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Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Children's stories: 16 of 396
THE TORTOISEA brown tortoise moved along the curb of West Bullard Street. It crept with electric-like motion, wagging its thumb shaped head side to side. The mouth turned down in a frown and bead black eyes stared unblinking. At the corner it stopped and tried to slide over the curb to the pavement, but a tortoise's shell is ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) The many woes of the Bush Administration: 2 of 21
WHO IS THE CULPRIT?No one should require a list of evils, whether that means adversity, disadvantages, budgetary woes, etc. So suffice it to say that I am beginning a rant on skyrocketing costs of staying alive in the society of today."Oil up $10 in 1 day", screams a headline. WHY, we demand? One source from NPR News breaks d... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Crossroads: 1 of 5
FOR THE BIRDS Mortimer Hayes was awakened by the pigeons on his windowsill. They were always there; making those throaty, growling noises, fluttering, and pecking at the pane. Their droppings covered the ledge and splotched the sidewalk below to the peril of pedestrians. Hayes recalled the warm day about a week before when he... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) English is the official language of the USA: 4 of 17
Should English be the Official Language in the US?This has become a hot-button issue for many and I should admit to being one of those who feels strongly although perhaps a bit differently about it.On this topic, I have read some rational opinions and some others that could be better described as "rants". I have written and p... More..
Creative Writing > Satire Satire: Just another day on the road: 1 of 3
SENSUALITY IN THE SCRAP YARDEach day is different for a truck driver and one day last week I had a load of crushed auto bodies consigned to a metals recycling yard. It was my first time to visit a place where these are processed into the stuff from which other products are made.It was an experience, which inspired multiple em... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Humor: 33 of 70
THE PASSING OF URSULA "Van Landingham properties", cooed the receptionist. "I'm sorry, he's in conference. . .Yes, I'll give him the message", she whispered with all her charm course seductiveness. Beyond the receptionist's desk was the door to the inner sanctum. Beyond that stood the aquarium with its foot long sharks and t... More..
Arts & Humanities > Thoughts on Writing Reflections on the use of gender-neutral third-person pronouns: 2 of 4
COSeveral years ago Andy Rooney of CBS's "60 Minutes", spoke on this topic and I don't think I've heard a word about it since. So here's my two cents worth.The feminist movement made us aware of the need for a neuter pronoun to take the awkwardness out of such statements as: Someone left his or her pen. In speech, most people... More..
Arts & Humanities > American Literature Male insecurity in The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemingway: 1 of 1
Male insecurity in, THE SUN ALSO RISES, by Ernest Hemingway On the theme of "male insecurity", this novel is rich. Its post W.W. I setting begins in Paris, France giving it the ambience of a very dated black & white film. The characters are all privileged class and some of them seem to have no work to do, unless bar &... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Party Politics & Ideology How would you explain political parties to a child?: 1 of 1
If a child asked me, "What's a Democrat?" or "What's a Republican?", how would I answer?First, the age of the child would influence the language I would use but I hope I could in any case convey basic facts about our two most prominent political parties.Second, I'd try to say what the names mean. Come to think of it, what do ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Comparative Religion Faith comparisons: The mercy of God and human sin: 1 of 1
With Regard to God and Human SinI no sooner begin such piece as this, than I am confronted with the "evolution" so to speak of my own "spiritual" convictions. I am grateful for any readers I have and so I won't bore you with the entire odyssey of how I got to this state with regard to what I do and do not believe. Suffice it ... More..