I complain–a lot. To anyone who will listen, I complain about how hard life is right now. I can’t do the things I want to do, like walk. I sit in my chair and look at my bed, a hospital bed, in my living room where I sleep alone, and I think it should be […]
While at the grocery store, in line in front of me was a very attractive woman, who looked as though she had been crying, and on the conveyor belt in front of her was a 1/2 gallon of ice cream, Soap Opera Digest and TV Guide. She reached over and picked up a pack of […]
isn’t it strange how some things that are complete opposites can often be so similar that, to the casual observer, they appear to be the same? For example, can you truly tell the difference between a sunset and a sunrise? Except for the time of day and the direction the sun is facing, there really […]
What did you think I meant when I told you I loved you? Did you think I was asking a question that needed a reply? Did you think that I was making a promise to you? Why does saying “I love you” have to mean anything more than an expression of a feeling deep inside? […]
I get a V/Q scan once per year, give of take. It’s a radioactive test and you get a little sticker afterward that says you had a radioactive procedure and might test positive or up to three days and then you get the date written on it. They said that’s mostly if you are flying, […]
The first thing we must do when walking a new path is to determine what we should or shouldn’t take with us. For me, I heard a wise man say once that we should only keep those things in our life that are useful or beautiful. Everything that is not useful or beautiful, we should […]
Physical therapy is going well. I’m able to sit up for longer and do more without as much pain. This is the ultimate goal, especially with ankylosing spondylosis, The spine is eventually going to fuse together. Physical therapy helps keep me active as long as I possibly can. My therapist has some stretches she taught […]
Internet Writing & Blogging Why you should not Steal Royalty-Free Images for your Articles There are a lot of people in the world today who believe that if you find an image on a website, it’s fair game to just right click it and save it and use it for whatever you want to use […]
Thoughts on Writing: Generating ideas for online article writing As a freelance writer, I often find paying writer’s jobs on the internet, and then I read the submission guidelines, check out what the site or publication has published in the past, and then research a bit and write a query or article and submit it on […]
Writing Tips Freelance writing: Editing and formatting a magazine article Abstract: One common question asked by new freelance writers is how to format a magazine, article or short story submission when the publication/publisher has not posted any submission guidelines. It’s very important that if the publisher had posted submission guidelines, you follow them. One common […]
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