About me - Stacia Elizabeth Whitbeck

I began writing at an early age and have since won awards, published several poems and recently published two chapbooks of poetry. I am in the process of publishing my memoir, and have just completed my fourth novel.

Writing is like true love. You don't choose

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Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Life
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Life. It happens and does what it wants to despite your fancy plans. Remember when you thought you were going to be a pirate when you grew up? Everyone you told just smiled and patted you on your head. They even encouraged it with an eye patch and a pair of grandpa's barn boots. Your earliest memories are tainted with some o...

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Identity
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What we have is not who we are. We are not the names our parents gave us or the things our teachers taught us. We are not the reflection we see in the mirror or the shadow that follows close behind. Only when we leave here can we see our true identity.

Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Which would you rather have: Courage or wisdom?
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Courage, as stated in the dictionary, is the ability to conquer fear. Wisdom is a stockpile of knowledge, a collection of things learned. If one can become wise, then they can learn the skill of overcoming fear. If one had to choose between the two, then it would be wiser to pick wisdom, for with wisdom you can obtain courag...

Relationships & Family > Gay & Lesbian Issues Should homosexuals receive all the rights and benefits of marriage?
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Denying homosexuals the rights and benefits of marriage is a form of punishment for sexual orientation. It sends the message that if homosexuals insist on marrying, they are not going to be recognized in our society as a valid married couple, and are not going to be given the same advantages as a heterosexual couple. Denying...

Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Honesty is the best policy
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Despite the myth of white lie's innocence, honesty is always the best policy. The truth has an eerie and inherent way of coming out. It may take a week or two or even a year but the truth will resurface, intact and unharmed. The liar may have long since forgotten the details of their dirty little lie, but truth has an impecc...

Health & Fitness > Healthy Living & Wellness Is it better to live for today and forget tomorrow, or to plan ahead?
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Now is all you have, it's all you'll ever have. The past is gone, the future is not here yet and memories are part of the past. Memories can be diluted and warped in the mind over time, so they're not even an accurate representation of the past. Now is when you are at your best, your worst and when you can create whatever fu...

Arts & Humanities > Political Philosophy What is wrong with this world?
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Since language was invented, people have asked, “What is wrong with the world?”, and the answer is the same today, as it was back then. Nothing. The world is just as it should be and does what it was intended. We have done everything in our power to alter, enhance and recreate our world, and despite such efforts,...

Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Living with the past
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Whatever you thought about in the past is what you are living right now. If you are still thinking the same way, about the same things then you will continue to relive the past. Living with your past means that you are not using positive thinking to create the kind of life you want to live. The past is a great teacher and gu...

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Rock-bottom
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Alone in the dark down in the dirt in a pile of bones he lay. There was no where to turn and no one to blame. There were no angels come to carry him home, and there were no heroes to fight for his honor. There was dirt on his skin and bruises on his soul He wept for the mother he never thanked. He wept for the wife he never ...

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Enlightenment
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Plastic steel wood and stones mix with ideas and money and soon we are trapped in our networks held captive by ten thousand buttons that led nowhere and we go to sleep angry we wake up tired and we spend another day running around in the silent circles we created

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