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Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Self-reflection: 48 of 372
I have many ages.I am twelve years old on days when my father calls. My voice changes and my thoughts turn to being mindful of what he thinks. Of what he wants me to think.Sometimes, I remember this isn't the real me and I rebel. On those days, I am sixteen.I'm fifteen when I run away from home. My uncle came to pick me up th... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: The Devil Wears Prada: 4 of 17
When one of the 'Clackers' - stiletto-wearing, pencil-thin fashion divas working for the prestigious Runway magazine - holds up two, nearly identical, blue belts and proclaims they are just too different, newly employed, Northwestern University-graduate Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway) chuckles and so does the audience. But while l... More..
Style & Beauty > Skin & Body (Other) Body art essentials: 2 of 8
Body art, as such, is not a new trend. Images, sculptures, paintings and engravings from around the world and dating from circa 3000 B.C. to the present portray tribesmen and women bearing iconographic marks of identity upon their bodies. Whether for religious or war-related practices, the human body has been used as a canvas... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Love from afar: 29 of 82
in my head like a kick,outstretched feet pierced with light;between the purple slowly floaton water flesh perfumed.and there are green lime treesa little pink railway carriagesquat flower-cups, grinning at the skylike an organ of iron.curves of your back,great conquering eyes.sighing around meinside me,i long for the time.and... More..
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Red Eye: 2 of 5
When Lisa Reisert boards a delayed red eye flight from Dallas to Miami along with the attractive Jackson Rippner, she doesn't yet know that his real reason for being on board is, in fact, her. As tension mounts and her father's life comes under threat, Lisa becomes an unwilling partner in the hitman's plan to assassinate the ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Struggle in life: 526 of 915
The dead bolt lets in the rain.Noise, noise and love.Why does the sidewalk stoopRoughly like a dead worker,Cigarette shop?Rain like a fast truck,The truck like a cold street.Skyscrapers grow,Faded like a dusty flower, likeDeath, noise and life.Where is the small corner,Exhaustion, work and life,Skyscraper gossip in the rainy ... More..
Autos > Classic Cars Classic car reviews: 1972 Chevy Monte Carlo: 3 of 5
Billed as "America's most attainable luxury car", the Chevy Monte Carlo was first introduced to the market in 1969, where slow sales nearly signaled an end to production. Competing against the Pontiac Grand Prix and Buick Riviera, it was largely ignored by magazines of the period who failed to recognize the blending of virtue... More..
Relationships & Family > Romance & Sexuality A guide to surviving your relationship: 20 of 33
It's become something of a clich in relationship advice in recent years to inscribe that relationships need work, but like every valuable aspect of our lives, the strength and fulfillment one derives from a romantic relationship depends on the amount of effort one is ready to put into it. Negotiating a successful romantic rel... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Time: 565 of 759
Moving forward, rows of flowersParade before cemetery gatesDead in student protest, forever young.Petulant ideals of failure,And postmen discomfited resignTo an open hurt of friendshipWhereA girl, a girl and questions of this futurePeel, petal by petal, these rosesAs wax evaporates a sealAnd stamps the treaty closed.Years ago... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Unusual people: 9 of 12
A motorcycle rolls through the gate of my Catholic high school, engine loud to my ears before it dies abruptly on the gravel ground. The first I see of him is cowboy boots and hat, a dark coat thrown over a purple suit. He is at once vaquero, gangster and vampire. He is my Literature professor and, though I don't know it yet,... More..