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</a> </div><h2 id="8fe9">Eira Braun-Labossiere 🌻</h2><p id="aaaa">6 Podcast Reviews to Explore Your Humanity</p><div id="0885" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/6-podcast-reviews-to-explore-your-humanity-519a8bf246d3"> <div> <div> <h2>6 Podcast Reviews to Explore Your Humanity</h2> <div><h3>Discover how low we can go and how high we can soar from some of these fascinating podcasts.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*Zt1R-Ic8n8ErSADi)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="bbe8">Emmanuel A. Anderson</h2><p id="e5ad">7 Songs Capable of Recharging You to Keep Going After Your Dreams When You Feel Unmotivated</p><div id="9fb8" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/7-songs-capable-of-recharging-you-to-keep-going-after-your-dreams-when-you-feel-unmotivated-89e531cd8268"> <div> <div> <h2>7 Songs Capable of Recharging You to Keep Going After Your Dreams When You Feel Unmotivated</h2> <div><h3>They’ve been my go-to songs for motivation when the going gets tough</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*h9eavZDTHNMiO4kg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="5933">EP McKnight, MEd</h2><p id="9fc9">The Shame of a Manipulated Trial</p><div id="c092" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/the-shame-of-a-manipulated-trial-8132cbee52ec"> <div> <div> <h2>The Shame of a Manipulated Trial</h2> <div><h3>How officers literally got away with murder and barely a slap on the wrist.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*BmrHWTcDozRuTSoj.jpg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="3dc0">Erin King</h2><p id="de19">How To Act Like A Grown-Up</p><div id="14d3" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/how-to-act-like-a-grown-up-db3e742db346"> <div> <div> <h2>How To Act Like A Grown-Up</h2> <div><h3>Even if you don’t feel like one.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*2ykpFIJZp4udCy4agtuhuA.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="fad8">Fatunla Samuel</h2><p id="b8fc">You’ll Regret Not Doing This Steve Harvey’s Proven Success Theory When You Are Way Much Older</p><div id="da2a" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/youll-regret-not-doing-this-steve-harvey-s-proven-success-theory-when-you-are-way-much-older-4a1939904edd"> <div> <div> <h2>You’ll Regret Not Doing This Steve Harvey’s Proven Success Theory When You Are Way Much Older</h2> <div><h3>How not to pick up self financial and psychological failure in life</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*vAZQSppP9ifvg8iU)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="0010">Floyd Mori</h2><p id="4e9d">A Snowstorm In Early March Left Much Needed Moisture</p><div id="fc86" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/a-snowstorm-in-early-march-left-much-needed-moisture-e61b96b5065e"> <div> <div> <h2>A Snowstorm In Early March Left Much Needed Moisture</h2> <div><h3>Winter had been mild in Utah</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*JmGhhvxvzGO8bizx0FLhGw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="f490">Francine Fallara</h2><p id="888c">Gently Caressing Our Flashing Petals</p><div id="ae3f" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/gently-caressing-our-flashing-petals-7267dbadd555"> <div> <div> <h2>Gently Caressing Our Flashing Petals</h2> <div><h3>Exploring Us</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*POtRqIM_Rf6rN7f2q1OcTw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="3884">G Correia</h2><p id="3906">For The First Time, I Was Not The Only Black Person In Attendance</p><div id="6cce" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/for-the-first-time-i-was-not-the-only-black-person-in-attendance-7d18d21dc40f"> <div> <div> <h2>For The First Time, I Was Not The Only Black Person In Attendance</h2> <div><h3>What do you get when a group of Black people gathers for a celebratory event? Happiness and joy (and even acceptance).</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*qbxqeexsl5AWlsdc)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="3307">Gadwall Jackson</h2><p id="3514">Why Biden’s Speech Matters</p><div id="4ef9" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/why-bidens-speech-matters-bb9eae92a0b6"> <div> <div> <h2>Why Biden’s Speech Matters</h2> <div><h3>A Change in the National Dialog</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*rNxZJneYExvsrtyniy-uYQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="23b1">Gavin Sher</h2><p id="7ce5">Surrender to the Mystery</p><div id="c473" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/surrender-to-the-mystery-a0cc003a3380"> <div> <div> <h2>Surrender to the Mystery</h2> <div><h3>On Knowing and the Power of Not-Knowing.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*E_uPjt0JLZ82VeQcIbDq6w.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="674b">Helen Cassidy Page</h2><p id="e27a">If I Can Finish A Marathon, I Can Finish An Article.</p><div id="8414" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/if-i-can-finish-a-marathon-i-can-finish-an-article-6dc13463c2e2"> <div> <div> <h2>If I Can Finish A Marathon, I Can Finish An Article.</h2> <div><h3>Persistence is the name of the game today.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*YXsH3KqSQF6jveVm)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="329e">ILLUMINATION</h2><p id="146c">Curated Collection #13</p><div id="f741" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/curated-collection-13-bfc57175d1b5"> <div> <div> <h2>Curated Collection #13</h2> <div><h3>Selected stories for avid readers of Illumination on Medium</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*2zlKrONdtEVEYGpAHt2DVA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="9a61">Jaja Requa</h2><p id="11b8">A True Story: “ Blackness”</p><div id="781c" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/blackness-22a1c57e939f"> <div> <div> <h2>A True Story: “ Blackness”</h2> <div><h3>About racism and NOT thinking about ‘Blackness’</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*AMuZ3diNxBYShCLn)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="0042">James Jordan</h2><p id="c219">Lost on the Chisos Trail</p><div id="2d66" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/lost-on-the-chisos-trail-49ca43ddcbc6"> <div> <div> <h2>Lost on the Chisos Trail</h2> <div><h3>A wrong turn can have some nasty consequences in the wilderness</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*UGUco72U6g1WX7v1RXaD6Q.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="902e">Jennifer Geer</h2><p id="617c">Thinking of Quitting Your Job? You Aren’t the Only One</p><div id="aac2" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/thinking-of-quitting-your-job-you-arent-the-only-one-b35f1921767a"> <div> <div> <h2>Thinking of Quitting Your Job? You Aren’t the Only One</h2> <div><h3>A recent survey revealed almost half of Americans are thinking about leaving their current position</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*wMmliNF17lSVpwNaEfQQ6w.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="632f">Jill Ebstein</h2><p id="e881">The Revenge Match</p><div id="e43d" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/the-revenge-match-d5ba7b69d8db"> <div> <div> <h2>The Revenge Match</h2> <div><h3>Can’t we just play ball?