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An Unusual Day: The Dream kept on going - Amanda Liesinger
I wake up to the dreams that have become reality. The sensations are real and the unwaken life is the awakened life. My cat is still alive, fat as ever and I live in my childhood home. I'm sitting at the table, it is still in the kitchen before the refurbishing. The cat is so fat her belly rubs... Submitted 32 days 3 hours ago.

The First Day of an Unusual Journey: Hitchhiking to Alberta - Jack H. Schick
I was eighteen. Back then, that meant I was old enough to be drafted and sent to Viet Nam, but I wasn’t old enough to vote yet. That bothered me a little. I said I wanted to go down to D.C. and protest with the rest of the hippies, but my dad wouldn’t let me. He wasn’t so much... Submitted 33 days 18 hours ago.

My Most Unusual Day - Susan Thom
I would have to say the most unusual day I have ever spent, was the day my daughter was born. She was my first, and I had no clue what was coming. I awakened at 5 a.m. and felt like I was coming down with the flu. My sister-in-law and brother had spent the night before, and my sister-in-law had... Submitted 33 days 23 hours ago.

A Day out of the Usual - - David Tanguay
On May 5, 1961, I was only 12 years old I attended a small country school at this time. What was special about this day was a history-making day it was then that Alan Shepard became the first American in space. I remember it was on a Friday the day our music teacher came to our school. I... Submitted 34 days 3 hours ago.

What Choices Will I Have In The New Year - Susan Thom
There are things I have accomplished that I have always dreamed to, but never knew if or when they would happen. Having children was always my most constant and deep seated dream. Thankfully, I have been blessed with three. My first child, my daughter, is in the army. Scares me to death. My son... Submitted 38 days 22 hours ago.

In a Year from Now - Dianne Lehmann
What will I be like a year from now? What will the world be like a year from now? What are the possibilities? Well, for one thing, we'll all be a year older. Or if you believe what the physicists say, maybe not. They have this new take on time that says that all "times" exist right now and that... Submitted 39 days 1 hour ago.

A Year From Now - Mayan Prophecies, Solar Flares and Little Old Me - Christofer French
There I was “scrumpling” my hair. Reading about the Mayan Prophecies, the upcoming Solar Flares that are supposed to be cyclically blazing this year. All kinds of weather possibilities, even the world turning on its poles. It was getting depressing. My wife knows this as a sign that... Submitted 39 days 20 hours ago.

Madame Amanda is out to lunch - Amanda Liesinger
I met a woman about my age at a New Year's eve party. She was a graduate student at the University of North Florida studying the gopher tortoise. Not only had fate kept me from 'celebrating too much', it also given me a chance to pick this stranger's brain. After all, I did graduate with a... Submitted 40 days 4 hours ago.

The World in 2013 - - David Tanguay
A year from now in Jan of 2013 I’m hoping President Obama will be delivering his second inaugural address as our re-elected president. I believe with another four years in office he can accomplish a great deal of good. I am also hoping there will be an end to all wars everywhere in the... Submitted 40 days 4 hours ago.

My New Year Resolutions for Success in 2012 - Audacity, Resilience, Traction - Jennifer Stewart
So here it is, 2012. I hope this year doesn’t go as quickly as 2011 did - it went by in the flash of an eye. It was a good year in comparison to the ones preceding it, and it was the beginning of a trend. I had hit the bottom of the pit the year before, and 2011 was the first part of coming... Submitted 41 days 3 hours ago.

New Year resolution that I intend to keep - The Old Gray Mare
I have lived through many a new year. Each has brought with it much happiness and a fair share of tribulations. I have survived everything thus far and I intend to keep on peddling to achieve additional new years. I say to you, “I am woman. Hear me roar!” Just kidding, of course.... Submitted 41 days 20 hours ago.

My New Year’s Resolution For Many Years To Come - Susan Thom
I had been struggling with some problems for a while, when a good friend of mine reminded me of the serenity prayer. I know this prayer well, and have used it many times, but somehow, I forgot to incorporate it into my life today, and on a daily basis. Everything I need to know is in this... Submitted 43 days 14 hours ago.

