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About me - Kimberly Schimmel

I am a graduate of the North Carolina Central University School of Library and Information Science and Purdue's School of Industrial Engineering. I'm aiming for a second career as an academic librarian.

As a mother of six, I enjoy working in my

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Ironing: 2 of 36

I enjoy Running hot metal Over wrinkled clothes, Never scorching, In quest for smooth flatness. Notice now: Great-looking shirts abound!
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Freedom: 2 of 25

The Last Free Man Someone was knocking on the door. He was not surprised. He rose slowly, walked to the door, and opened it for the men. He assumed they were federal agents. He stood in the doorway, calmly looking at the men, but saying nothing. The silence was uncomfortable for the agents. Their leader cleared his throat an...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Sports: 2 of 25

Every sports team needs a mascot. The mascot is a source of team identity, a rallying point for the fans, and a means for schools to market themselves. Unfortunately for my high school, someone in the distant past had decided we were the Flashes. The Flashes is an example of a bad mascot. First, opposing teams corrupted the ...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Acrostics about animals: 1 of 9

Good girl! Indoors or out Never too tired to play Greeting all who enter the home with a pit bull smile Ever ready to fetch Ready to alert her family to danger.
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Acrostics about divorce: 10 of 71

Devastating to children Invariably painful Voracious lawyers collecting fees One family fractured Road ahead is rough Children shuttled back and forth Enough!
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Acrostics about spring: 1 of 6

Subtle green changes in the landscape Pushing dreary winter aside. Ready for warmer, longer days I rejoice. Now the ice is melted, and Green grass abounds.
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Family: 31 of 162

The women in my family have a way of being found by needy animals-or perhaps we find them, although none of us makes a conscious effort to do so. I believe my granny had something in her DNA that made her and all her female descendants emit a homing beacon for critters. This trait is apparently a dominant gene, because it is...
Education > College Study Tips College bound reading list recommendations: 1 of 5

College bound students can expect to do a lot of reading as they pursue their degrees. What can they read to prepare for the challenges of college life? Here are some suggestions based on the writer's experience as a college graduate, graduate student, and mother of college students. First, students preparing for college sho...
Education > Distance Learning Who benefits from distance learning?: 1 of 5

Who are distance learners? While some are traditional students taking a single online course for some particular reason, such as taking a course their home institution does not offer, most are nontraditional students. These students who most benefit from distance learning tend to be older, have families, and have full-t...
Arts & Humanities > Language Learning Tips How to expand your vocabulary in a second language: 1 of 5

Expand your vocabulary in a second language through simple strategies you can integrate into your everyday life. Think of things you do daily; then consider whether you could do them in another language. Reading Find children’s literature in your second language. Children’s books include lots of repet...