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susanL My main portfolio contains 6 items. |
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Folder links are in Red * Other Item links are in Blue [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 |
| I never claim to be a professional poet, but some say I might have a knack; you decide... (4 items) |
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[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: |
| Some opinion, history, and factual essays (8 items) |
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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 |
| Contests I Created (5 items) |
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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- |
| true stories with a dramatic flare (6 items) |
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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. |
| Various genres in their folders will be found here-Welcome! (5 items) |
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[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. |
| Wondrous sigs from artistic friends! (16 items) |
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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! |
| These stories are more about the "human condition" than anything else. (15 items) |
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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? |
| Stories where the main idea is suspenseful horror and/or mystery (8 items) |
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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?! |
| pictures of minor to great importance (19 items) |
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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 |
| Pictures and sigs (7 items) |
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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! |
| BEAUTIFUL sigs from my very talented friend (24 items) |
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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 |
| Sigs my friend Terry has made for me: (7 items) |
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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! |
| Words inspired by my crazy heart when it was in need of release: (12 items) |
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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... |
| Sometimes a person grabs your heart and never lets it go. He is my muse. (8 items) |
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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... |
| Poems with a light touch (9 items) |
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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 |
| Issues I feel moved to address in poetic form (5 items) |
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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. |
| Stories with no purpose other than fun and frolic (7 items) |
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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? |
| Blogging, Journaling, whatever you want to call it, they're in here. (3 items) |
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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! |