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Will Kester is a pseudonym and my birth name. I was adopted and my name changed, so now I write as Will Kester. Maybe someday I'll hear from a relative, or maybe not. In the meantime, having a pseudonym gives me the freedom to write with some degree of separation

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Politics, News & Issues > US Elections (Other) Should the US government help fund election campaigns?: 3 of 23
The role of government, in an ideal world, is to level the playing field so that individual efforts will have equal opportunities to succeed, in all things, not just in election campaigns. The role of government is to prevent abuses, in business or in elections. The role of government is not to decide who should be elected o... More..
Autos > Buying Cars (Other) Common mistakes buyers make at car dealerships: 3 of 22
Common mistakes car buyers make at dealerships? Most of us make many, at a dealership or not, and after reading this, you may not make as many, hopefully. Let's decide, first, if a dealership, an auction, or from an individual is the best place to buy a car. Auctions are the worst place to buy an auto, unless you have the re... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Elections (Other) US elections 2008: Qualities of a genuine American president: 5 of 35
What attributes should the President of the United States have? Intelligence is important, but vision is the ability to sort through the information, and reach good decisions. Decisiveness is important, if the decisions are good. Decisiveness can be devastating, if the decisions are poor, as we've learned, recently. Leadersh... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: A geography mystery: 3 of 21
"Huh? The Adventures of Jinx and Philo" [this story is formatted to meet marketplace guidelines] Suspects: Jinx - a twelve-year-old boy, whose father is a scientist, and Jinx, with his dog, Philo, and his neighbor, Eddy, all went I into space, accidentally, last year. Philo Jinx's dog, who is big, mixed breed, was named Phil... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking (Other) The importance of fat in cooking: 2 of 14
Julia Child was my first cooking heroine, long before Rachel Ray. She used to say, "If you are concerned about using butter when cooking, you can substitute heavy cream." I loved it. The point isyou have to have fats in cooking to make it taste good. There are good fats, not so good fats, and bad fats. Olive oil is the healt... More..
Hobbies & Games > Home Decor Crafts How to make a stained glass mirror: 1 of 7
I have developed a new, and unique idea, which I will share, here. If you aren't looking for something new, then move on, please. It has gradually developed, beginning with my childhood fascination with stained glass in the church's windows. I took stained glass classes, and learned how to layout, cut, and solder stained gla... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Falling in love: 12 of 80
When people say, "I love you," they mean, "I love the way you make me feel." Everything in the world is about us, even if we don't like it or admit it. People give because it makes them feel good, or they do it because they are told they should, but it is still about what they feel is right, or best, or correct; it is all ab... More..
Relationships & Family > Dating Psychology Creative ways to show your boyfriend you love him: 4 of 26
I've never had a boyfriend, but have been a boyfriend, does that count? Creative way to show you love a guy would exclude black negligees, I suppose, since that's not very original, but it is hugely appreciated, with a red ribbon for a choker to allow the gift' to be unwrapped. But, that's just what guys like. I think the ti... More..
Sports & Recreation > Freshwater Fishing The appeal of crappie fishing: 2 of 13
For me, the appeal of crappie fishing is the taste of fresh crappie. "But they're so small," people reply. "Yeah, but they're tasty," I tell them. On the ranch in Oklahoma, we had a bass pond, a catfish pond, a crawdad hole, and a crappie pond. In the winter, when it froze solid enough to be able to ice fish, my son and his ... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: The scarecrow mystery: 5 of 32
The Case of the Scarecrow Murder Suspects: Jenny, a ten-year-old girl, who loved to play in the fields and ride her pony, but her mother thought she should be in the kitchen, learning how to cook. Jenny's mother, who left for town after an argument with Jenny's father Jenny's father, who was always playing pranks on people R... More..