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Willie, pen- name, is married with 8 children and lives in upstate N.Y. He owns his own sales and marketing company specializing in children's apparel and acessories.He loves reading, writing and most of all, the ever consuming play of the imagination................

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Me & you: 9 of 51
A touch, soft and enduring A look from blue eyes that sparkle I feel created The mirror I used to avoid gives now a relection of purity and fullness. I am handsome for what you have given me I am successful for what you believe and now, when I am sad, I am warmed. I am not alone even when I am far away I carry you I listen a... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Changing role of parenting: 2 of 9
So much contradictory information has been written in the past couple of decades on the right way to parent your child or children, that a novice in the parent game can easily become confused and totally ineffectual. The truth to the mandated rules of good, healthy parenting- whatever they are at the moment, are that there a... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: The struggles of a single parent: 12 of 51
There have been so many articles written and opinions offered on the struggles of single parenthood that I thought it necessary to expound upon an aspect seldom discussed; the role of the single father. I am not referring to the father who is constantly unavailable, or who is unwilling to provide support both emotionally and... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Rage: 90 of 155
Rage ensues, my temptation from not knowing I try, I reach and once again lose balance I falter once again I wonder why is it just rage the pain ensues grows deeper pills, veins and shadows still beckoning to grow my rage expands hatred surrounds us a friend shoots herself and no one understands conjecture defense and rage More..
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Children's fantasy: 32 of 47
"THE ADVENTURES OF AFRICA" Introduction On an island faraway, near the tip of a great continent, lives a girl named Africa. In a bright colored hut built on big logs moored to the island's edge, Africa lives with her baby brother, Toby. Africa and Toby have a wonderful time living together for they love each other dearly. Th... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Death of a parent: 60 of 67
It seems not so long ago, the day an exceptional woman, my mother died. In truth it's been 19 years and still I so vividly remember the day of her passing. She was a dichotomy in so many ways; she was an atheist, but one of the most moral and family oriented people I have ever encountered. She was a feminist and yet soft spo... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Children of divorce: 28 of 28
Children... safe and unhampered born from union too often ravaged from Divorce Feelings of being devoured friction constant and persistant split by egos and righteousness Darkness and closed doors becomes sanctuary closets and dreams shelter in railway stations and narrow alleys and smothered cries not heard Blank faces empt... More..