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My first novel, Kickshaw Candies, is now available at amazon.com. I invite you to take a look.

KICKSHAW CANDIES is like being a six-year-old and walking into the most wonderful candy store you have ever seen. You will read this book with that kind of wonderment

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Food & Drink > Bread & Baking Recipes Recipes: Cakes: 2 of 103
Sunny Lemon CakeThere's something about a lemon cake that says summer and sunshine.6 eggs, separated1/2 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon cram of tartar1 1/2 cups sugar1 1/2 cups sifted cake flour3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice5 tablespoons water1 tablespoon grated lemon peelPlace egg whites in a large mixing bowl and the yolks in a ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: I am: 5 of 204
I am simply complicated, haphazardly designedWillingly stubborn, roughly refined.Selfishly giving, uncertainly sure,Generously stingy, wickedly pure.Suspiciously trusting, quietly loud,Richly poor, humbly proud.Gently violent, viciously kind,Hatefully loving, briefly consignedDelicately harsh, graciously mean,Exquisitely plai... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Motherhood: 3 of 88
It was quiet, too quiet, to be the room of two small children. I was cleaning the living room, when I happened to glance in the direction of their room. The crackling sound of the tabs, on my son's cloth diaper cover being pulled apart, could be heard throughout our small house. Like a dove, being released, the diaper f... More..
Arts & Humanities > American Authors Interesting facts about Mark Twain: 1 of 22
"So you see, the quality of humor is not a personal or a national monopoly. It's as free as salvation, and, I am afraid, far more widely distributed. But it has its value, I think. The hard and sordid things of life are too hard and too sordid and too cruel for us to know and touch them year after year without some mitigating... More..
Food & Drink > Bread & Baking Recipes Recipes: Lemon pound cake: 1 of 21
Try a change from plain old pound cake with the fresh and refreshing taste of lemon pound cake. Serve it simple or serve it elegant, Lemon pound cake can go from being a simple family dessert to a nice dessert for a dinner party.1 1/2 (3 sticks) butter or margarine2 1/2 cups sugar4 eggs3 1/2 cups cake flour2 tablespoons lemon... More..
Food & Drink > Bread & Baking Recipes Recipes: Monkey bread: 1 of 18
Five little monkeys jumping the bed, one fell off, and bumped his head. Mama called the doctor and the doctor said, feed that monkey some monkey bread. Yeah, I know that's not how the song really goes, but it sure sounds like more fun than cracking your head! Monkey bread is fun to eat, and little fingers love pulling the pi... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Story of one divorce: 1 of 16
Our marriage was good, probably better than most of our friends. My husband drank beer but in the first four years of marriage I only saw him drunk once. It was the first marriage for both of us although I had a nine year old daughter. We welcomed another daughter to our family and things went well for some time. It wasn't pe... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Adoption Adoption: My experiences of being adopted: 3 of 41
My adoptive mother literally saved my life.How my sister, Deborah and I came to be adopted can only be described as odd. Our biological mother, Peggy, had worked as a housekeeper for the woman we would one day call "mom". Most of what happened in the first days I was too young to remember. It is the stories I have been told b... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Kissing: 5 of 63
One can never quite dismiss What one gives up for the kiss. A gentle touch of the lips, Parting for the coming kiss. Bodies touch in embrace, A tender hand upon the face, Caresses soft and very light, Find the lovers in the night. To deny the pleasure would be remiss, What one feels of passion's kiss, A single gesture of th... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms The case for allowing euthanasia and assisted suicide: 3 of 37
Quality of life. We hear it used as an argument in abortion, but shouldn't it be just as important to those who have terminal conditions? How much should an ill person be expected to endure before they are allowed to make the decision they want to die? At what point should a person be allowed to say when it is enough? I reme... More..