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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

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Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Insights Thoughts on thankfulness: 2 of 29

It's hard to be thankful for anything when it seems that everything is going wrong in your world. You might be having one of those days when your kids are sick, the washing machine has just spewed soapy water all over the room, and to top it off, you car won't start. The last thing you want to do is say thank you for any of ...
Creative Writing > Memoirs My most humorous gardening (mis)adventure: 31 of 74

When I was about 9 or 10 years old, my family and I went to my aunt's house for the 4th of July holiday weekend. We had planned a huge barbecue, set up a horseshoe pit, and had a special spot for all the fireworks to be displayed the night of the 4th. As the women were preparing all the salads and side dishes for dinner, the...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Why I believe in God: 13 of 28

I believe in God because He saved my life, and my family. In the summer of 1994, my husband and I separated. He took our children, and I took up a serious drinking habit. I didn't realize it at the time, but I was dealing with depression and tried to hide it by becoming the life of the party. A friend of mine and I moved in ...
Religion & Spirituality > Ghosts & Paranormal Phenomena What is the origin of fantasy creatures?: 3 of 5

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 c...
Society & Lifestyle > Mythology & Folklore Similar deities from different cultures that represent love: 2 of 3

In ancient Greece, she was known as Aphrodite. In Japan, she was called Benzaiten. And in the Norse tradition, she was Freya. Three distinctly different cultures, three completely different names, one goddess; the goddess of love. In nearly every ancient culture around the world, there was a love goddess. It was her job to s...
Computers & Technology > Internet Issues Blogging for fun: 14 of 19

It seems everyone who's in the blogging game these days is doing it for one reason and one reason only; to make a buck. When I started my first blog, it was strictly for fun, but I was soon sucked into the blogging for profit game. I've always wanted to be a professional writer, and I thought this was my ticket to fame and f...
Arts & Humanities > Thoughts on Writing Does motherhood really spell the end of writing?: 32 of 34

There is no reason to stop writing just because you've become a mother. Quite the contrary. There are a lot of good reasons to keep writing, from conception throughout the life of your child. Having children can give you a ton of ideas to write about, as well as a way to relieve stress. They can lead you into a very lucrativ...
Society & Lifestyle > Mythology & Folklore Assessing the truthfulness of old wives tales: 3 of 3

Growing up in the country, and being raised by my grandmother, there was always an old wives tale being used as pure fact in our house. Things that most people would find as utterly ridiculous, were seen as common knowledge. Some of these were nothing more than superstitions, while a few others actually seemed to work. Old w...