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    My main portfolio contains 6 items.
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[Short stories]    (18+)    # 1028501:
        Various genres in their folders will be found here-Welcome!
[essay/articles]    (13+)    # 1028498:
        Some opinion, history, and factual essays
[Simply Some Poetry]    (E)    # 1018008:
        I never claim to be a professional poet, but some say I might have a knack; you decide...
[Journaling...]    (18+)    # 1585321:
        Blogging, Journaling, whatever you want to call it, they're in here.
The Sinner Within    (18+)    # 1502287:
        Nature, nurture, a mixture, or something even less understood...
[Images]    (E)    # 1065991:
        Pictures and sigs
#1018008:   Simply Some Poetry    (E)     [Top]
I never claim to be a professional poet, but some say I might have a knack; you decide...    (4 items)

[Issues in Verse]    (E)    # 1480842:
        Issues I feel moved to address in poetic form
[Just for Fun]    (E)    # 1480834:
        Poems with a light touch
[Poems/Writings To Thomas]    (18+)    # 1445450:
        Sometimes a person grabs your heart and never lets it go. He is my muse.
[Personal Emotions]    (18+)    # 1250764:
        Words inspired by my crazy heart when it was in need of release:
#1028498:   essay/articles    (13+)     [Top]
Some opinion, history, and factual essays    (8 items)

My Car, Myself    (E)    # 1018897:
        A journey in your car--would sailors blush to hear your words?
Children Learn What They Live    (13+)    # 1061285:
        For The Terrace; teaching children to value money.
History Combined: Women and Christianity    (13+)    # 997533:
        Written as a history project; full of historical information and religious doctrine.
AIDS: The True Story    (18+)    # 1423808:
        How it all began and who really stigmatized it
ADHD: Myth or Reality?    (E)    # 1227065:
        An in-depth analysis of a disorder too easily dismissed and/or misunderstood
Inside My Bag...    (13+)    # 1122970:
        Activity Part 2 From A Day in the Life Group:
What 's On the Outside of My Bag:    (13+)    # 1122958:
        An exercise for A Day in the Life Group:
Children Learn What They Live (revised)    (13+)    # 1066215:
        Guidelines for providing allowances to children
#1028499:   Contests Created    (18+)     [Top]
Contests I Created    (5 items)

Show Me Your Memoirs!    (E)    # 1128319:
        A contest designed for those who want to write or have written a memoir (or two)
Show Me Your Mysteries!    (E)    # 1256183:
        Time To Break Out Your Spies and Private Eyes!!
Show me Your...Romance!    (E)    # 1301252:
        Make me feel that flutter in my heart!
Show me...Your Fabulous Short Stories!    (18+)    # 1765299:
        A contest about solid writing. Genre doesn't matter, quality does!
A Comic Revenge    (18+)    # 1468991:
        Comic revenge can be sweet-
#1028500:   memoirs    (18+)     [Top]
true stories with a dramatic flare    (6 items)

Auld Lang Syne    (13+)    # 1024961:
        The New Year's day I discovered what living with my father was REALLY like
Living With Adolescent Bipolar Disorder    (18+)    # 1067722:
        A mother's story
Forever Young    (18+)    # 1064633:
        One boy stood aside while my life progressed--I wish I'd stopped to notice.
What's In A Name?    (18+)    # 1579498:
        The spirit of a name lives on...
Growing Pains    (18+)    # 1028861:
        I learned what love really is when I was too young to appreciate the lesson.
In My Father's House    (ASR)    # 964163:
        This is a dramatization of an event which truly occurred in my life many years ago.
#1028501:   Short stories    (18+)     [Top]
Various genres in their folders will be found here-Welcome!    (5 items)

[memoirs]    (18+)    # 1028500:
        true stories with a dramatic flare
[Contests Created]    (18+)    # 1028499:
        Contests I Created
[The Lighter Side]    (18+)    # 1480847:
        Stories with no purpose other than fun and frolic
[thriller/suspense; mystery; horror/scary]    (18+)    # 1062144:
        Stories where the main idea is suspenseful horror and/or mystery
[Literary]    (18+)    # 1062143:
        These stories are more about the "human condition" than anything else.
#1029345:   Sigs from some GREAT people!    (E)     [Top]
Wondrous sigs from artistic friends!    (16 items)

