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A 29 year-old poet at heart, Alina Marks is an unemployed waitress with a shopping addiction that is looking to start a freelance writing career. She is a recent Portland State University graduate with a B.A. in English and a minor in Russian. While she prefers

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Cancer: 10 of 95
DiagnosisFrom behind the door that swooshedand clicked through the night, they entered.One by one,sometimes two or three blue shadowsin surgical masks.One night has passedand through it, I listened to the struggleof your heartbeat, irrationaland manic as a madman that standsat the edged rim of a sea, separating lifeand death.... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Confused by love: 50 of 311
One Day She Said,"How can you tell me that love is I love you? Words are words are words that mean nothing to you and love is a fleeting, warped smile on the face of a stranger when time stops long enough for one person to see inside the other.I'm confused," she said. "I'm lost." And she said, "You are my enemy. You are the e... More..
Home & Garden > Home Repair (Other) How to find a good general contractor: 2 of 12
All contractors can be divided into two categories: those that want to make a profit as quickly as possible without regard to quality, and those that are focused on the quality of the work itself. I don't have to tell you which of the two is the better choice. It's simple. A good, trustworthy contractor wants to please his cu... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Heartbreak: 61 of 357
SundayIt was another Sundaynot unlike the Sunday's that had beganto stack themselvesone after anotherinto a pile of drawn out weeksand monthsof uptight silence.Saturday night was stilllooming over melike an overcast morning,one of those morningswhere the fog thickensin a refusal to burn off.I spent the day waitingfor the righ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Death of a friend: 49 of 200
The Pigeon or the DoveIt's hard to know which one came first,the pigeon or the dove. In the beginningit didn't matter. We were all just there,in the frame of some universal continuanceformed into a narrow field between twodissimilar houses and an infinite picket fence.The blades of grass reached for my anklesand then my finge... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Nighttime blues: 44 of 159
Night Soaked StreetsWe are drinking inthe night soaked streets.We are drowning and waving.We are fumbling and faded.We are beautifully failing,flailing mistakes.We are drinking inthe night soaked streets. More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Troubled relationships: 8 of 19
Relationship Pending:Clean sheets. Communicationis a one-way street. The signbetween us says: No Talking.It is better to be quiet, to beright, correct, precise.A cigarette on the balconyis no escape. Sour breathand a wine soaked tongueare not the perfumesof an elegant woman.Your skin is leather. I stickto the couch. Meanwhile... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: The quiet world: 7 of 15
Black. Light.Heavy eyelids arethe shades being drawn overa white lotus landwherenocturnal firefliesare Chinese flying angelsin lanterns at nightandstatic electricsparks are bright blankets of heatlightning in the dark.Here,meteorites andpalindrome constellationsare seen in blacknessandthe end of the dayis a pearl nightgown ha... More..
Health & Fitness > Healthy Living & Wellness How to naturally rid your body of toxins: 4 of 6
It's Monday morning. You've just hit the snooze button for the fifth time and your eyes still refuse to open. Your body aches. You're thirsty, irritable, and bloated. Your skin feels like it spent the night in a hot dryer. The only thing that is going to get you out of bed is a cup of coffee, but even just the sound of anothe... More..
Health & Fitness > Healthy Living & Wellness Tips for sleeping better: 6 of 8
When 64 million Americans suffer from some kind of a sleep disorder on a regular basis, it's no wonder that depression and anxiety are on the rise. Missing a good night of sleep means more than being exhausted; it's a recipe for insanity. I've spent a good portion of my life as an insomniac. I've also spent a good portion of ... More..