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Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: My first Internet romance

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"Write something. " That was the directive, but what are you supposed to do with that? Do I write about politics? Do I write about world hunger? The difference between cats and dogs and their mating habits? Fact? Fiction? Funny? Sad? Long? Short? Where do I go from here? The possibilities are endless! I am going to assume tha... More..

Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Once a criminal, always a criminal

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Being a criminal for most of my life I can see why most criminals never stop breaking the law. Why should they? The adrenalin rush of doing something illegal is better than any drug, and if the criminal gets caught so what! All that happens is that they go to prison where life is even easier. The criminal doesn't have any bil... More..

Relationships & Family > Grief & Loss Dealing with the death of an estranged father

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"Your father wants to talk to you." Those words have haunted me for the rest of my life. I was ten years old when I got that phone call, and I remember being so excited that I could barely hold the phone. My father had left the family (my mother and I) when I was only six months old. I don't remember why he left, I was much t... More..

Relationships & Family > Blended Families How to build a relationship with your step children

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I have regret. I have many regrets actually, but the one that keeps nagging at me is personal and I don't know if it is even normal, but it is there nonetheless. The issue that is in the forefront of my mind lately is one that involves a father's love. I am engaged to a wonderful woman who I love withal my heart. The lady tha... More..

Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Living with a crack addict in the family

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Sitting amid the detritus in the abandoned and charred skeleton of a once long ago nice apartment complex, he reflects on what his life had become. Growing up as a boy he expected to grow up to be a doctor, or a policeman, something other than the junkie that he turned out to be. Inside his head he can still see the smile on ... More..

Parenting & Pregnancy > Helping Kids Cope How to be an effective parent from prison

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While I was in prison I thought that I was a good father, a role model to my children, and an effective parent. What was I thinking? Obviously I had some kind of short circuit somewhere because there is no possible way to be an effective parent from behind bars. None! I was living in a fantasy where I was some kind of hero to... More..

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