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Those Early Kid Days - - Ron Kelley
I was just thinking about some of my early kid days. You know what I mean, those days of trying to earn your way to summer camp. One of those times, it was selling soap. The brand I remember was called Rosmell. I guess it was a takeoff from a combination of rose and smell. Funny, I don’t... Submitted 7 days 8 hours ago.

God On the Tin Roof - - Ron Kelley
Fletcher Hills was a small, growing community not far from San Diego that was populated with eight hundred square foot, WWII barracks that would soon become homes for middle class families. So it was no surprise that the original local Catholic church consisted of a leftover, rickety structure.... Submitted 9 days 16 hours ago.

God had Mercy on Me - - Jessie Snyder
What would you do if at the age of 14 you were told you wouldn’t live to see your 18 th birthday? That’s exactly what happened to me. My name is Jessie, I am 38 years old, and I have lived with HIV for 24 years and suffered from AIDS for 17 years. This is my story on how I have lived... Submitted 132 days 8 hours ago.

On the Scent - Gregory Lewis
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - Macy’s, the Galleria Mall, Fort Lauderdale. I’m shopping for cologne, or an aftershave. I really don’t know what I want, so I asked the young man, dressed entirely in black, behind the counter for something delicate, not too spicy or overpowering. He said... Submitted 134 days 15 hours ago.

The Hardest Decision in my Life - - Jessie Snyder
My daughter Deondra Mae Snyder was born November 23, 1987. Shortly after her birth she tested positive for the HIV virus. By the time she was four years old her disease had progressed into full-blown AIDS. All through her life she was in and out of the hospital with different kinds of... Submitted 203 days 1 hour ago.

Beelzebub Opens His Planet Magic Journal, I (or, “another boring blog”) - Gregory Lewis
A Nice Pair Reprisal FT LAUDERDALE, FL – I used to work for a guy who would close the store at siesta time, sit in the back office with the lights turned off, and watch movies. I don’t miss him, but yesterday I decided that my brain was way overloaded, and I did just that. Watched... Submitted 277 days ago.

Extreme Shyness has No Effect on Author's Marketing Campaign - Ken McCreless
Greetings Fellow Travelers ... As you probably know by now, I have made the the decision to make the jump into literary lightspeed, lay down my stethoscope and boot up the ol' writing program- Open Office in this case- and write full time. As a result of my impending career change, I have... Submitted 2 years 55 days ago.

Janine, the Harley-Davidson Super Glide Custom Time Machine - Ken McCreless
Greetings Fellow Travelers ... I thought it was going to be just another awesome ride, but Janine had other ideas. I went through my usual pre-ride procedures, checking oil, tires, tire pressure, etc. I tugged on my fingerless gloves, my spooky do-rag, then my helmet- nothing unusual. I fired up... Submitted 2 years 87 days ago.

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, Confronting the Ghost in the Mirror. - Mike Fak
I appreciate the feedback on my last article. I received a great deal of e-mail privately from people who did not want their comments in the public domain and I am fine with that. I enjoy chatting whether publicly or privately. For the most part the conversations were about finding a balance... Submitted 2 years 335 days ago.

Sleeping With the Angels- Introduction: Who Am I - - Jessie Snyder
Can you give me some honest feedback this is the first installment of my autobiography. Excerpt from book: INTRODUCTION: WHO AM I To my darling daughter Deondra, Yes, baby girl this is for you. You might not be here to read this; however, this is a tribute to your life. I am writing the... Submitted 200 days 19 hours ago.

Privacy! Can You Hear Me Now? - - Tex Norman
Once upon a time, people seemed to care about privacy. The need for privacy seems to have faded as a need for most of us, and I have proof. Consider my own brief history of the telephone. The Party Line When I was a kid, back in the 1950s, our first phone was a party line . If you are... Submitted 3 years 31 days ago.

The strategist - Jose Wer
The strategist Is someone who develops and carries out a plan and makes it succeed, especially applicable in business, military, or political arena and obviously a very useful and valuable skill in life. You may ask how do you learn and develop such skill? Even in nature, you see parents... Submitted 109 days 7 hours ago.

Sleeping with the Angels--CHAPTER 1: Brief Family History - Jessie Snyder
Although, there is no way I can remember the first two to three years of my life I was told about two weeks after my birth, that my mother met my stepfather Bobby Huffman Reeves, they fell in love and got married. My mother quit her job at Irene’s Diner and my stepfather provided for our... Submitted 115 days 15 hours ago.

