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I've been writing since I learned how to. It is something that is as a part of me as breathing. I probably drive "grammar Nazi's" crazy, but I don't believe that a few grammatical errors completely negates great work.

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Sports & Recreation > Wrestling Where is WWE wrestling heading?: 7 of 28
The bottom line is there are plenty of excellent or at least good wrestlers whom have never been tapped by WWE or simply do not want to be a part of an organization that is basically nothing more than an arena-sized fight club with a lot of silicon. Deciding to work for the WWE is like an oil vein under the earth; you acciden... More..
Entertainment > TV Show Reviews TV show reviews: The Gilmore Girls: 1 of 4

The Gilmore Girls is a television show that ran from 2000-2007. Created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, it starred Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel as a fast-talking mother-daughter duo who are best friends.The fictional New England town of Stars Hollow is the backdrop for the quip-happy, pop-culture referencing drama. It is what ev... More..
Entertainment > Celebrity Commentary Why celebrities divorce so often: 13 of 48

I believe the main reason celebrities divorce so often boils down to one word: "publicity." The public does not seem to care about the marriages that are healthy and happy. They want to hear the latest dirt on whatever power couple is falling apart. In the early 90's, it used to be about the power couple and observing their l... More..
Entertainment > Celebrity Gossip & News Should Paris Hilton get one million dollars to tell her jailhouse story on NBC?: 29 of 97
I can tell you where a million dollars can be better spent. Give that million to the Willingboro, NJ High School, who just recently had a $1.25 million dollar budget cut, causing the elimination of an alternative school for "troubled students" and a reduction in staff. You want to know why there are "troubled students" in a p... More..
Relationships & Family > Dating Dilemmas Looking for Mr. or Miss "Right": 7 of 22

Men are something I have never been particularly crazy about since I was in the throes of puberty. During that time, I was so self-conscious that I honestly thought I would be the female 40-year-old Virgin, with a convent in Switzerland in my future.Once I finally saw that I could actually turn men on, I must confess I became... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Being trapped in the past: 4 of 12

"The only difference between the saint and the sinner is that every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future."-Oscar WildeThe most hardened criminals, the bleakest musicians, the most adamant of preachers, every dedicated philanthropist, they all have something in common.There are things we do that can never be undone.... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Pregnancy: 16 of 44

It was summer of 2006. I was working in the kitchen of a residential bar in a town next to mine. One weekend, I had come down with a stomach flu; I had been throwing up everything for an entire day. When I had gone back to work, I noticed that everything smelled different. Certain foods that I had loved the smell of turned my... More..
Entertainment > Celebrity Gossip & News WWE news: The death of Chris Benoit and family: 6 of 14

For the past two years, I have had conversations with people in the wrestling industry. One in particular had posted on his Myspace profile a blog about his thoughts on the Chris Benoit tragedy. He wanted to know other people's reactions to what had happened, so I wrote him this letter:"I actually sort of have a sense of what... More..
Entertainment > Movie Characters & Performances Performances that should have gotten nominated for the Oscar: 6 of 14

The first actor that comes to mind in recent years is Paul Giamatti. He was the person who the movie Sideways revolved around, yet he wasn't nominated for an Oscar.While Kate Winslet was nominated for her role in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, I believe that Jim Carrey should have been nominated for his understated pe... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: The dump: 14 of 26
It was 1968, and my had just been accepted to New York University as an art major. She is an only child of a pharmacist and a model. At first glance, her parents are the most unlikely duo one could think of, but they were the stereotypical story of "opposites attracting". They met one weekend in 1955 while Nana was doing a ph... More..