Taking a Break…From Writing, And All Things Computer - Jennifer Stewart
I took such a break that I didn’t write anything at all for ten days. I didn’t mean for it to happen, but suddenly those days had slid by and I was feeling as if I’d been dismembered. My whole world felt weird, I couldn’t figure it out. I thought maybe it was just the... Submitted 44 days 4 hours ago.

2012 Is a Mystery To Me - Amanda Liesinger
I spent 2011 reaping the rewards of 2010. I started a serious relationship after so many broken ones and I learned to combat my depression and self loathing with positive activities. Now, after moving to Florida into a nice little duplex in a quiet part of the city six blocks from the beach... Submitted 44 days 5 hours ago.

My New Year Resolutions - - David Tanguay
I quit smoking 10 years ago I don’t drink alcohol, actually at this time in my life I don’t have many bad habits to rid myself of. Of course, none of us are perfect and we do have faults in our lives. I suppose I could work on improving my code of ethics around people. We are all... Submitted 45 days 2 hours ago.

Random Thoughts, Part 15 - Dianne Lehmann
Holy Guacamole Batman! It's almost 2012 I really did expect to get the writing assignment from Wryte Stuff to come up with our predictions for 2012. But it was to write about a New Year's resolution. Pah! Nevertheless, with 2012 right around the corner it's hard not to wonder what it will be... Submitted 45 days 4 hours ago.

My New Resolution Is To Make No More Resolutions - Joel Hendon
I have never been much at resolving to do something ahead of time due to the fact that on the few times that I have made such, something always arrived to make me break it. And, I always felt bad about that. I then began to make resolutions occasionally but with certain stipulations. Then I... Submitted 45 days 5 hours ago.

New Beginnings in a New Year - - David Tanguay
As we journey through another new year, in a new millennium let us as the human race look back at our past and learn from our history what we have accomplished successfully and what we have devastated compulsively. As a member of the human race, we only have theories of how we all as a people... Submitted 47 days 5 hours ago.

Taking a Break to Watch TV - Jack H. Schick
I struggled writing my last essay about Greta Garbo (“Look at That Girl” Louis B. Mayer’s Gambit for Garbo). It required a lot of research and a careful attention to sentence and paragraph structure to say what I wanted to say in the 2,500 words or less that Wryte Stuff requires... Submitted 49 days 19 hours ago.

Taking a Break from Holiday Sipping and Reputation Tipping - Christofer French
Real Drinkers often comment from their inelegant perches that the Holiday Season is a “Time for Amateurs”. And indeed there is something to be said about this time of year. Forget all the meaningful and spiritual messages that we are supposed to derive from this time of year... Submitted 49 days 23 hours ago.

My Most Memorable "Break" - - Marijo Phelps
(a few years ago when I was a student nurse.... my maiden name was Schacht - pronounced Shocked - I was after this encounter with my old, retired Army RN teacher.) “All right, listen up. Right after Christmas break we are going to be... Submitted 50 days 4 hours ago.

New Year 2012 (Poem) - - David Tanguay
A new year is approaching - let us handle with care For in it comes challenges - that we must adhere New year resolutions - are seldom kept They are often to hard to hold - and accept A new year has in it - many changes The world as we know it - brings about exchanges To hold... Submitted 52 days 6 hours ago.

Life Sneaks In A Few Shadows, But Let Us Not Forget The Sun - Susan Thom
Usually, when everything in our lives is going well, and we actually experience happiness, we forget about the days leading up to this auspicious occasion. Life is forever throwing situations our way that need thought and focus, prayer and guidance. A simple cup of coffee spilled on our work... Submitted 52 days 9 hours ago.

Things, Things and more Things - Dianne Lehmann
A very nice and very much older than us couple that lived across the street from us just moved out. Their children helped them significantly with the task. I don't think it could have been accomplished any other way. He'd had his hip replaced and she could barely walk anymore. Over several days... Submitted 52 days 23 hours ago.

Gillette, Wyoming - Barbie on skis, glowing Christmas presents - Amanda Liesinger
The first Christmas I remember is back in Gillette, Wyoming, the little town where I spent the first years of my life that I can remember. There are five kids in my family and always a plan to opening presents - oldest to youngest. I'm second youngest, so you could say all of my patience today... Submitted 54 days 5 hours ago.