Lucky To Be Alive - - Jessie Snyder
As my story begins, my mother, Fredia and my foster brother Bobby and I were living in Sam Levy Projects in East Nashville. My mother had started doing washings and ironings out of our apartment, for people in the neighborhood. She was the best laundry lady in East Nashville. She knew how to... Submitted 201 days 18 hours ago.

The Long Road Here: My Influence from the Mennonites - Bruce Horst
I've been pretty introspective lately. I've gone though a lot of changes in the past few years and I'm in a different place now than I've ever been. I'm not in a different place geo-location wise, of course, though that is something that Jean and I have considered changing, too. I don't really... Submitted 299 days 18 hours ago.

The Advenchews of Wobin Bwown (part 2) - Robin Brown
Robin thought he had figured out a simple listening plan until the teacher introduced herself and said that everyone in the class would take turns in standing up to introduce themselves! "What?!" Intwoductions?!!! Just when he thought he had it all figured out, "Teach" threw a wrench into... Submitted 1 year 99 days ago.

My Memories of the NICU- A Time to Gather - Ken McCreless
Greetings Fellow Travelers There were many "gatherings" throughout my years in the NICU, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Every birthday was celebrated with, at the very least, a cake and a small party, or especially if it was a doctor, a full-on eat-fest. My article today has nothing to do... Submitted 1 year 246 days ago.

St. Lucia to America - Arnold Henry
This Article was taken from my manuscript. I'm currently working on a book, "Hanging on to my Dreams - An Autobiography by Arnold Henry" Visit My Website for more info. Chapter 15 "Ding Dong!" The pilot announced, "Please fasten your seatbelt for arrival to Philadelphia Airport. The... Submitted 2 years 93 days ago.

My Time with Royalty (autobio) - - Robin Brown
If you would like to experience a journey which will be hard to believe, then sit back, kick off your shoes and enjoy. First off, my life has been blessed to have traveled the globe to meet so many incredible people. I am currently 52 years of age but seems as though I've lived 3 or 4 lifetimes... Submitted 2 years 142 days ago.

My Life In 1967 - - David Pekrul
I wrote this little bio in 2005. The year was 1967, and I was in Grade 11, with one more year to go. It was the day of the Hippie, the flower child, Make love, not war, you know, all that stuff. But I was a country boy, never did like the Beatles, thought the flower children were a little... Submitted 3 years 8 days ago.

Mentor, Father, and Memories: A Memoir Sketch - - Tex Norman
King Odysseus, leaving for war, asked his friend Mentor, to look after his young son. A mentor is someone who helps another learn the ways of the world or specific tasks. . . . Many successful people are open to sharing with a protg. . . Bridges out of Poverty by Ruby Payne, Philip DeVol... Submitted 3 years 79 days ago.

How The Atlantic Monthly Changed My Life - - Tex Norman
Little choices, and unexpected encounters can have big, life long, life changing consequences. When I was raised, my father only had a high school education, my mother dropped out of high school at age 17 because she was pregnant with me. They were two people from the same blackbelt... Submitted 3 years 132 days ago.

The Secret Of The Ring - A Military Secret Society - Mark Parsec
It was 1985 and I was working at the Office of the Adjutant General for the State Military Department in Sacramento, California, when I found myself suddenly thrust into the midst of a tumultuous divorce. Constituents at this time were proposing opportunities for me to relocate and after... Submitted 3 years 221 days ago.

My Time with Dr. Kent Weeks and Ramesses II in Egypt (autobio) - - Robin Brown
Stories themselves either emanate from a creative and fertile imagination or from a flat out personal experience. Stories from a personal experience can sometimes shift ever so slightly to produce a small personal miracle. This is one of those stories and it didn't hurt that I was traveling with... Submitted 4 years 32 days ago.

My Time With French Aristocrats (autobio) - - Robin Brown
On a beautiful spring evening in Paris, my friend and I were arriving to a dinner party to celebrate a French philosopher's new book that just hit Parisian bookstores that day. We made our way to this elegant apartment in the 8th arrondissemont of the city. When we entered the apartment, we said... Submitted 4 years 38 days ago.