My name is Christine Senter, and I've been a freelance writer for more than 20 years. I've had several stories, articles, and poems published both online and in print.

Currently, I maintain several blogs on a wide variety of topics, am a forum leader for creative writers, and am working on my second e-book.

I have been married for 18 years and have 2 wonderful teen-aged kids. I am the Scout Master for my son's Boy Scout troop and a hopeless volunteer.

My passion is ...

writing

I know too much about ...

ancient history

My parents always told me ...

life is what you make of it.

My childhood ambition ...

was to be a writer

My favorite memory ...

telling my husband he was going to be a daddy

Why I write ...

because I can't keep it all inside

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

classic rock

My first job ...

waiting tables

My inspiration ...

my family

Religion & Spirituality > Ghosts & Paranormal Phenomena What is the origin of fantasy creatures?

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There was a time when humans believed in strange creatures such as the Cyclops, the Gryphon, and other mythical beasts. Since that time, we've come to believe that these creatures were nothing more than legends and stories, handed down from one generation to the next. However, there is a growing mind set that some of these creatures truly existed, just not in the way we think.

For instance, tales of a sea creature called the Kraken has been talked about since the very first ships set out to sea. Sailors would come back to port telling tales of a gigantic creature with long tentacles tha...

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