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I've been writing off and on since grade school. As a single working mom, often there is only time to pen haiku-but even this brief form can be an amazing venue for the creative.

I often pray this Bible verse for myself and my children: "Oh, that You

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Health & Fitness > Drug Legislation & Safety Prescription drug advertisement: Impact on treatment: 2 of 3
Prescription drug advertisement: Impact on treatmentThere was a time when prescription drug advertisement was only directed toward professionals in medicine and pharmacy. Even with limited advertising to a well-trained audience, there were problems with physicians' prescribing practices being overly influenced by advertising ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Ant hills: 35 of 52
If any creaturelives by the proverb,"Don't work?Don't eat," it's the ant.(This little poem reads like a senryu, but can also be considered haiku.) More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Naps: 42 of 62
Grandmother could nap for ten minutes, then wake up fresh, ready to roll. (This poem is written in the Japanese style of senyru) More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Spring showers: 39 of 56
Water black prairie, fire burnt and ready for green grass and June flowers. (This poem is written in the form of haiku. It is a fairly traditional haiku with reference to nature.) More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing Jobs How to be a parent and a writer: 22 of 31
How to be a parent and a writer...My secret to being a parent and a writer has been 'to keep writing' no matter what.I think the hardest time for me was when the children were all under five and I was weathering the tumultuous transition into single motherhood. At that time I was part of a writer's group that required a weekl... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing Tips How to find writing ideas: 35 of 49
New experiences and the WriterI should have learned by now to never say never. In fact, I thought I'd learned that lesson eons ago when I went off to college stating, "I will only take the minimum amount of chemistry required to get into the medical field." I enrolled in the most basic chemistry class that would meet the requ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Inside my purse: 65 of 88
Dig to find my keys.Wallet is easily found.Pocket knife and wrench.Pens and pencil and notebook.Oh, never forget the sink! More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: New York City: 59 of 79
New York CityLady on sidewalkfighting to get her coat onback of a llama.(This is written in a Japanese form of poetry called senryu. This little poem captures one of my more unique observations as I road on a Greyhound bus into New York City) More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Haiku: 226 of 299
Prairie SurpriseAmid cows grazingthe Flint Hills grasses, there arecamels in Kansas.(a haiku) More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Frustration: 206 of 267
This poem was written the year I gave up complaining for Lent. The experience resulted in this poem rich in metaphor as an expression of my frustrations at the time.Driven DistractionImpatience waitsdrumming fingerson glass-covered tablewith smudged printsof forever.Reason searchesprudent rags,salvaged strips soakedin windowc... More..