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I have both a Bachelor's of Fine Arts and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing. Currently, I work as both a freelance writer and a college professor of writing in New England. My areas of writing expertise are vast and encompass everything you

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Hobbies & Games > Video Game Reviews Downloadable game review: Peggle Nights, by Popcap: 2 of 6
Peggle Nights, the welcomed sequel to Pop Cap Games' Peggle, earns a whopping 4/5 stars! Coupling vivid graphics and original and often funny characters with a mergence of pinball and billiards, Peggle Nights is n instantly addictive game from the first bounce! Each level, the player is required to clear the board of red peg... More..
Travel > Destination Guides (Other) Great places for exploration and adventure travel: 8 of 21
I find that cruising the Caribbean is the best way to find exploration and adventure. First of all, by cruising, you get a kind of sampler package of vacations. Your ports of call allow you the opportunity to sample multiple vacation zones (The Bahamas, Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Belize, St. Lucia) all during the same vacation w... More..
Computers & Technology > Internet Issues Considerations before switching to VoIP: 3 of 7
I have a consideration for you. I just switched to Vonage on Monday (today is Thursday). I have nothing but complaints about their service, and, I am sure, you will see why. After I signed up for the service with one free month provision and a free DHL device to connect my phone to the internet, I emailed customer service to... More..
Home & Garden > Pet & Pest Problems Mouse trap: How to rid your house of rodents: 8 of 18
Let me begin by sharing a few of my own experiences with house critters and how I got rid of them. I have had three distinct encounters with three different house rodents and each one was both terrifying and disgusting. My most recent encounter was with a tiny brown house mouse. Now, living in the snowy climes of Maine, it i... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Victims of drunk driving: 47 of 96
College was a whirlwind of accountability. Too much responsibility all at once. I became reckless as youth often do when left to their own devices. My sleep schedule revolved around my class schedule and often afforded me lat night hours. So, when my closest college friend called me two hours away and in trouble at 11:45 p.m... More..
Arts & Humanities > European History Was Anne Boleyn responsible for some of the most sweeping changes in Europe during her lifetime?: 2 of 4
The herald of major socio-political changes in both Great Britain and, by extension, America ("the colonies"), Anne Boleyn was as much a heroine and a victim of her own cleverness. Her actions changed the course of an entire nation - arguably an entire world - and all because she was a mistress of seduction and intrigue. To ... More..
Travel > Travel (Other) Etiquette guide for tourists: Leaf-peeping in New England: 1 of 1
The days are getting shorter. Shopping malls are suddenly filled with notebooks and pencil cases, calculators and rulers. Capris are traded in for slacks. And, already, even weeks before the autumnal equinox, the maple leaves are turning from green to burnt umber, the birch leaves from jade to ruby, the oak from olive to gol... More..
Jobs & Careers > Education Jobs How to survive as a career adjunct professor: 1 of 1
Those of us who have lifted the veil to peer past the liberal arts bachelor's degree quickly realized that we could not survive the troubled waters of the real wide world without a Master's Degree. So, true buccaneers of academia, we traversed the great sea of Graduate School in hopes that the final piece of paper would be w... More..
Home & Garden > Perennials Maintaining a sensitive plant in northern climates: 1 of 1
Mimosa Pudica, or the "Sensitive Plant" as it is more commonly known, is characterized by two distinct features. The first is the bushy, alien-purple pompom-like flowers it produces and the second is its almost supernatural phenomenon: it closes its leaves and pulls away from you when you touch it. Although sensitive plants ... More..
Entertainment > Television (Other) TV as a friend: 19 of 36
My aunt once said to me "I never expected marriage to feel so lonely." Strange introduction for a argument in favor of television as friend, I'll grant you, but roll these words around your mouth for a moment. Really feel the sound of it until it has weight on your tongue. What do you taste other than bittery iron? Perhaps t... More..