Cool sig from Undocked!    (E)    # 1025752:
        Lovely sig created by a wonderful new friend!
Flower Power X2    (E)    # 1390736:
        Cool flower gift from Passionate Lady!
Flower Power    (E)    # 1390734:
        A flower from Voxxylady!
Heart for V Day    (E)    # 1390733:
        Valentine's day sig
Libra    (E)    # 1270244:
        My wonderful friend created this...
chickbunny    (E)    # 1232437:
        cickbunny...happy easter!
Santa Hat    (E)    # 1188135:
        Santa hat with my name
Christmas Penguin    (E)    # 1188133:
        Christmas Penguin
christmas tree    (E)    # 1187005:
        Christmas tree gifted to me
Anjuli Takes My Name to the Islands!    (E)    # 1125157:
        Great to have friends who make such great sigs!
Sig from Akiko    (E)    # 1096101:
        My "cranial" sig from Akiko, another neat friend!
journal    (E)    # 1055281:
        a sig for my journal
Pretty sig from Shattered Angel!    (E)    # 1044118:
        A really nice sig from a sweet girl!
GREAT sig from Flower!    (E)    # 1043900:
        Sig from a good friend!
my sig from SHAWN    (E)    # 1033793:
        A wonderful sig from a special person
A LOVELY sig from Undocked!    (E)    # 1032540:
        Another beautiful sig that impresses me with its artistic flare!
#1062143:   Literary    (18+)     [Top]
These stories are more about the "human condition" than anything else.    (15 items)

Pictures (a short story)    (18+)    # 1003482:
        A woman looks into the face of her mortality-what does she see?
Teacher of the Year    (18+)    # 1062561:
        She made a resolution and stuck to it--no matter what.
The Body Catchers    (18+)    # 1031732:
        We all have a story-when does it end?
Dog Days    (13+)    # 1024982:
        A day in the life of Darling Munroe, the savior of mankind.
Walking a Mile    (18+)    # 1469550:
        What he looks like may not be who he is...
The Blessings of Revenge    (18+)    # 1462160:
        Jonathon Turner hides his disdain for the rest of us so well...
The Perils of Privilege    (18+)    # 1460601:
        Margaret Channing has everything...doesn't she?
The Misfortune of Wealth    (18+)    # 1275794:
        Thomas wrote the poem from which this story was born, a cautionary tale:
What A Silver Dollar Buys    (13+)    # 1258864:
        One boy learns how to believe...
Growing Pangs    (18+)    # 1237153:
        A young boy grapples with growing up too fast in too many ways
A Family Portrait    (18+)    # 1125922:
        Special family moments captured...
Glory Days    (18+)    # 971754:
        A young man must pay for his reputation-with his life.
The Delivery    (ASR)    # 968880:
        When once he was great...and lived for it.
The Return    (ASR)    # 966371:
        What can the "milk of human kindness" do for one desperate girl?
Time Passages    (13+)    # 965766:
        Little Tommy asks his mother an innocent question; does she hear it?
#1062144:   thriller/suspense; mystery; horror/scary    (18+)     [Top]
Stories where the main idea is suspenseful horror and/or mystery    (8 items)

The Walk    (18+)    # 977316:
        Nothing ever happens in Greensburg, Texas-at least not to a bored, tired housewife...
A Family Affair    (13+)    # 989894:
        Poor Charles is on the run-who will save him?
Destiny    (18+)    # 979987:
        This young man wants to have a choice--his destiny begs to differ...
The Joy of Anatomy    (18+)    # 1039657:
        Is a sociopath born--or created?
The Caveat    (18+)    # 1576836:
        The journey of a man through his "self" ends in a promise to those who read...
Aging Gracefully    (18+)    # 1262242:
        A woman on the edge--what does it take to send her over?
Hospitalization    (18+)    # 1027676:
        Deanna wants to help her father; she never bargains for the consequences.
The Music Critic    (13+)    # 964435:
        He just wants peace-or does he?!
#1065990:   pictures    (E)     [Top]
pictures of minor to great importance    (19 items)

Olivia    (E)    # 1783661:
        My beautiful new grandaughter and her mommy!
Our House...    (E)    # 1596845:
        ...in the middle of the street...
My beautiful youngest daughter    (E)    # 1596844:
        Who told her to grow up?! *sniff*
Gandhi    (E)    # 1449355:
        A hero of mine who reminds me to turn off judgement, turn on tolerence and respect.
Ness    (E)    # 1324865:
        Eliot ness
Under a Streetsign in Chicago    (E)    # 1292614:
        Rachael, Sarah, and my friend's daughter Emily
And another tornado picture    (E)    # 1289287:
        Yet another picture of tornado damage
Yet another picture    (E)    # 1289286:
        Alley Damage
More pictures of Kansas    (E)    # 1289284:
        Tornado damage in Greensburg
Tornado Alley    (E)    # 1289281:
        Greensburg Kansas
Rachael's Senior Pic    (E)    # 1283439:
        One of Rachael's senior pictures, one of my personal favorites
mothers day gift    (E)    # 1262089:
        from my daughter
Art Deco Billy    (E)    # 1260015:
        Billy Joel in art deco
Sarah Dances    (E)    # 1255479:
        Sarah at a recital
Lizz as cotton candy    (E)    # 1067728:
        My daughter Lizz
My Face    (E)    # 1065989:
        Just my face
picture 3    (E)    # 1042363:
        picture of sarah
picture2    (E)    # 1042030:
        picture of Rach
picture    (E)    # 1041646:
        picture of the kid
#1065991:   Images    (E)     [Top]
Pictures and sigs    (7 items)

