Barbara Shine is a freelance writer-editor and writing coach in the Northern Neck of Virginia. She also writes a monthly health column for two local newspapers. She co-authored and edited a prizewinning literary collection "The Pen Is Mightier Than the Broom: Memoirs, Stories, and Poems" (iUniverse, Nov. 2006). Barbara's calendar of readings and workshops as well as publishing updates can be viewed at www.bshinewrites.com. E-mail her at b.shine@bshinewrites.com.

My passion is ...

my husband Bob.

I know too much about ...

sexual and domestic violence.

My parents always told me ...

to never question authority.

My childhood ambition ...

was to be the female Albert Schweitzer.

My favorite memory ...

is the night Paul Anka sang to me at The Lotus Club in Washington, DC.

Why I write ...

I write because I love language and its power to stir, to educate, to persuade.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

I'm reading Edward P. Jones' "The Known World" and Francine Prose's "Reading Like a Writer."

My first job ...

if we don't count babysitting, was cashiering for Lerner's.

My best moment ...

hasn't happened yet.

My inspiration ...

is all the women who need for me to tell our stories and touch the hearts of those who haven't shared our history.

Style & Beauty > Hand & Foot Care How the style of shoe can affect the health of feet

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Care for Your Feet by Choosing the Right Shoes

Our poor feet: how we mistreat them. We squeeze them into pointy-toed pumps, hoist and contort them with spike heels, and pound them on hard surfaces with little or no protection. Small wonder that our feet start screaming for attention by changing shape, growing ugly lumps and bumps, and shooting out pain signals.

Some of the most common foot ailments are caused or worsened by ill-fitting shoes. Ingrown toenails, hammertoes, blisters, corns, calluses, and neuromas (benign though painful growths of nerves) are often a direct res...

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