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Writing has been my passion since...I can't really recall the time span. I was a reporter and a correspondent for over ten years at several newpapers. I have freelanced for numerous newpapers in Northern Worcester County in Massachusetts and adore creative

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Travel > Travel Planning & Advice Day trips to enjoy the fall foliage: 3 of 39
Put on your favorite pair of jeans, grab that cozy flannel shirt and breathe in the revitalizing air of fall. It is the ultimate time of year for a family jaunt. With cool weather rolling in and the leaves displaying their luscious coloring, it is the ideal setting in which to explore the magnificent outdoors. Fall activities... More..
Food & Drink > Fast Food Healthy fast-food options: 1 of 12
At one time or another, almost everyone will grab a bite to eat at a drive-thru window. Selecting healthier fare from the menu at a fast food restaurant is uncomplicated if you are knowledgably informed on the basic details of nutrition value.Dining on fast food does not have to be a fat and calorie catastrophe if you make so... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Addiction: 3 of 34
My whole family is addicted to New England sports. This is a true and sometimes pathetic story, of the intensity of our passion for sports: Red Sox baseball indisputably and Patriots' football, manically. We also embrace The Boston Bruins and The Celtics, in the somewhat unhealthy, mildly disturbing, allegiance we have to spo... More..
Religion & Spirituality > New Age Concepts Live More Positively: 1 of 7
Having been born to a family plagued by negative thought patterns and not so healthy lifestyles, I made a vow to myself early on; I was going to live my life in the most positive manner I could possibly muster.Armed with belief in the power surrounding optimistic behavior, living more positively will alter your existence.Maki... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Spiritual: 1 of 6
I live in a small country town in Massachusetts, surrounded by folks who believe in psychic phenomena and who thrive on tales of anything mysterious. Spiritualism has steadily taken hold and is on the rise here and people are searching for something more to believe in. Discussing the possibility of life after death is not onl... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Self-Healing How negative intentions increase problems: 1 of 6
If you choose to follow just one rule of thumb in life, let it be; "negative intentions lead to negative results." If you choose to partake in the practice of negative intent, the Universe will counter back and provide you with even more destructive drama in your life.The idea that negative objectives will get you where you w... More..
Religion & Spirituality > New Age (Other) Calling on your angels for small everyday needs: 1 of 6
I seek out angels on an everyday basis. Calling on my angels comes as naturally to me as the sun rising and setting. My philosophy about angels is simple; each one of us is an angel, however, a hierarchy of angels exists, as well. My angels come to my aide when I need help with minute issues and they are there if my needs are... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Funerals: 9 of 38
My family has always tried to find a bit of humor in almost everything we've had to face in life. It isn't always easy, but it certainly helps to make things feel better, if only for a moment. My mother didn't try to be funny; she just was. Even when she was facing her last days here on earth and making her funeral arrangemen... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Oh, the wonder of it all: 2 of 8
If I had a dollar, for every time, I've said the words, "Oh, the wonder of it all," I think I may have been able to retire years ago. Sometimes it's the little things in life that never cease to amaze me.Any woman who wears lipstick knows the agony of finding the ideal color. For health reasons, a lipstick container is sealed... More..
Relationships & Family > Elderly Parents & Care Aging parents, "never-never land" children and how to handle "The Squeeze" at 50: 11 of 40
Now that I am in my fifties, I really do not have a lot of anxiety about life personally. I laid the appropriate groundwork, so I could sail into my fifties full steam ahead. The squeeze I do feel, though, comes from issues which are not of my making at all.I was not mindful that a point would exist, where I would be sandwich... More..