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I am an antiquarian bookseller and free-lance writer living near Albany in Upstate New York. I have a bachelor's and master's degree in Literature. My interests are reading, writing, history, politics and religion.

I am also interested in the law. I am specially

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Arts & Humanities > Helium Dos & Don'ts To flag or not to flag at Helium: Guidelines on using the flagging tool: 11 of 14
I received an e-mail the other day from another Helium member who wondered why I had five rating stars and she had none after she had rated hundreds of articles. I e-mailed her several tips. One of them was "don't be afraid to flag articles." Flagging articles helps the person who has written the article because he or she rec... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Pro life: 37 of 47
Rachel Weeping For Her Children.I believe in fathers.I believe in sons.I believe in the holy ghostsOf fifty million and One,Sliced, diced and hoovered out,Burnt alive in their mothers' wombsGuardian angels sleepingInstead of watching the tomb.Rachel weeping for her children,Jacob at the wailing wall,Black smoke rising from th... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Unusual people: 10 of 12
The first time I saw Bible Bill, back in 1978, he was walking alongside the Trans-Canadian Highway, about an hour north of Fredericton, New Brunswick, with his thumb in the air. My friend pulled his car over onto the shoulder of the road, and Bill hopped in. Bill only traveled with us a short way, but in that time we learned ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Literature (Other) Future of the printed book: 5 of 6
If novelist Robert Coover had his way, all book shops would close their books and doors forever. Coover's vision of books is one in which they will be written, distributed and read by a computer or some other electronic reading device; a future without printed books. Coover, who is also the founder of the Electronic Literatur... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Sonnets: 46 of 53
Please note that a sonnet is a fourteen-line rhyming poem with set structure according to Encarta: a short poem with 14 lines, usually ten-syllable rhyming lines, divided into two, three, or four sections. There are many rhyming patterns for sonnets, and they are usually written in iambic pentameter. Please kindly keep that i... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing & Rating at Helium Earning writing stars on Helium: 28 of 29
Often in life we are told to aim for the stars, but on Helium that isn't necessarily the best advice.While you should try to understand the star system as best you can, don't worry if you don't completely understand it. Indeed, the main thing you need to understand about the system is that quality is more important than quant... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Abortion: 67 of 67
What began as a routine visit to an obstetrician ended up differently when the doctor could not find the baby's heartbeat. An ultrasound the next day confirmed what my wife and I both feared. Our child had died in the womb.On December 6, four days after bringing my wife home from the hospital, I opened the newspaper and read ... More..
Business > Business News & Issues Is Wal-Mart as bad as its opponents say it is?: 7 of 7
Wherever Wal-Mart has tried to open a store, its opponents have acted as if a nuclear waste site was being built next to the town playground. But now that Wal-Mart has been in my hometown for awhile, I must say I am happy it is here.It is really hard to understand the bitterness of the opposition to Wal-Mart. After all, Wal-M... More..