</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*zRjfE4OALjg0spSvpDYXTw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="80d4">Joe Luca</h2><p id="6272">Be a Better Husband or Be Her Ex — It’s Your Choice</p><div id="9fa4" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/be-a-better-husband-or-be-her-ex-its-your-choice-ef338907a5e0"> <div> <div> <h2>Be a Better Husband or Be Her Ex — It’s Your Choice</h2> <div><h3>How to change what isn’t working in your relationship</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*QAZK7-h_GJ6ySpQ1byUrJA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="4942">John Cunningham</h2><p id="1f7c">Is It Possible to Escape From Solitude</p><div id="607c" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/is-it-possible-to-escape-from-solitude-639ea2e7fb0b"> <div> <div> <h2>Is It Possible to Escape From Solitude</h2> <div><h3>A philosophical question from the great Orson Welles</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*aF4ua5UdMUB9SAr4tRUfag.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="36fc">John Teehan</h2><p id="d4c3">A New New Year’s Strategy That Could Change Everything</p><div id="945a" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/a-new-new-years-strategy-that-could-change-everything-ef54fc311039"> <div> <div> <h2>A New New Year’s Strategy That Could Change Everything</h2> <div><h3>This year, redirect your energy to something practical.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*ThfXqRpOSGRhLAac)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="d501">Julia E Hubbel</h2><p id="2723">Why Border Politics Matter: How Ukraine and Poland’s Actions Touch All of Us</p><div id="8d4c" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/why-border-politics-matter-how-ukraine-and-polands-actions-touch-all-of-us-160499fed02"> <div> <div> <h2>Why Border Politics Matter: How Ukraine and Poland’s Actions Touch All of Us</h2> <div><h3>This is personal, and here is why. What happens to those fleeing war and destruction happens to each one of us.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*RGIJPpXK1gkuct2z)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="c4d0">Julius Evans</h2><p id="11f8">When Black Men Date White Women</p><div id="6fbf" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/when-black-men-date-white-women-73dfb3f507a9"> <div> <div> <h2>When Black Men Date White Women</h2> <div><h3>Love Is Like a Toddler. Innocent and Clueless of Color</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*uzFDUII_k1O4hpF4-ROj0w.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="6422">ILLUMINATION</h2><p id="5a10">Curated Collection #91</p><div id="b40e" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/curated-collection-91-b295cfe51dc3"> <div> <div> <h2>Curated Collection #91</h2> <div><h3>Chosen stories from experienced writers for avid readers</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*b2iMUfiBJg1ZJ6lescWuag.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="f04f">Illumination YouTube Coordinator</h2><p id="1e56">What Computer Games Mean to Me and Why I Play Them</p><div id="54a1" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/what-computer-games-mean-to-me-and-why-i-play-them-2bc7705182a9"> <div> <div> <h2>What Computer Games Mean to Me and Why I Play Them</h2> <div><h3>Review of my five favourite video games</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*hdXx9zyP7B91DbjjEBGSUA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="c1d9">Karen Madej</h2><p id="f06f">Why Does It Matter What’s in a Kiss?</p><div id="59b6" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/why-does-it-matter-whats-in-a-kiss-3c7e718aad7c"> <div> <div> <h2>Why Does It Matter What’s in a Kiss?</h2> <div><h3>Forget looks and online dating site matches; kissing could be the natural matchmaker!</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*Z55u6_GicbKEQyAH)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="fe89">Karthick Nambi</h2><p id="b947">Why You Should Monotask Especially Reading</p><div id="a634" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/why-you-should-monotask-especially-reading-d942aef39060"> <div> <div> <h2>Why You Should Monotask Especially Reading</h2> <div><h3>In this multitasking world, it is vital that we monotask essential activities like reading.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*I9TXJnGvdKPPMDw0)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="fb5f">Kevin Farran</h2><p id="707d">Neither Fear, nor Shame, nor Exhaustion Will Stop Us.</p><div id="7dc5" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/neither-fear-nor-shame-nor-exhaustion-will-stop-us-e9fe05f1b8cb"> <div> <div> <h2>Neither Fear, nor Shame, nor Exhaustion Will Stop Us.</h2> <div><h3>Resilience is the blood which must flow through our veins.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*ENoVK3dH62zexDh56_9sqg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="4fc1">Kimberly Thomas</h2><p id="bbfe">The Ride</p><div id="bf1c" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/the-ride-be344fc8ceaf"> <div> <div> <h2>The Ride</h2> <div><h3>A poem</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*rD1NCBuXly3mjo1b)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="33a4">Kristina Segarra</h2><p id="5581">The Hidden Dangers of Technology</p><div id="2612" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/the-hidden-dangers-of-technology-9ec8ad4cefea"> <div> <div> <h2>The Hidden Dangers of Technology</h2> <div><h3>An eye-opening story about one of the most sophisticated cyber attacks in history</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*PfgO3dBwtgW3p7ZJ)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="81d1">Lady Jhershierra</h2><p id="b3d1">Journey into Silence Discover if You Are a Slave to Ego or Know The True Self.</p><div id="072c" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/journey-into-silence-discover-if-you-are-a-slave-to-ego-or-know-the-true-self-6751ebceb310"> <div> <div> <h2>Journey into Silence Discover if You Are a Slave to Ego or Know The True Self.</h2> <div><h3>Are you up for the challenge? Let’s do this!</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*AEcgtgC4cT2IGXGViilA4A.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="5ad2">Lawson Wallace</h2><p id="061a">That morning I was lying on my sofa, was working that night, or so I thought.</p><div id="ca67" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/that-morning-i-was-lying-on-my-sofa-was-working-that-night-or-so-i-thought-31ba85c99e3a"> <div> <div> <h2>That morning I was lying on my sofa, was working that night, or so I thought.</h2> <div><h3>There was a knock at my door. It was a process server with an eviction notice.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*rB4DfFsa9sxkQ2iYWDcxLA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="e9db">Leah Njoki</h2><p id="5e65">Life Truths Every 30-Year-Old Woman Needs To Hear Over and Over Again</p><div id="54a0" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/life-truths-every-30-year-old-woman-needs-to-hear-over-and-over-again-957871dfb889"> <div> <div> <h2>Life Truths Every 30-Year-Old Woman Needs To Hear Over and Over Again</h2> <div><h3>Wisdom to anchor you in your life’s journey.</h3></div>

