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About me - Maureen Bordelon

I fell in lust with writing when I was a senior in high school. Fortunately, I had an exceptional teacher, who both inspired and rewarded creativity. That inspiration continues to this day.

I raise Quarter Horses in rural Texas. Horses are my first love and

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Creative Writing > Memoirs My unusual garden story about weeds or pests: 1 of 65
Living in a suburbia tract house doesn't bode well for an extraordinary vegetable garden. However, my husband and I weren't daunted, as I've particularly been known to go against the grain. It all started in the fall after a singularly trying trip to the grocery store. The trip was an after work special, with picked over prod... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: My dog(s): 1 of 46
A young woman in my office brought her last two puppies into the office with the hope of finding new homes for them. The global email went out to all employees advertising said pups and universally, everyone had to take a glance. I was one of the last to traipse into her office, steeling myself against all manner of puppy cut... More..
Creative Writing > Satire Satire: Death: 1 of 23
The application asked for marital status. For the first time I had to check widow. Being a widow conjures thoughts of rickety crone hood, ancient and bent with time. I don't think I qualify yet for crone hood status, but the widow part is unstoppable. My husband was fifty five years old when he died. After only n... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Can a horse and a girl be kindred spirits?: 1 of 22
How do you explain the very moment in time when you find that one horse that deeply affects your life? You just know the very second your eyes meet. There's a depth of emotion and connection rarely experienced. I'm so very fortunate to have found that special horse. The introduction to my mare was less than favorable to say t... More..
Jobs & Careers > Office Politics Things you should never do at work: 3 of 58
We humans are an imperfect species. Despite our quirks and fallacies, we come together in the workplace to perform tasks and receive compensation for completing those tasks. However, there are those that feel the office is part of their personal space and act upon compulsions better left for a different time and place. Profes... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: The top 10 things you want to do in your life: 18 of 287
Throughout the years, both formative and adult, I've often pondered this topic as many do. I've found that what becomes important to you changes with life experience. One would hope that we would all like world peace, to end starvation, and educate the masses. These wishes are universal and we do what we can in our individual... More..
Pets & Animals > Horses (Other) Do horses have emotions?: 1 of 15
After eleven long months, my mare, Mercette, presented a beautiful colt into the world. All was well for the first forty eight hours then inexplicably, her baby died. As she stood over the body of her foal, licking and softly nickering to the baby, I was reduced to an immense sadness of what might have been.I called my veteri... More..
Food & Drink > Seafood Recipes Recipes: Shrimp: 3 of 41
Being from a family from South Louisiana, Cajun food is a staple of our diets. Contrary to popular belief, Cajun food is not all about heat, it's about simple, hearty table fare. Good food makes happy people. You'll see many recipes that have thirty ingredients, just to make a simple dish. Unless you really like to empty your... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: The joys of air travel: 4 of 45
It's my father's fault I'm sitting in the torture chamber they call a concourse. He was the culprit that taught me when I was six that flying was the only mode of transportation suitable for cross country trips. Of course his idea of flying was to do barrel rolls in a Piper Cub without warning. Never sure you'd make it safely... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: How horses have changed my life: 2 of 20
I climbed aboard my first at age six, half petrified and half in wonder of the sheer beauty and grace of these very large creatures. It seemed that the horses that I was to come in to contact with in my younger years were all made of gristle and bone, with a single minded determination in assisting me to find another hobby. B... More..