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 | The Cat Who Came to Dinner | | | November 5, 2009, 4:01 pm | visits: 0 | | Until this three-month odyssey, I wasn't much of a cat fan It's not that I disliked them | |
| Santa Claus: Good Old 'Saint Nick' | | | October 27, 2009, 12:57 pm | visits: 0 | | The original idea of Santa Claus, (or Father Christmas in Britain, or Papa Noël in France, etc) came from St | |
| Pick of the Litter | | | October 23, 2009, 11:15 am | visits: 11 | | As John watched from the car, he saw his one and only son being bullied at the bus stop Two larger kids were pointing and laughing; making faces and holding up Coke Bottles in front of their eyes | |
| A Walk to Recovery | | | October 15, 2009, 12:56 am | visits: 39 | | A friend of mine, Carla, lost her boyfriend of ten years in a very tragic accident, a very sad ending it was for a love that has stood the test of time A love so true, a love that has not lost its meaning even through the years | |
| The Poker Game | | | October 9, 2009, 12:08 pm | visits: 42 | | The late night poker game at Felix Hurdsman's suite was a very prestigious high-stakes affair The potential for substantial losses was great for poor players, and even greater for the better ones | |
| Sterling Silver and Beaded Trendy Jewelry - A Short Story About It! | | | October 4, 2009, 6:08 pm | visits: 50 | | Beaded trendy jewelry
If you are the kind who loves to have jewelry that matches your collection of clothes perfectly, then beaded trendy jewelry is just what you should be looking for This jewelry is perfectly fashionable and you will not make a hole in your pocket buying large numbers of it to accessorize your wardrobe | |
| Pressure Points (An Excerpt From Secret Daughter By June Cross) | | | August 31, 2009, 11:07 am | visits: 145 | | My stepfather Larry Storch's success as a character actor hinged on the indeterminate ethnicity of his face: his broad forehead, defined cheekbones, slanted eyes, and that thicket of dark hair allowed him to play a range an Asian, a Mexican, or someone from the Mediterranean Now, he wanted to be considered for a starring role | |
| Excerpt From Life Is Like A Line, Part One | | | August 30, 2009, 11:49 am | visits: 68 | | I was born September 18, 1953, in Harper Hospital in Detroit My mother reports that I must have been anxious for my arrival because her easy forceps delivery went well, which was a blessing for her, given that she was thirty-five when I arrived | |
| Elijah's Coin Chapter 15 Excerpt | | | August 30, 2009, 7:14 am | visits: 72 | | Allen Baker had a college degree and a history of short-term employment
He was the only son of helicopter parents who hovered and did everything in their power to protect him from any kind of disappointment or failure | |
| In Pharaoh's Land | | | August 30, 2009, 6:28 am | visits: 82 | | I would enter Radcliffe College in September 1971, but graduate from Harvard College four years later Mine was the last class of women admitted to Radcliffe; I was one of 56 black women; 165 black men had been admitted to Harvard | |
| Playing Piano: The Core of My Life | | | July 13, 2009, 1:28 pm | visits: 204 | | As I stare down at my very fresh piece of music lit by my lamp, the piano lamp that was given to me by my grandmother, I reflected what I went through with my life years back Back then, when I was young, music and arts have always been my interest | |
| In Hot Water | | | May 30, 2009, 6:29 pm | visits: 215 | | I was a 30-year-old journalist, who, like many professional scribes in the current market, found myself out of a job Freelance work in San Diego was keeping me busy, but wasn't quite paying the bills | |
| The History of Christmas Greeting Cards | | | April 23, 2009, 7:23 am | visits: 181 | | Despite the fact that Christmas has been widely celebrated since the birth of Jesus Christ, the first identified use of any Christmas greeting was through an informal letter written by an English admiral in way back in 1699 The same expression was reflected in the first Christmas greeting card, printed in the 19th century in England | |
| The Legends of Christmas Flowers | | | April 19, 2009, 7:57 pm | visits: 155 | | Special days like Christmas should be well-adorn by beautiful and fragrant flowers of every kind and color There are a lot of florists who do custom-made flower arrangements for all occasions | |
| History of the Christmas Poinsettia Plant | | | April 19, 2009, 2:36 pm | visits: 148 | | Aside from being the most commonly distinguished holiday flower of all, the Christmas poinsettia is also the most famous Christmas potted plant, with thousands being sold all over the United Kingdom and the United States annually
Famous for its name as "the Christmas flower," "the lobster flower," or "the Mexican flame leaf," the poinsettia has a quite colorful history way back to the ancient Aztec people who considered the plant as a mark of purity | |
| Tweety a Connoisseur of Rock-And-Roll | | | April 16, 2009, 4:50 pm | visits: 191 | | I will never forget the first time my little sky blue Parakeet, Tweety, heard the song, "Stairway To Heaven" The year was 1974 when Led Zeppelin first released; "Stairway To Heaven", I was a young married, 23 years old, and usually had the stereo on loud every morning in our rented house after my husband went to work | |
| There's Someone in the House | | | April 16, 2009, 4:36 pm | visits: 169 | | I was sound asleep at 6: 30 in the morning, May 20, 2002, when I heard a voice in my right ear The voice was calm and spoke clearly, "There's someone in the house | |
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