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<div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*2VZUbaFP1GM-6JtyC2OUlA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="741a">Lester Golden</h2><p id="647b">Ukraine’s Citizen vs Russia’s Serf Army</p><div id="1929" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/ukraines-citizen-vs-russia-s-serf-army-4f6177d5fe20"> <div> <div> <h2>Ukraine’s Citizen vs Russia’s Serf Army</h2> <div><h3>War as a Cultural Enterprise and the Rules of Russian History</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*6yMNngLKevUi4Hiw.jpg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="e139">Marcus aka Gregory Maidman</h2><p id="93ab">Personally Read and Curated Picks</p><div id="79e3" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/personally-read-and-curated-picks-f59883a441ae"> <div> <div> <h2>Personally Read and Curated Picks</h2> <div><h3>From Illumination’s curated collections 82 and 83</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*tHy5HZg-AXakCKxy3Sn-EQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="8fdf">Maria Rattray</h2><p id="281d">Do You Know People With Severely Compromised Health? I Do!</p><div id="fc93" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/do-you-know-people-with-severely-compromised-health-i-do-480625c867ce"> <div> <div> <h2>Do You Know People With Severely Compromised Health? I Do!</h2> <div><h3>You can lay much of the blame squarely on the shoulders of the Fast-Food Industry. Say NO to their ultra-processed…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*6xV77hk4PtD_t5y9)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="b59f">Martin D. Hirsch</h2><p id="c328">Woodstock Mastermind Michael Lang, Who Died Last Weekend, Said His Aim Was to Bring Out the Best in…</p><div id="f8e4" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/woodstock-mastermind-michael-lang-who-died-last-weekend-said-his-aim-was-to-bring-out-the-best-in-3e41579e28a1"> <div> <div> <h2>Woodstock Mastermind Michael Lang, Who Died Last Weekend, Said His Aim Was to Bring Out the Best…</h2> <div><h3>A CNN newsflash across my iPhone screen on Saturday announced that Michael Lang, who was a driving force behind the…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*_mBIZxQ4BHDsd7XQsljIng.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="3c2c">Martine Weber</h2><p id="0b48">Held in Time</p><div id="d898" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/held-in-time-1e55b2110538"> <div> <div> <h2>Held in Time</h2> <div><h3>In the Minuses | Epilogue</h3></div> 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Outstanding Stories — Volume 87

