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reunion
a report from the front
by dirk cotton
topic: humor
7.24.10

"Goodbye, I'm off to E-town." "Damn," my sister-in-law shuddered, "I can't imagine going to a high school reunion." She shook her head for emphasis. A lot of people stress out over reunions, but I have a secret weapon. I was never the athletic, witty, handsome and charming kid that my former classmates can find me no longer to be. That takes away a lot of the pressure. I went fly fishing with Kenny Clark the day before the reunion. Kenny looks exactly like he did in high school and I tried not to hate him for that. We stood just below Wolf Creek Dam and pulled in one fish after another...
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daughters of zion
self-help hiv/aids knitting group
by lori suzanne holetz
topic: general
7.23.10
Last October 2009, I had the wonderful opportunity of fulfilling a dream of a lifetime when I traveled to Kenya. It had long been my wish, to not only visit the beautiful country ...

that is the way it should be
by lori suzanne holetz
topic: general
7.23.10
I stood at the back door of Greg’s mother’s guesthouse. As I had opened the door, a gentle wave of hot air hit me in extreme contrast to the perfectly air conditioned interior. I...

the turquoise earring
by lori suzanne holetz
topic: writing
7.23.10
I had seen the painting many times. Usually while scanning quickly through the book to find some romantic poem that reflected the love I held for my sweetheart. The picture in an...

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the iraq war on the spotlight
by ikpe nduonyi uno
topic: general
7.22.10
For what it is worth; my irritations over the process where people say what they have to say the way they want to say it and later go back on it for reasons of political correctnes...

a star inside
a poem
by kailey w
topic: writing
7.18.10
The brilliant shine of a very dim light. Like a star in the sky on a very dark night. Covered in clouds and hidden from sight. Love is a star that fell from my sky. Part of my pas...

living in the past
by katherine l (aka clevertitania)
topic: news
7.18.10
Ever since the Tea Party Movement started, we’ve seen another surge in people talking about how much better things were in the past. Once again we see a generation of people yearni...

we are abbreviating ourselves to death
by lori suzanne holetz
topic: general
7.18.10
Ever stop to notice how many things we have come to abbreviate these days. It seems as if we are almost talking in code. Just take a look at your children chatting on Facebook or s...

alcohol makes the fun?!?
by jay knizley
topic: pop culture
7.14.10
Alcohol Makes the Fun?!? The time has come for me to pop up onto my soapbox and ask everyone to do me a favor. Step back a little and think of your childhood. Most of us remembe...

bred to cope
how i want to see the world
by katherine l (aka clevertitania)
topic: general
7.14.10
This is the first article I've actually written about Agnosia since I wrote Dreaming in Emotions almost one year ago. Over the year I've just added all the new information I can fi...

love is suicide
a poem
by kailey w
topic: writing
7.14.10
Love, a form of suicide that killed my broken heart. Trust, a way to distract my mind so you could play your part Remember, what you meant to me & why I left that day. Betrayed, is...

the unexpected always happens (yogi berra)
surprise
by gonzalo fernández
topic: general
7.14.10
I took a Mediterranean cruise with my family. Our cruise second port was Civitavecchia, a town and comune of the province of Rome in the central Italian region of Lazio. A sea po...

ears to hear?
in praise of the word of mouth
by candy green gustavson
topic: general
7.13.10
Because we are all so caught up in the use of our communication technologies, I would like to share a simple observation: word of mouth still works. It's done a lot here in this mo...

survival of the straight-backed
by louise sopher
topic: general
7.11.10
In forests throughout the world, from South America to South-East Asia; from the New Guinea Islands to the island of Sumatra and to the Philippines destruction roams wild as though...

in cold blood
a cj stryker short story
by jay knizley
topic: general
7.7.10
In Cold Blood, a CJ Stryker Short Story The tall blonde woman walked across the lobby of the Peninsula hotel, her stiletto heels clicking on the marble tiles. Her walk, in tight ...

