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Christmas Carols: Going Off-Key
My neighbors, Scott and Beverly, have a fun tradition that evolved from a Christmas Eve party during which everyone drank a bit too much eggnog Scott has one of the deepest, raspiest, loudest voices Ive ever heard If you can see him you can hear him, and he doesnt know how to whisper...
Author: Jenn Landers
Date Published: Jul 19 2010
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Butterfly Christmas
Martha still couldnt believe the diagnosis- Leukemia Her daughter was eleven Eleven years old...
Author: Jenn Landers
Date Published: Jul 5 2010
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The Short Story - A Collection
Ill Be Home At Midnight
I have a good friend who is a doctor A great guy but with one minor flaw: he never tells the truth
One weekend we went to play tennis at a resort about a hour from my house...
Author: KC Walensky
Date Published: Jun 10 2010
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Story of the Egg Who Came First?
While we are on the way to discussing about the EGG, one of the basic and oft asked questions is "Who came first: the chicken or the egg" There is no clear inference towards the history of this wonderful thing called the EggAccording to the Bible, the chicken came first...
Author: David H. Urmann
Date Published: Jun 4 2010
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Out on a Busy Street
I passed by a busy street, vehicles were building up, both private and public transportation There were establishments, big and small There were stalls all over the area with all sorts of restos and different sorts of shops...
Author: Layne Emerson
Date Published: May 30 2010
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Chicken Little Went to Town-Part 1
"One day Chicken Little was walking in the woods whenKERPLUNKan acorn fell on her head 'Oh my goodness' said Chicken Little...
Author: Bailey Stone
Date Published: May 25 2010
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Stop Playing Violins For Buffalos
When I was growing up, we travelled around a bit And between the ages of about 8 and 12 I lived in a little area called Nhullunbuy or Gove It was on the coast, near Darwin...
Author: Scott Bywater
Date Published: May 17 2010
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Tough Times Don't Last
Every successful person I know has been through some tough times Personally, I can remember getting started in business I had been to a few seminars, read a few books and thought it would be a piece of cake...
Author: Scott Bywater
Date Published: May 17 2010
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Trust Your Instincts
I remember hearing about a book years ago from a friend It was called "Talk and Grow Rich" and one of the things that was said in there was "If an idea comes to you from your subconcious mind, then it's coming to you because you have the ability to pull it off"
For example, if you suddenly get the idea while you are having a shower and a shave tomorrow morning that you should start running ghost tours around your town or city, perhaps you should listen to it...
Author: Scott Bywater
Date Published: May 17 2010
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The Gratitude Dog and I
When I was living with my room mate(s) a lot of people would come over and leave the door wide open and my dog Barosa would run off and we would have to chase her down, luckily we had obtain/attracted some really good hearted people over in this area and they would bring her home a lot of the time
One time she ran off and I had caught a glimpse of her running past the window and didnt really think about it, but later after I saw that no body was outside with her and she ran off, I went looking for her I couldnt find her, so I did what I normally did when this happened...
Author: Nathan Scheer
Date Published: May 12 2010
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Please Hear What I'm Not Saying
Up until probably the last 5 years I always tried to pretend like I was perfect
How are you Scott
Im fine...
Author: Scott Bywater
Date Published: May 8 2010
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Jane Austen's "Neat and Simple" English Creamware
Jane Austen started to write Northanger Abbey in 1798 It was sold to a publisher in Bath for £10 in 1803 but as he felt it was a bit out of fashion with its Gothic subject, put it in a desk draw, and there it sat until finally published, posthumously, in 1818
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Janes character, Catherine, goes to Bath for the season, the guest of Mr and Mrs Allen...
Author: Maurice Robertson
Date Published: May 6 2010
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Reaching Goals Requires a Map
Set a goal of making a million dollars and youll have a good chance of reaching it Make no goals; youll have a good chance of reaching those too When I was in high school I had a friend David that had a piece of paper over his desk with $1,000,000 printed in large black letters...
Author: Philip Busk
Date Published: May 6 2010
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The Fax Machine
His eyes closed, wearied from too much Wikipedia, and staring at a lonely inbox As they did, the screensaver on the monitor on the desk kicked in, strobing enough light to alternately illuminate his inner eyelid with light blue and white
As his mind drifted along, Mark thought about how technology had changed his life, how much information was available, how alone he was in the universe...
Author: Kurt Hartman Jr
Date Published: May 4 2010
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The Story Behind Hidden Subliminal Messages
The concept was first introduced in 1897, but the idea became contentious as hidden subliminal messages in 1957 This is when marketing people claimed the use of hidden subliminal messages as tool in persuasion The following battery of scientific investigation, however, failed to duplicate majority of these marketing claims outside of a mere placebo...
Author: Gregory Frost
Date Published: May 3 2010
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A Visit With a Sirian
I was recently approached by Teresa Silverthorn of Conversations with a Mystic to write a brief introduction about myself how I came to do what I was doing, what got me involved in all this, etc Well, it didnt take me a New York minute to realize I had no idea what to write about What to say that hasnt been said in my various and nefarious Bios already out there (Author Bios that I intend on condensing into one someday)...
Author: Pete G. Madstone
Date Published: Apr 27 2010
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A Match Consumes the Darkness a Dark Jedi Gone Good
I was born on March 13, 1985 It was the Week of The Dancers & Dreamers, Pisces III, Density of Innocence, and Chinese Zodiac year of the Ox All I can say to this is Philosophical, Miracle Working & Helpful, and this is what Ive come to be but before this came to be, a darker side had to come through to align me with the true aspects of these signs...
Author: Nathan Scheer
Date Published: Apr 27 2010
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The Old Shack
Findhorn is the end of the world At low tide, a mixed colony of grey and common seals bask and sing on the sands of the north shore Atop a small rise, amongst the dunes and marram grass, stands The Old Shack, windowless and silent...
Author: Sam Scribbler
Date Published: Apr 13 2010
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How Important is Breath of Life to You?
How much do you value your life
At the age 25 I thought I could do anything What a wonderful feeling...
Author: Ninfa Carpenter
Date Published: Mar 10 2010
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Leroy Jackson, IIIWorking Hard For Family Sake
With a desire to feed his family, provide for their needs and live up to the father figure he never had, this husband, father and friend is a shining example to Black entrepreneurs everywhere (NOTE: One need not wear a suit to be a true entrepreneur)
It is 6 a...
Author: Judith Brown
Date Published: Mar 5 2010
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