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About me - Ann Dennis

I was born in Michigan and through the years ended up in Wisconsin.

I am fiftyish and have wanted to write but haven't had anyone around to encourage me. It's easy to just lag when no one expects anything from you.

I've done a lot of things, High school, two

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Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Moonlit walk: 6 of 50

They met in the middle of the park, he in a long black coat covering his suit and tie, she in heavy fur over her expensive, going to a charity meeting dress. Neither was where they were supposed to be. They stared at each other for several seconds and he finally broke the silence. "I love you." "You can't, I can't, neither o...
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Romance: 32 of 205

Chapter one On the trail He stood on the barn drive with his arms crossed on his chest watching his two sons try to load a stubborn horse into a trailer. They were supposed to know better but there stood Kyle with his strong hands gripping the lead rope and pulling for all he was worth. His younger brother was pushing on the...
Relationships & Family > Children & Divorce In divorce, should the father have equal custody rights to his children?: 17 of 84

Divorce and Custody are two of the most terrifying words in the English language. There are good arguments on both sides for either the mother or father to have total custody or some part of the child rearing. The sad truth is that while I mostly support a father having equal custody, I honestly believe that both parents sho...
Pets & Animals > Horses (Other) How to tell if you are ready to own a horse: 4 of 19

How to tell if you're ready to own a horse? Look around you right now, what do you see? Is that a riding whip that you forgot to put away when you last rode? Is there a very large yard out your front door that is measured in acres? Do you like being dirty and dusty and shoving hay bales around when it's 80 degrees outside? D...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Children's Activities (Other) Organization profile: 4-H Club: 2 of 8

What people don't realize is that 4-H in no longer just an agricultural youth activity. 4-H has grown with the times and become a youth program that is moving and shaking to the benefit of the youth with the good fortune of being members. Unfortunately in this highly scheduled world with parents looking for babysitters more ...
Politics, News & Issues > Conservation In calculating endangered fish species, should hatchery populations be counted or just wild fish?: 1 of 4

The key word here is endangered and animals of any species that are kept in an artificial environment are not endangered and are slightly different from their wild counterparts. To count these species to clue us in as to their endangered status we need to know what is happening in the wild. Some may ask why. The reason is si...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Feeling lost: 165 of 652

Color and noise swirl around me. Noise that sounds like Spanish, Indian, Arabic? Color of Nikon, Pepsi, Coke, Pan-America? I miss English. Gray is the color of relief.
Pets & Animals > Rabbits Things you need to know before you adopt a rabbit: 4 of 13

Things you need to know about having a rabbit as a pet. First you need to acknowledge that a rabbit, like any animal, is a living thing. Its basic needs are also the same as other living things. Food, water and companionship are essential. You must learn and understand the specific needs of a rabbit pet. Rabbits are quiet (u...
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Supernatural: 24 of 72

There's something out there The dream resolved itself into dark grays and navy blues. It's happening again. She rose above the ground and floated down an almost invisible path. Her white gown floated on a breeze she could not feel. What ever was calling her was a silent and compelling existence. This dream had been imposing ...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Renewing relationships: 8 of 24

Over the past ten years I had received only two communications from my mother and none from my three sisters and one brother or any of their spouses. You see they did something that they assumed I would be mad about and so they wanted to get in the first punch. The truth is what they did had nothing to do with me. It was a s...