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Passionate about nature, history, and how everything is connected, I try to bring my interests, and my strong beliefs into everything I write. Writing is a basic part of my existence, right up there with eating and breathing. (Perhaps above eating.)

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Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Dark stories: 20 of 662
The wind whispered through the trees as icy fingers of moonlight crawled through the gaps of dark branches. Underfoot, the mud grew chill, crunching with ice, while filling boots with water, and who knew what else.The soldiers trudged on, heads down, guns tucked against their shoulders, dazed eyes. Collars of torn and dirty j... More..
Creative Writing > Novel Excerpts Novel excerpts: Fantasy: 22 of 387
The Green WoodsThe minstrel sat in the corner of the inn, letting his fingers play absently with the strings of his harp while he listened with full attention, and a blank expression, to the murmured conversation at the bar. His pale-gold hair, the color of leaves fallen in the autumn seasons, caught the light of the slowly f... More..
Home & Garden > Gardening (Other) Kid friendly garden ideas: 2 of 32
Gardening with children is a great activity for promoting learning about the environment, physical activity, and the miracle of being able to consume something that they actually planted. Children can play an active part in all aspects of gardening, from preparing the soil, to planting, to watering, weeding, and harvesting. E... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Cats that have changed our lives: 5 of 79
Toby was never meant to be my cat. I had been begging for years to have a cat of my own, one that we could keep indoors, as our various attempts at out door cats had merely created entrees for the coyotes and even one particularly vicious bobcat. All of my begging got me nowhere. My parents did not believe in indoor pets, as ... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Death: 9 of 120
Fire flickers in the distance. It reminds her of the bonfires they used to light when she was a child, but there is no kindness in this fire. She cowers in a corner, one scrawny arm clinging tightly to a bundle, while the other clings with desperation to the un-sturdy wall at her back. From the bundle at her breast there come... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Madness: 19 of 160
Stifled by my own insanityWhy am I like this?My mind cannot be still a momentwhile shaking handsdestroy the inner meHow can this be who I am?Circles of unfinished destinyCrawling through an endless spaceSearching for hopeA sense of humanityA wholeness I can never knowUntil my inner voice is silencedand I know peace More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Feeding & Breastfeeding Breastfeeding is best: 3 of 22
Breastfeeding, in the rare cases where it is present in fiction, is depicted as a warm, relieving, comforting, bonding time between mother and baby. When I found out I was pregnant with my first child I immediately looked forward to a time when we could cuddle together and I could offer such a sustaining and comforting relati... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: The voiceless: 4 of 29
The trees danceThey throw out their armsand sway, majestic in the windThey toss their headsBending to the rootWading through the ripened earthTwisting, buckingCrying out in voiceless painTorn and thrownScatteredThey lie in agonyA century's reminderof their deaths More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Soldiers: 36 of 228
The Battle I foughtI fought for youThe tears that I criedI cried trueThe pain I am feelingThe death that will comeI am all bearing for you, and the sunIs the pain where I'm going?There are no angels hereto carry me homeWhere is the laughterWhere are the songsHere I lie dying for youAll alone More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Fertility Issues Would you raise a clone of your child?: 2 of 12
In considering whether or not a person would raise a clone of their child, they would first have to take into consideration what, exactly the cloning process was in creating that child. After all, multiples, children bearing identical genetic coding, are born every day, and no one thinks to look which one was the 'natural' cl... More..