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Live, laugh, learn - and then write about it! I have always believed that learning is a lifelong experience and that people should continue to grow and learn their entire lives. Travel is the best way to

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Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Suspense: 56 of 180
Legacy of Pain...I had begun to bleed down there when I was thirteen and I knew from watching the animals around me that it was just a part of life. The first time it happened I was really scared, but I certainly wasn't about to mention it to Uncle. After a few days the bleeding stopped and I accepted it as normal. Uncle hurt... More..
Business > Office Tips for organizing an office Christmas party: 6 of 19
Planning is everything when it comes to organizing your office Christmas party. You should start planning next year's party the very next morning, while the successes and/or mistakes are still fresh in your mind. Get a general idea from the attendees if they liked the location; usually they will have already told you in subtl... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Making choices: 24 of 75
Alone Together"Tell me again why we're doing this?" Dennis asked as he stuffed his warmest clothing into his old Army duffle bag. "Oh, Dennis, you know it's for mom and dad's anniversary. It's all they've talked about for years. It will be fun; I promise. The camp is rustic but so relaxing and we play games, take naps, pop co... More..
Travel > Travel Planning & Advice Road trip: Tips for surviving a drive across America: 5 of 15
A few years ago, my husband and I went from Maine to Idaho in a pickup truck and survived to write about it. My husband is not a spur-of-the-moment kind of guy, and I am just the opposite. I let him pour over maps the many months before our anticipated departure date, while I went about planning nothing. That's not completely... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: DIY that went wrong: 4 of 12
It has been said that patience is a virtue, one that is totally missing from my husband's personality. Over the years he has improved, but he will never be considered a patient man. Nor will Jim ever been known as a mechanically-inclined person. Enter the weed whacker incident a few years ago. Over the years, I have creat... More..
Jobs & Careers > Starting Out Landing retail sales jobs: 3 of 9
Landing Retail Sales JobsSo you want to sell. Do you have what it takes to rise above all the other people clawing their way in the retail business of selling? It takes a certain personality to make it in sales. Just wanting the money doesn't cut it; you have to be highly motivated to want to help other people get what they n... More..
Business > Sales A look at top retailers in the US: 2 of 6
There are two different retail outlets in America today, and research on both types make for interesting reading.According to the National Retail Federation and STORES.org, the top ten retailers in the country for 2007 were: Wal-mart,Home Depot,Kroger,Costco,Target,Sears,Walgreen,Lowe's,C VS andSafeway. These are stores that m... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Road-trip etiquette: 2 of 6
Road Trip EtiquetteThe all-American road trip is by far the best way to travel. If you're traveling alone, that is. My husband and I took a cross-country road trip a few years ago and we survived it well. I was released from the mental hospital after only two weeks and he only had to stay one. I had to think about that one: d... More..
Health & Fitness > Disease (Other) Enduring with a disease that can't be seen: 2 of 6
Fibromyalgia is completely invisible to others, misunderstood by most, and a plague to too many. For many years, the medical community doubted its existence and entirely too many people, mostly women, were told they were lazy and crazy. A support network was non-existent; if doctors didn't believe it, how could you convince y... More..
Travel > Vacations Vacation guide to Maine: 1 of 3
Acadia National Park in Maine boasts being one of the top twenty most frequently visited National Parks in the country, but I've a little secret about a little-known part of the park that might interest the visitor to the Maine coast that seeks a quieter spot: Winter Harbor and Schoodic Point. Schoodic Point is one of three p... More..