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After the book - and main character - of the same name, I'm a feisty, strong-willed, and passionate woman. Born and raised in southern Louisiana, I'm infinitely proud of my Cajun heritage and am pleased to say I was, quite literally, "raised on the bayou".

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Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Dealing with loss in poetry: 2 of 4
In 1999, the relationship I thought was "the one" came to a screeching, bitter halt. My first love, my first everything, left me and to say I was shattered and broken would be putting it lightly. It was the end of many things - for one, our life together, which had lasted four years and was the only life I'd known as an adul... More..
Politics, News & Issues > People in the News Was Tricia Walsh Smith justified in using YouTube to tell her story?: 1 of 1
As hard as I try, it's difficult for me to dredge up much-if any-sympathy for the "plight" of Tricia Walsh Smith. She is, as you may have heard by now, the misaligned soon-to-be ex-wife of Shubert Organization's president Philip Smith. The wealthy, Broadway maven Smith, twenty-five years his wife's senior, has opted to enact... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Left behind: 49 of 74
Why am I doomed to love you? Your love ravages me, Takes me over with no remorse. I want to love you no more, To not suffer The longing, the pain, the misery, That consumes me When I let thoughts of you Take over my mind. I can not love you sanely; There is nothing rational In my feelings for you. The passion I feel for you ... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Celebrations & Holidays (Other) Halloween: Should trick-or-treating be banned?: 4 of 6
A small city known as Plaquemine, Louisiana has a little newspaper that is distributed to towns and villages in Iberville parish. There is a small section for the local folk to post their opinions and thoughts called "Hotline". I'm writing this is in response to a post that appeared in the November 10, 2003 edition of the "W... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: I long for you: 247 of 346
I miss your soft lips, Your warm, beautiful eyes. I miss your lean, sexy body, Your striking, wise hands. I miss your charming smile, Your deep, cigarette-choked voice. I miss the smell of you, Sexy, manly, and menthol-smoked. I miss your aloofness And your pain At not knowing how to make life work. I miss your wisdom, And e... More..
Law & Legal Information > Lawyers & Legal Advice Easy tips for preventing a DUI arrest: 13 of 16
We all know that drinking and driving isn't the best of ideas; in truth, however, its something a lot of us do or are tempted to do from time to time. It's common to think that one or two drinks and the feeling of being sober mean we're okay to drive. Unfortunately, statistics show that even one drink of an alcoholic beverag... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) What do you worship: 9 of 11
Pagan, spiritualist, rationalist, atheist, witch, Buddhist, Gnostic Which am I? All of the above, and none of the above. To try and fit my beliefs into one neat, little category just simply isn't possible. I take and learn from all schools and traditions wherein the spirit is concerned. No one religion can encompass all that... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Broken love: 254 of 277
This thing they call love, Seems to me To bring more pain than happiness, More tears than laughter, More death than life. True love is too powerful an emotion For the human psyche to endure. We can not handle it, Or stand its intensity. This thing they call love, Seems to me, More terrible than any war, Ravaging than any nat... More..
Entertainment > Celebrity Biographies Biography: Isadora Duncan: 2 of 2
"People do not live nowadays. They get about ten percent out of life." So sayeth the enigmatic, rebellious, and free-spirited woman who came to be known as the "Mother of Modern Dance", Isadora Duncan. Isadora danced her way, scantily clad in flowing Greek-styled robes, right out of the corseted restraints of the Victorian e... More..