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I am the author of 13 books. My debut mainstream fiction offering, Achilles Forjan, is difficult to nail down. I refer to this book as "a genre-bending, psychological, suspenseful, legal and medical mystery." Kiwi Club Reviews says, "This is a marketable

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Socks: 4 of 91

UNSOCKED T'was the night before day folding laundry with care I found bunches of socks But no matching pair. These stockings were hung in a bag on the door a clever device where my socks could be stored. But somewhere between being dirty & clean the socks seperated and haven't been seen when not long ago I had a full set...
Arts & Humanities > Philosophical Concepts Attempting to define God: 2 of 28

Mibber Who? WITH THE MYRIAD INTERPRETATIONS of what and who God is for believers, one must examine the fundamental questions that might allow us to make sense of Christian Doctrine. Imagine someone says, "Mibber is loving and wise. Mibber is the essence of all matter and energy. Mibber has no limits. Mibber is all powerful."...
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Taking a look at stupidity in today's society: 3 of 39

Stupid & Happy vs. Smart & Troubled Someone once asked me: given the opportunity to choose between: (a) being delusional and believing in an intangible, even illogical, philosophy that brings you much peace and bliss or (b) seeing the "reality" of things and cutting straight into the truthful heart of all there is, y...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Puppies: 1 of 11

Reproach Beyond a Dog A soothing ritual, nightly enacted; a process habitual, rightly exacted: book on her chest, rum tea on the table a cigarette lit, it was then she was able to settle and rest but for the test of patience she faced the mealy-mouthed mutt with it's yap all agape she fancied the sight of its muzzle in tape ...
Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips How to start writing a novel: 2 of 18

What is being an 'Organic' Fiction writer? The Organic Fiction Method of writing is a formula that springs from the natural flow as you add to the story; it means not relying on a steadfast outline, but rather, being open to the events and developments that might come from minor and major details that evolve as your story re...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Respect: 4 of 33

Choice Starvation A glimpse of perfection from stony blindness. Trembling through the tenuous tension of good and evil. Respect me, I am a person, my opinion matters. External motivations are inherently worthless Down the hatch. But it's only cappuccino Forcing the gates of symbolism, Reflecting tender fears. I hear you call...
Relationships & Family > Love & Relationships Dating guidelines for finding a life-long mate: 2 of 13

Love on the Racks: Fun with Metaphors Dating and relationships can be compared to buying clothes... You go to a place where all the clothes are, and grab a shirt off the rack, hold it up and say, "This is the perfect shirt for me." You pay for it, (sometimes too high a price), take it home, and then when you actually try it ...
Politics, News & Issues > Justice System Legalization of prostitution: 6 of 38

Red Light Needs a Green Light The oldest bordello in the red light district of Hamburg Germany has closed its doors. The madam cites a lack of business for the closure. Let me get this clear...sex isn't selling anymore? The only reason I can think of for that, is that you can't sell anything that is being given away for free...
Arts & Humanities > Fantasy & Science Fiction Book reviews: The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood: 1 of 6

The Handmaid's Tale: An American Dream Gone Awry In today's futuristic literature, one can find the foreshadowing of tomorrow's issues splattered upon today's newspapers. Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale is a haunting portrayal of the American Dream gone awry. In the pages of this ominous novel, one finds echoes of a pa...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Dogs: 10 of 58

Peso, the Wonder Runt I tried ads in the Gazette, word of mouth, cardboard signs on the telephone posts along the road, and a great deal of pleading to friends and relatives, but no matter what I did, I could not seem to rid myself of him. Peso, the Wonder Runt, was an ancient, (age undetermined) chihuahua (pronounced cha-ho...