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I have been a writer since age 6, but only realized it at age 10, when I wrote my first short story. Later, after college, I went after a B.A and an M.F.A in Creative Writing and Communications. Honestly, both diplomas kick started my writing into over

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Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips Getting over writer's block: 15 of 137
Four words no writer wants to say or hear - "I've got writer's block" - can send the shivers down a writer's spine. No one wants to be the one to say [or think] it. Writers hate the sentence because it means there's a train wreck coming. It's a devil that gained entrance to a writer's mind when s/he was distracted. It happen... More..
Health & Fitness > Diet (Other) Kick your sugar habit: 3 of 27
In today's world, sugar is everywhere. It tempts us through sugary breakfast fare like doughnuts, honey buns, and the like. At home, we are tempted by our own personal favorites, and shy away from even THINKING of giving them up. But giving up sugar makes a person healthier, happier, and better well-adjusted to take on chall... More..
Relationships & Family > Male / Female Communication Styles Things a man loves to hear: 1 of 9
Men are a mystery to women; for the 10% of what we THINK we know, there is that other 90% that remains a mystery. There are thousands of articles on how to understand them, how to please them, and how to make them happy, but this topic presents a unique opportunity: writing about what men love to hear. I believe that the num... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Creativity: 2 of 17
In my life, I have noticed that it is the creative ones among us who get laughed at. When I was in my early teens, and told my mom I wanted to be a writer, she scoffed at me. Said I needed to make something of my life. SHE wanted me to [of all things] work on blood cell reproduction, finding a cure for cancer or some such th... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Courage: 3 of 25
Ernest Hemingway once said that "courage is grace under pressure" People with real courage, deny that they have it, say they are just doing what they always do, or live their lives as they always have. An excellent example is the firefighters of September 11, and their actions as the twin towers fell. Often, when thanked, th... More..
Education > Educational Philosophy Education (or lack thereof): America is getting dumber: 8 of 64
"Back in the day" everyone says about our pasts. "Back in the day" makes me think of my childhood years, and how America seemed so much smarter. Dropping out of school was an onus that followed one through life, like a bad driving record, and going to college is what every parent and child strived for. Back in MY day was the... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Catholicism Catholic adoration of the cross on Good Friday: 1 of 8
Good Friday is a day of adoration, prayer, and humble consideration for what our lord Jesus Christ suffered. More than just being nailed to a cross, his humiliation conveys the stripping of his garments, his exodus to his place of death, and the knowing of the pain that awaited him. Kneeling and praying in silence in my chur... More..
Relationships & Family > Love & Lust Soul mates: Do they really exist?: 23 of 170
Yes, they do: I know this, because I married mine. He was my love-at-first-sight, my college sweetheart, everything people think of as non-existent. However, I must also say that the majority of people "looking" for a soul mate operate under the myth that this person will "complete" them. That is merely a line from a Tom Cru... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Someone's angel: 3 of 22
Angel Innocents With wheels at their young hands, they will always have untainted hearts, and angel innocent souls... ... they will always love others in their angelic way; never knowing corruption, never living worldly lives. The car accident limited their bodies - their innocent minds uncomprehending, as they smile for Mom... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Inspirational people: 3 of 21
Indiana Man Time passes for a simple man, an Indiana man, he is bound to this land by tradition... From generation to generation, the sky, the earth life and love, are sweeter in this place. His blood beats bolder in this place, he moves to the rhythm of its seasons... never daring a chance to change his heart. Never living ... More..