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Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Your earliest memory

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My earliest, earliest memory is of a hurricane. Since living in Florida, I have seen Charlie, Katrina, Jeanne and Wilma; this one that I speak of, however, was my first.I believe it was Hurricane Donna, which struck Florida (at least the East Coast) in 1966. I was born in May of 1965.My grandfather was a commercial fisherman ... More..

Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Things that go bump In the night

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Ol' Bill Hears Voices Sane people ain't supposed to hear voices, at least the ones nobody else can hear. Everybody knows that if you do hear voices in your head, you are what is known as "touched", and this usually guarantees you a one-way Greyhound ride to the State nervous hospital. Being known as a crazy person is not the ... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Love does not die

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My Beautiful One,Life could not be completeWithout you.Life livedWithout having shared it with youIs hollow.I look to the horizonAnd seeEndless possibilities.You take away my fearsAnd make me a better man;I am am strengthened by your love.My best hope is thatForever we will be togetherIn love and the joy of life.There, in the... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Are there angels among us?

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Angels of GodI was raised as a Catholic for my entire life with my parents; I left home at eighteen years of age. I didn't do this out of anger or rage, just simply a yearning to be free. It didn't hurt that I was tremendously in love with a beautiful woman as well, but that is quite another story.Religion, over the years, ce... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Alone in the dark

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Run!Flee from the last salient light of calmness,All alone in the dark.Panic is now your steadfast companion-Seeking a way but falling amid tangled vines and pitfalls.Go, go nowAnd do not dare to chance a backwards glance,For you run from what you have becomeAlone in the dark. More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Stars

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Dear BeautifulI thought of you all night;Leonid meteor showers cascading,but cloud cover concealing.I went to the balconyAnd for a brief momentThe bright quarter moonAnd the three stars-The belt of OrionWere clearly seen;It made me thinkOf your beautyAnd how much I love you.Stars in the skyCannot compare to your beauty;I can ... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Experiencing nature

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Sweeping Over MeThunderstormsReminiscent of the thingsI cannot control,Sweeping over me.LoveAnd beauty, such beauty,Don't need to control,Sweeping over me.ComfortSuch peace and relaxationDon't want to control,Sweeping over me.The OceanSwells that ebb and flowAgain I cannot control,Sweeping over me. More..

Sciences > Ecology & Environment How ash tree destruction will affect baseball bat production

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Since the early 20th century, Major League Baseball has played the game with bats constructed from ash wood. Known for its lightness and strength, ash has been proved to be an optimal resource for this application. This material is now being threatened by an invasive insect.Northern white ash trees (fraxicus Americana) are cu... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: In the meadow

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Beauty in the MeadowI love a wood scented windThe smoke of warm hearth fires;Blended with wet rich earth,Its cool mist illuminated byA spatter of diamonds strewnAcross the black velvet of night.Only being with herMakes it more perfect.She is here,And always will be-forever. More..

Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Sharing my favorite object

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My favorite object is something intensely personal, but I am comfortable sharing it with people I know and trust. It is a letter from my father.Some background is necessary for explanation. Daddy was a Navy man; he grew up near the ocean and loved flying, so Navy service seemed a natural fit for his disposition. He was statio... More..

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