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I write short stories, essays, research papers, and travel articles. Several of my short stories have been published in print and on on-line venues.

My entire short-story collection and one of my travel articles can be found on www.thebookpub.com.

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Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Reality: 4 of 67
Reality Past There is a six-foot long container in my closet. It remains there dormant until I unearth it annually to search for something. Some of the items found are toy horses and a Barbie doll along with her wardrobe of homemade dresses. There can also be found children's books, dollhouse furniture and little dollhouse pe... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Insights Walking and spirituality: 1 of 12
The streets were finally quiet. They stood silent as children settled into their classrooms, those with purposes outside the home reached their destinations, and those not wishing to leave home on this given autumn morning remained inside. Either way the streets were quiet, and it was wonderful. It was spiritual, this conti... More..
Jobs & Careers > Resumes & Cover Letters Should you mention your hobbies and interests in your resume?: 2 of 21
Questions and Considerations Hobbies and interests can help define a person. It could indicate what element of society a person associates with, the psychological and emotional background of the person, and perhaps even what types of values and morals they possess. The hidden information and perceptions that could be associa... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Grandparenting Divorce: How it affects grandparents: 1 of 10
When Lives were affected in a Good Way My brother and I would spend a week there each summer. We'd walk uptown to Max's store and buy some candy; then we'd go to the grocery store with a list my grandmother had prepared, and in the evenings, after my grandfather returned home from the lumber yard, we'd toss a ball back and fo... More..
Travel > United States Festivals and annual events held in Mammoth Lakes, California: 1 of 7
Mammoth Lakes, California is a young town (i.e., twenty-four years old), situated neatly in a part of the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains. This tiny gem of a town (i.e., four square miles) offers something for every season that draws people from all over the world!WinterMammoth Lakes has an annual snowfall of 400 inches and t... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Celebrations & Holidays (Other) The history of Shavuot: 1 of 6
The Meaning of the Word The word Shavuot has always meant weeks of time. In particular, the weeks took on the meaning that describe and represent the time period when the Jewish people wandered in the desert as they headed toward Israel. While along the route, which took seven weeks, the people gathered at Mount Sinai to... More..
Health & Fitness > Exercise Tips Smokers and exercise: 3 of 17
Medical journals have in the last two decades began publishing articles on the research done by various universities, medical facilities, and the U.S. Surgeon General's Office that laud the benefits of exercise to smokers. Imagine that just by exercising you could actually reduce the risk of lung cancer and other illnesses. R... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Catholicism Nuns: Some orders and their work today: 1 of 5
Jeanne Jugan, foundress of the now worldwide Roman Catholic Religious Order Little Sisters of the Poor, was born on October 25, 1792 in Cancale France. Her life of poverty began at a young age when her father, a sailor, was lost at sea. She, her brother, two sisters, and mother struggled to keep food on their table and a roof... More..
Entertainment > TV Show Reviews TV show reviews: Clean House: 1 of 5
More than just Reality Television Clean House is not just an entertaining show but a ministry of sorts. During their one-hour segments, the Clean House crew spends time learning about a family, their needs, and the problem(s) that may be at the root of their clutter. The show can be extremely sad and enlightening, yet incredi... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christianity (Other) Biographies: Corrie Ten Boom, woman of faith: 1 of 4
God will Provide This was something that Corrie (i.e., Cornelia) Ten Boom believed all her life. She was born and grew up in Haarlem, Holland (i.e., the Netherlands) during the last years of the nineteenth century and into the early part of the twentieth century. She was brought up in a devout and faith-filled family wh... More..