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Megan Stoddard has moved on from Helium and is now working on other writing projects. Her articles on a wide variety of subjects are still available at Helium.

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Dawn: 2 of 65

Dawn is the time of day most of us forget. We sleep, tired from the night, as the sun climbs higher in the sky, waking grumpily to a ringing alarm and a pot of coffee. Dawn is the time of stillness. I was told that prayers prayed at dawn are the strongest of all. Hymns sung at eleven o'clock service pay lip service to the ho...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: What I'm thankful for: 2 of 60

For wind and rain and green growing things, Let us be thankful. For gladdening sun and bright blue sky, Let us be thankful. For medicine and earth's gentle power, I am thankful. For herbs that heal and spider webs in the sunlight, I am thankful. For love, Let us be thankful For rainbows shimmering in the mist, Let us be than...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: On writing poems: 3 of 72

Writing poems is a flash of beauty lending itself to print. Writing poems is the budding of an elegant flower that looks like very little at first. Writing poems is a rainstorm with a drop of sun and fertile soil to bring the budding words to fruit. Writing poems is a flash of beauty lending itself to print.
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Gifts: 2 of 47

It is a gift, the dance of the sun as the year turns. It is a gift, the breath of the wind upon the earth. It is a gift, the flaming heart of the center of the universe. It is a gift, the clear waters of the well that never forgets. It is a gift, the fluid solidness of the ground beneath our feet. It is a simple gift, a whir...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: An enchanted place: 2 of 44

Crossing the state line you feel it. Somewhere on the journey the earth turns from Arizona red to yellow, and every other sign announces a pueblo, and magic is in the air. Go north, to where the people have not lost their magic. Each town guarded by ghosts, like vigilant watchdogs. The language, colonial Spanish mixed with E...
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Magic pumpkin seeds: 1 of 18

“Look, Kate,” Hannah said, showing me five large seeds. “Magic pumpkin seeds!” “We got them at Kimmie’s party,” Hannah’s twin brother, Jonathan, chimed in. “Kimmie’s dad said they’re magic seeds from magic pumpkins.” “And what’s magic about t...
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Is the information in the Bible relevant to today's classroom as a textbook on every subject?: 1 of 18

The Bible is a sacred text, but it is not a textbook, and it is not relevant to all school subjects. It does not teach math. It does not teach science. It does not teach spelling or grammar. While it makes some mention of geographic locations and historical events, it does not teach most of the history or geography that stud...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: The perfect couple: 3 of 50

They were the perfect couple, he dark and she fair, Or was it the other way? They were the perfect couple, young lovers sharing a kiss, Never knowing the watching artist would go home that night and try to paint those two kissing lovers as Eros and Psyche. They were the perfect couple, Middle aged, newly in love, Strong and ...
Entertainment > Movie Reviews Movie reviews: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix: 3 of 47

One of the last lines in the previous movie in the Harry Potter series was, “Dark and dangerous times lie ahead.” In “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” we are catapulted straight into those dark and difficult times. The acting in this movie is nothing short of stellar. Michael Gambon finally...
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Prince Charming: 2 of 31

He never speaks, only kisses the princess and whisks her away. Prince Charming charms in his silence. Painted on smile, like a Ken doll, Handsome and wordless is the prince. Painted childlike princess smiles Barbie smiles, for Prince Ken as he whisks her away. Prince Charming is only a figurine, a mythical excuse off in the ...