Tag: biography and autobiography
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October 13, 2009 12:15 AM EDT --
I started out as a child reading biographies about 9 years old. I felt then that reading anything but true life was a waste. As I grew in education, I studied literature to gain my Masters . . .
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September 09, 2006 05:18 AM EDT --
As I write, I gaze from my open window towards the beautiful cerulean blue celestial sky. I see but one bright star shining its light upon me. I am reminded that light is an illumination, a pathway from . . .
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October 01, 2006 12:34 PM EDT --
I spent two years in Japan when I was in my early twenties. I wish I was older and wiser while I was there, and more interested in the culture and history of the people . . .
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September 02, 2006 04:24 AM EDT --
written May 31, 2005
I just had a very bad exchange with an email correspondent. The details are not important; suffice to say I felt I was being a friend to this person. I was really trying to accommodate . . .
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September 24, 2006 08:56 AM EDT --
I was just finishing up C-school in Pensacola, Florida. I had been in the Navy for four months. It was time to be given orders to our new duty stations. As our instructor . . .
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August 29, 2006 03:17 AM EDT --
When the seed of life was planted within me, I was told the baby would not be welcome, especially if it was a boy. My grandmother did not like boys. As much as I loved her, I told her I could not deny . . .
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August 28, 2006 04:28 AM EDT --
If I could define just one quality that I like it would definitely be patience. Sometimes, I find there is a big discrepancy between what could be, and what is. I look at my life and I don't always . . .
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September 02, 2006 03:52 AM EDT --
Written May 31, 2005
Today I choose to scatter the joy. Given the fact that I am about to lose my day job, these words at first seem meaningless to me as I see no joy in the moment. Upon examining that . . .
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September 23, 2006 04:07 AM EDT --
Menarche is the first occurrence of menstruation at the onset of puberty. There are many statistics giving different age ranges for this, but basically it can happen between the ages of 8 and 16. I remember . . .
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October 13, 2006 10:43 AM EDT --
It's funny how quickly time passes the older you get. I remember at age 10, time crawled by so slowly it was almost like torture. I was in such a hurry to grow up and get out into the world. . . .
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August 24, 2006 10:13 PM EDT --
At the time you came into my life, I pushed you away. You were not good-looking enough. My world revolved around finding the cutest boyfriend. My former love was drop-dead-gorgeous in my eyes. It made . . .
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September 18, 2006 04:45 AM EDT --
There are some people in this world who see everything around them and then there are people like me who hardly see anything at all. I once read a joke basically describing two fishermen sitting in their . . .
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October 08, 2006 02:24 PM EDT --
It started so sweetly. I met Roger while sifting through the albums for sale at our base exchange. I have always been passionate for music and probably was trying to convince him that he . . .
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September 16, 2009 06:29 AM EDT --
From politicians to writers to humanitarians, these men and women have made a difference in the world. Read their stories to find out how they did it and why they are an inspiration to everyone who holds . . .
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September 07, 2006 03:58 AM EDT --
Warm smiles, infectious laughter and love will change the very essence of me. It will change my outlook and my attitude towards life and all that it encompasses.
I do not find myself as a person who . . .
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September 27, 2006 06:56 AM EDT --
I was the membership director in a single parents organization and I was the first contact with the organization for many of the new candidates for membership. I did the paperwork. But another part of . . .
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August 12, 2007 10:44 PM EDT --
“Not to worry, come with me. I will show all the best places to get some food. Tomorrow I will take you to the mission, then on Wednesday we’ll go to St. Anthony’s, and every . . .
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August 23, 2006 03:24 PM EDT --
From 42daywriting creative writing series
One thing that I am not very good at is patience. "I want, what I want, when I want it." It drives me crazy to wait on someone. If I am told to meet . . .
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August 26, 2006 06:09 AM EDT --
As a child there were several foods I never liked. It was not that I was a fussy eater; it was because I grew up poor and I was not exposed to a large variety of foods. My grandmother made sure I always . . .
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August 27, 2006 03:07 AM EDT --
The fierce angry heat of the sun gives way to the gentle seductive breezes of the evening. It is inviting; enchanting as it serenades my soul. I gaze into the sky set afire with diamonds,
Proudly glowing . . .
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