Living in Minnesota    (E)    # 1734582:
        Part of the "living in MN experience"
Shaun Cassidy    (18+)    # 1617605:
        My first crush when I was about 12...I mean of the celebrity type!
Obama 08!    (E)    # 1409988:
        Barack Obama is my choice for President!
[Sigs From Terry!]    (E)    # 1249191:
        Sigs my friend Terry has made for me:
[Sigs from Highwind]    (E)    # 1096088:
        BEAUTIFUL sigs from my very talented friend
[pictures]    (E)    # 1065990:
        pictures of minor to great importance
[Sigs from some GREAT people!]    (E)    # 1029345:
        Wondrous sigs from artistic friends!
#1096088:   Sigs from Highwind    (E)     [Top]
BEAUTIFUL sigs from my very talented friend    (24 items)

Happy Easter!    (E)    # 1399705:
        A great Easter hello-
music avatar    (E)    # 1399702:
        Another lovely gift from my friend
blog header    (E)    # 1342022:
        beautiful graphic from my buddy
blackwillow    (E)    # 1253415:
        Lovely new spring sig
blog heading    (E)    # 1209929:
        nice picture
Highwind's Rose Sig For Me    (E)    # 1125155:
        Beautiful flower from Highwind:
Wonderful sentiments in this sig!    (E)    # 1117418:
        A sophisticated sig with great inspirational meaning
Random Thoughts    (E)    # 1117410:
        More largesse from a lovely person!
Highwind's lovely sig for me    (E)    # 1117407:
        Another fab sig from a fab friend
A fairy    (E)    # 1096288:
        A really lovely fairy surrounded by butterflies
Angel on the moon    (E)    # 1096287:
        An angel swinging on the moon!
small dark angel    (E)    # 1096095:
        My dark angel, simply smaller
hot pink flowers    (E)    # 1096094:
        hot pink flowers decorating my name
A golden heart    (E)    # 1096093:
        This looks like a locket, I think
Butterfly sig    (E)    # 1096092:
        Butterfly beside my name!
Dark Angel    (E)    # 1096090:
        Dark Angel that I absolutely LOVE!
Pretty flower sig    (E)    # 1096089:
        pretty flowers by my name
Beautiful sig from the talented Highwind    (E)    # 1089596:
        a really wonderful new sig
My Angel Wings    (E)    # 1089528:
        Highwind, my great friend, gave me angel wings!!
A butterfly from Highwind    (E)    # 1066230:
        More reviewing to do so's I can use this AWESOME sig!
My personal sig! Highwind ROCKS!    (E)    # 1066225:
        A picture Highwind "fixed purty" for me!
a HEART sig from Highwind-    (E)    # 1057366:
        Nice sig I love to use:
Another sig from Highwind    (E)    # 1055363:
        Another sig from my artistic friend Highwind
Sig from Highwind    (E)    # 1055361:
        Really neat sig from Highwind
#1249191:   Sigs From Terry!    (E)     [Top]
Sigs my friend Terry has made for me:    (7 items)

Wonderful Sig from a fabulous friend!    (E)    # 1029336:
        A really wonderful sig from my friend Terryjroo--she's the greatest!
Another awesome sig--Terryjroo ROCKS!    (E)    # 1029342:
        I LOVE this sig--it's great to have artisic friends!
family blogheader    (E)    # 1270245:
        Terry makes such fantastic graphics...
Mysteries Graphic    (E)    # 1257535:
        Mysteries logo for the contest
A Spring Flower...    (E)    # 1249187:
        Terryjroo is a great friend and a fantastic graphics artist!
The Frog    (E)    # 1247212:
        From the Graphics Gazebo, a gift from those cool people!
Headliner!    (E)    # 1241420:
        What an honor to be given this sort of attention from my peers!
#1250764:   Personal Emotions    (18+)     [Top]
Words inspired by my crazy heart when it was in need of release:    (12 items)

