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Is this where I tell you all my perspective age, where I'm from and what I do for a living? If it is then I guess I should say that I'm a young lady in my mid twenties. I live in a small, Midwestern USA town not unlike many other small, Midwest towns. It's

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Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Home: 1 of 27
I often describe my home town as caught somewhere between yesteryear and forward thinking. It's the scene of an internal tug of war. On one end you have the traditionalists who've lived here their whole lives, and on the other end you have the newer generations. To be honest everybody knows the newer ways are going to win, bu... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Life: 102 of 1201
Bitter BeautyI felt so numb once, to this life that I know.I was strong, and wrong, and I set my sights low.My heart was behind a wall that came down too soon.Now my path to redemption hums a lonely tune.Yours was the schedule I lived by. Intoxication.The things I told myself. Lies. Infatuation.I thought I could love. I thoug... More..
Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Dreams: 4 of 36
When I was a Girl Scout I made a dream catcher. It's a funny little thing no bigger than your hand. It's in the shape of a circle with strings wrapped around it and through it in such a fashion that it looks like a web. It has beads and feathers hanging off of it. It's quite pretty, actually, but I don't keep it where it's su... More..
Relationships & Family > Dating (Other) How to gracefully end a bad blind date: 6 of 51
I believe his exact words were, "We won't be having sex tonight." I believe my exact reaction was, "Excuse me?" Without another word, I grabbed my purse, stepped out onto his balcony which over looked the Arch grounds and the St. Louis Arch itself (spectacular view, really), and I lit a cigarette (my first one of the evening)... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Lifestyles Is it better to live in the city or the country?: 15 of 117
I think that in order to debate either side of this, you need to have lived in both the City and the Country. To express the convenience of city life, you need to have lived in the heart of one. You need to have traveled on mass-transit and figured out an intricate interstate system. To say that country life is better you nee... More..
Health & Fitness > Hypertension & High Cholesterol Hypertension & high blood pressure: Symptoms and treatment: 4 of 25
Hypertension is just a fancy way of saying high blood pressure. It sounds more serious when using the word hypertension, but in reality, there isn't a word in the English language to make it sound as serious as it really is. High blood pressure can lead to heart disease (the number one killer in America). That fact alone shou... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Losing love: 19 of 112
What is that feeling in the pit of my stomach when I think of you? On a hot summer day when all I can do physically is try to stay cool, I see you, and that feeling shows up. Suddenly, I don't even notice the heat and how my clothing is sticking to my body with the help of the humidity. I only notice you, and I wonder if you ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Thoughts on Writing Why writers write: 33 of 192
When I was a little girl, I was told that I was smart. "We don't have much money," my mother would say, "But we have brains." She has no idea how much that saying has stuck with me through the years. She has no idea that she's my main inspiration.She was right, of course. I excelled in school and I was often my teachers' favo... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values 10 things I hate about the world we live in: 48 of 273
I'm the kind of person who likes to say things like, "Can't we all just get along?" and "That's okay, I understand." I'm a naturally emphathetic person and I try to choose the wisest paths with the least amount of drama. As a rule I don't like to use the word, "hate." Instead I use the term, "strongly dislike." That being sai... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Gender Issues Assessing whether real men cry: 13 of 63
The first time that I can remember seeing a man cry I was 16 years old. The man had a white beard that so long he could have been an impostor for Santa Clause. He had piercing blue eyes, and he was wearing a suit. He stepped up to me, looked directly into my eyes, grabbed one of my hands with both of his and softly said to me... More..