holidays (Other) How to cure post-holiday loneliness when you're single: 3 of 53
The post-holiday blues are well documented. If you are single, especially newly single, the effect can be intensified to crisis proportions. It can feel like you are the only one in the universe who is alone. First of all, understand that a certain amount of grieving in this situation is normal and healthy. You are hurting, ... More..
Personal Finance > Spending & Saving (Other) How to teach your young children to be money smart: 2 of 34
The facts of life for children include financial literacy. If children learn to handle money well early in life, they will have a better chance of avoiding the dire consequences of financial errors, ignorance and irresponsibility. There are those who believe that family finances are strictly an adult concern, beyond the scop... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Doctrine & Issues Intelligent design explained: 1 of 17
"A philosophy of naturalism or materialism . . . generates the certainty that only unintelligent natural forces were involved in evolution, which is to say in the creative process that brought our kind into existence as well as all the animals and all the plants. That is all a non-negotiable claim on their part. And why is i... More..