Self Portrait...Pieces    (E)    # 1015131:
        When I was trying to reconnect with myself
Visitation    (E)    # 1010497:
        A memory from long ago--its impact resonates.
Cooking in the Oklahoma Panhandle    (18+)    # 1475484:
        Images in my mind; the home of my growing years:
An Author's Tale    (18+)    # 1469254:
        Being a leftie in a right-handed world-a narrative poem
The Tempest    (18+)    # 1432177:
        The Queen in all her glory of wrath...
Roots and Wings    (18+)    # 1417508:
        What my past means to my future...
Tapestry    (18+)    # 1416562:
        When we have loved another--
My Manic Guilt    (E)    # 1257992:
        Born from an angry rant at my bipolar daughter:
Pastels    (18+)    # 1246738:
        What others never see in us...
I Don't Care    (18+)    # 1238941:
        I don't care.
Hindsight    (18+)    # 1138059:
        What he feels
Not Allowed    (E)    # 1126880:
        I'm not allowed...
#1445450:   Poems/Writings To Thomas    (18+)     [Top]
Sometimes a person grabs your heart and never lets it go. He is my muse.    (8 items)

Soul Mate    (18+)    # 1438375:
        How I found mine
Portrait of a Man    (18+)    # 1440497:
        What I see in the man I love
While I Sleep    (18+)    # 1555360:
        Why I sleep well in the day, even when Thomas isn't physically there...
Watching Thomas Write    (18+)    # 1502145:
        When my soulmate creates...
Balancing Act    (18+)    # 1453900:
        Poetry retreat assignment; a life changing event in the midst of the everyday; narrative
A Defining Love    (18+)    # 1450908:
        When it's real...
The Awakening    (18+)    # 1445473:
        My first blush with the physical pleasure of love finally arrived
Thomas    (18+)    # 1445452:
        I looked at his name and saw a poem...
#1480834:   Just for Fun    (E)     [Top]
Poems with a light touch    (9 items)

Domestic Blues    (E)    # 1018018:
        I stared at the laundry, gazed upon the dishes, and a poem was born
History    (18+)    # 1492217:
        What silence means to me.
Blue    (18+)    # 1469170:
        The face of tragedy larger-than-life; a sculpture done in blue...
Mississippi Ruler    (18+)    # 1441483:
        It's truly the one in charge
The Ruins    (18+)    # 1432115:
        Past and present come together in disturbing ways
Being Female    (E)    # 1264289:
        My experience about who I am
A Thrift Store Tale    (E)    # 1239350:
        Everything has a story...
Unfettered    (E)    # 1122268:
        A feeling I had for a moment today...
Do-Over    (18+)    # 1067551:
        a reincarnation poem for Mavis' contest
#1480842:   Issues in Verse    (E)     [Top]
Issues I feel moved to address in poetic form    (5 items)

Auction    (E)    # 1014868:
        Inspired by a young man's struggle to become what he dreams
A Greek Tragedy    (18+)    # 1424732:
        Looks are decieving
Heaven    (13+)    # 1066011:
        Questions left unanswered
Dead to Rights    (18+)    # 1062966:
        Writers' Cramp entry
Modern Woman    (E)    # 964170:
        From a painting of women in ancient Greece; paralleled in my mind with today's women.
#1480847:   The Lighter Side    (18+)     [Top]
Stories with no purpose other than fun and frolic    (7 items)

A River Divides Them    (18+)    # 1060052:
        A small store(s) tells its story of Midwest living
Janet's Choice    (18+)    # 1068795:
        Janet is at a crossroads in her life; what will she choose?
Bodily Functions    (18+)    # 1465002:
        An old, abandoned outhouse still has some use once in a while...
What's In A Name?    (18+)    # 1251164:
        I always thought I wanted "that" phone call...!
The Escape    (18+)    # 1121994:
        She feels free for the first time ever...
Neil's Waiting Adventure!    (E)    # 1121993:
        Neil must wait with his mother; what does he find to do?
Past Imperfect (complete)    (18+)    # 1118200:
        Miranda is a woman standing in a crossroads of life-which path will she choose?
#1585321:   Journaling...    (18+)     [Top]
Blogging, Journaling, whatever you want to call it, they're in here.    (3 items)

The Blog of a Lifetime    (18+)    # 996242:
        This was my first blog, maybe my best blog...nah! The journey continues with another..!
Discovering What I Believe...    (18+)    # 1728041:
        Gustave Flaubert wrote: "The Art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe."
My Continuing (Opinionated) Saga    (18+)    # 1579133:
        More ups-and-downs and opinions and rantings...sometimes I'll even be entertaining!

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