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Creative Writing > Songs Songs: Morning coffee: 2 of 67

I Take Mine BlackI take mine blackit takes me backto a front seat next to youRoad's emptyexcept for usand up aheadan old school busmoving slow.I'm singingradio's brokenyou're drivingwe haven't spokenbut I knowwe're in the same placegoing the same wayagainst the same worldon the same day.I take mine blackit takes me backto mor... More..
Creative Writing > Songs Songs: Pay day: 2 of 29

To You It May Concern...The car key's in the hallway drawerI paid the rent last nightThe cable guy comes Friday(The picture isn't right)There's laundry in the dryerYou'll smell it's got some moldThe thing that made it dry the clothesBurned out (or so I'm told)I vacuumed in the bedroom andSucked up some underwearWasn't mine, b... More..
Other If you could have a one-hour interview with any human being past or present, who would it be?: 23 of 228

My inclination here is to say that I'd like to interview Jesus Christ. That's always been my answer to this question. But after talking with my friend Ivan, I've changed my mind.Ivan is a conspiracy buff. He's read everything there is to read about every assassination, mysterious death or demise of anyone famous. According to... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) Can God and Darwinism coexist?: 13 of 113
Every day, I look at the world around me and see things that I cannot explain. Why is the sky a blue with which no paint can compare? Why is every leaf on every tree different from all others? Why does the world, in spite of human interference and abuse, continue? Why is every season inevitable? Some might say evolution has m... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Immigration Are Mexican illegals seeking to immigrate or invade the US?: 6 of 50

This may be one of the most preposterous questions ever to appear on the Helium website. To suggest that the citizens of Mexico even might be seeking to invade the United States not only insults the intelligence of anyone who knows the history of both countries; it completely ignores and underestimates how devastating poverty... More..
Health & Fitness > Substance Abuse & Addiction (Other) Should hospitals have a designated smoking area?: 1 of 6

On first thought, it seems ludicrous to think that any hospital would ever allow smoking; cigarettes are a direct cause of lung cancer, emphysema, and all manner of debilitating diseases. And it's safe to say that a great number of patients in hospitals are there as a direct result of years of smoking. Cigarettes kill the peo... More..
Relationships & Family > Siblings When your sister turns her back on you: 5 of 26
In my case, it isn't so much that my sister turned her back on me. She turned her back on her entire family. This was because they were of no use to her any more. She'd found a husband who would take care of her, had had her own child, and had made her own money. She didn't want to have to share it with anyone, least of all h... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Growing old: 8 of 36

Growing Old I've never liked to hear aging referred to as 'growing old,' which sounds like something you've left in the refrigerator that should be tossed out. Or like an old heap of a car that nothing can help, not even a new carburetor. My thought is this: Let's change the phrase to 'old and growing.' Already, it's a be... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Poverty: 8 of 25

There are all sorts of statistics about poverty, and those statistics are important, because at some point, someone pays attention to them and does something about it. And though it's never enough to eliminate poverty altogether, it puts food into some mouths, builds houses here and there and treats sick people who would othe... More..
Health & Fitness > Mental Health (Other) Is suicide a personal right?: 25 of 69
As someone who was raised a Catholic, I see the word 'suicide' and immediately think of instant hell and damnation, with no possibility of parole. In my faith, suicide is possibly the worst sin there is. I remember being a young girl, sitting in catechism class, listening to Sister Regina rant and rave about the certain etern... More..