she and her knight
by lori suzanne holetz
topic: general
7.5.10
She would notice that after a day of hard work and long hours of slaying “dragons” with the other knights, he would need to come home and lay down his armor, heave a heavy sigh, le...

the accelerated changing times
~ putting the “brakes” on ~
by lori suzanne holetz
topic: general
7.4.10
As time itself seems to accelerate with each passing day even to the point that the days literally feel shorter, and we go to tremendous lengths in all aspects of our lives to do e...

cosmic tumblers
~ an excerpt from "get out of your mind... and into your heart!"
by lori suzanne holetz
topic: writing
7.3.10
“There comes a time when all the cosmic tumblers have clicked into place and the universe opens itself up for a few seconds to show you what is possible.” ~ Kevin Costner in Fi...

into the time of the great oneness
~ getting it together now ~
by lori suzanne holetz
topic: general
7.3.10
I spend a good deal of time watching the global trends and what has been and is being shown to us, particularly through books, movies and television. There are very definitive th...

a connection with deeper realms
~ seeing behind the dimensional veils
by lori suzanne holetz
topic: general
7.1.10
I came to see and become well acquainted with other dimensions…. I could actually see them now with my eyes, and they looked like veils of fabric that shimmered one upon the other...

everyday reflections
~ getting it right and staying on the path
by lori suzanne holetz
topic: general
7.1.10
It is frequently said by an exasperated father or mother who is experiencing a struggle with a child, “They don’t come with instructions!”… and right that may be to some degree. B...

tuesday's child
is full of grace
by lori suzanne holetz
topic: general
7.1.10
I sat watching the Inauguration of the 44th President, Barack Obama, Spirit in action, tears streaming down my face at the sheer joy of it all. The number “44” alone had tremendou...

true stories of life in a psychiatric hospital
a scary moment
by jane dode
topic: general
6.29.10
There were so many times the individual’s who worked at a certain hospital had “near encounters of the death kind.” I recall one incident in particular, because of the irony of the...

what about the sacral-cranial rhythm?
~ why have we forgotten ~
by lori suzanne holetz
topic: general
6.29.10
First it is essential to know exactly what the Sacral-Cranial Rhythm (or cranial-sacral depending on who you ask) is. This is one of the basic, most important and fundamental rhyt...

good vibrations
~ everything is energy
by lori suzanne holetz
topic: general
6.28.10
Everything in the entirety of the Universe as we understand it, and the rest that we do not, is made up of energy. It is energy that is GodSpirit through in and throughout. Every...


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louise sopher
contributor since 7.4.10
Location: UK
Website: Small But Mighty: A Thyroid Life




LATEST GALLERY POSTS

re: living in the past
Honestly I prefer much more all the 'harsh' realities of our 21st centuries than the 'hypocrisy' of the few past decades.An open 'ugliness' is better...

re: cosmic tumblers
I recently watched some 'apocalyptic' movies such as '2012','2012 doomsday','stonehenge apocalypse','the day the earth stood still' and so on, I just ...

re: how to live with diabetes
my son has a similar story...he developed something (we think) called Leber's Disease...diabetes, stress, drugs, alcohol are linked...he now only has ...

re: what about the sacral-cranial rhythm?
Thank you for your scientific explanation,but if the electromagnetic fields created by all sort of devices are responsible for the damages inflicted t...

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1. tuesday's child
is full of grace
by lori suzanne holetz
7.1.10

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in the prison
by candy green gustavson
6.19.10

3. the future is girl
by tb mclain
6.3.10

4. bred to cope
how i want to see the world
by katherine l (aka clevertitania)
7.14.10

5. reunion
a report from the front
by dirk cotton
7.24.10


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our prayer feather holds our intentions

What a paradisiac imagery!...

good vibrations

Thank you for this wonderful and instructive article....

electromagnetic fields & alzheimer's disease

An astonishing scientific topic and research,but what can we do, we are all exposed to this condition we created ourselves....

true stories of life in a psychiatric hospital

This story captivated my attention from the start. This is how a book should start....

poetic justice

your story is a moving one and would make an amazing book!...

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