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I live in Unadilla New York with my children and two cats.

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 first novel and am working on

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Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Life: 8 of 346
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 of... More..
Other What would you do with a million pounds?: 1 of 43
A million pounds could change the world. Well, at least my world but I'm not so inclined. I rather like my life with its undulating colors and tricky turns. A million pounds would probably change the things about me that I like. There are days that seem to weigh too much, but they pass and bring better ones. I might go to Ita... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Honesty is the best policy: 4 of 133
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 impecca... More..
Computers & Technology > Telephones (Other) Do cell phones keep us more connected or more isolated?: 1 of 31
On any given day, either in a crowd on the street or a group on a train, most people will be busy with their cell-phones. Some people struggle to text their thoughts to a friend on the tiny keypads while others are clocking in sixty words per minute, and with just one flexible thumb. You can access your email and the Internet... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms What it means to be a woman over 40 in the new millennium: 5 of 132
Forty has a fresh face in the new millennium, and being a woman means looking younger, feeling better and living longer. No longer considered old, forty-something is the new twenty-something and it's all about vitality and zest for life. There's no reason to miss your twenties when you can enjoy all the benefits that made the... More..
Health & Fitness > Healthy Living & Wellness Is it better to live for today and forget tomorrow, or to plan ahead?: 1 of 18
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 fut... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Saying good-bye: 6 of 69
First goodbyes are the hardest when you're young and don't have much accumulated. They feel like losses and leave emptiness inside and bits of their fragments tie into your next goodbye. Our next goodbyes are not quite as teary-eyed as we clench our fists around the thing that is trying to escape from our grasp. We are going ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Are overweight people gluttons?: 1 of 11
I've always been fat. People have called me big-boned, thick and sturdy. Family members tell me that I come from big stock and doctors tell me I have good muscle tone. No matter which way you say it, it boils down to fat and you can't become fat unless you are gluttonous. No matter how big your bones may be, they cannot make ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Enlightenment: 19 of 203
Plastic steelwood and stonesmix with ideas and moneyand soon we are trappedin our networksheld captive by ten thousand buttonsthat led nowhereand we go to sleep angrywe wake up tiredand we spend another dayrunning around in the silent circleswe created More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Living with the past: 20 of 204
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 guide... More..