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About me - Linda Vernon

I started writing in 1989 when I took a creative writing class. One of the assignments for the class was to submit an entry to the Bulwer Lytton Fiction Contest where contestants vie to come up with the worst beginning sentence to an imaginary novel. To my

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Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Me, myself & men
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I just did the math. I've been married to my husband now for 84 years. OK, I admit, I've never pretended to be very good at math, well, in all honesty, I have pretended; but it never did me any good. Now where was I? Ah yes, my husband of 84 years. Actually now that I recalculate I find that we have only been married 32 years... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Love humor
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A Cold Chill Winter's DayOff the top of my headFrom the depths of my heartI shoot from the hipWhen I sayThat I know you and love youLike the back of my handOn a cold chill winter's dayI've got a leg up on loveMy elbows are greasedMy eyes are pealedonly for youYour skin is as clearas the nose on my faceSo I'm sorry it's over. ... More..

Computers & Technology > Computers & Technology (Other) Assessing the effect of new technologies on our lifestyle
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You're born; you die; and everything in between is figuring out how to work your electronics.It used to be if I wanted the TV louder or softer I would turn the knob one way or the other and go back to my life. But somewhere along the line knobs became pass. Successfully turning the sound down on a new high definition TV, for ... More..

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Funny pet stories
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I'll never forget our first hamster. He (or possibly she) was a cute little ball of white fur or maybe it was brown. I guess when I say I'll never forget our first hamster, what I mean is I'll never forget what happened to our first hamster. We knew Snickers was special the moment we saw him in the huge glass hamster case at... More..

Creative Writing > Humor Boomer humor: You might not be a baby boomer if
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You might not be a baby boomer if:You've never competed in a contest as a kid where the coveted prize was a ballpoint pen.You understand that there are vastly more ways to suck than with a Hoover.You have never stared at the back of an elevator operator's head.You think Nikita Khrushchev is the guy who played Uncle Fester.You... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Humorous
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I have to laugh sometimesWhile I'm reading all the linesAbout how much we love our horsesAnd all the heartfelt horse discoursesWhen we sit and think of ridingOn horseback in the wind abidingWe forget about the times we wentFlying through the air quite bentOn breaking both an arm and legExploding like a powder kegInto the near... More..

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