Selected stories from top writers of ILLUMINATION-Curated

Recent submissions to ILLUMINATION-Curated

Dr Mehmet Yildiz

Albert Found the Direct Path to Enlightening Moments

A paradoxical path via a serendipitous encounter to peace, joy, and love being a catalyst to the mental health of a…

Three Tips to Eliminate Insulin Resistance and Shrink Waistline

No matter how young we are, unless we address insulin resistance and become insulin sensitive, our waistlines will grow

Dr John Frederick Rose

Exploring Thoughts. Dr. John’s Poetry

Your Stories Inspire Thoughts for My Poetic Explorations.

Dr Michael Heng

The Wabi-Sabi Method to a Better Self

Everyone is Born To Be Beautiful

Britni Pepper

You Missed the Oscars’ Best Scene

Stand up and cheer the real hero

Dr. Deborah M. Vereen-Family Engagement Influencer

Have You Reached A Writing Milestone Lately?

I have and I am celebrating.

Anastasia Frugaard

One Simple Reason Why My Husband and I Won’t Raise Our Daughter in the U.S.

It’s not (just) guns and lack of free healthcare

Chelsea Mandler MAT

Careful What You Say

What determines the implications of being “woke”

America Zed⚡

24 Hours

A micro poem of strength

Amy Christie

A Path of Velvet Snakes

Adoring and deceived

Anastasia Soul Gypsy

Mirror Mirror On The Wall

Who’s The Fairest Of Them All

Andrew Jazprose Hill

Does Will Smith Have a ‘Roid Rage’ Problem?

After allegedly using steroids to bulk up for ‘Ali,’ the actor has never seemed quite the same.

Anthony Signorelli

Ukraine and the Soul

Welcome to the age of the arbitrary

Arthur Keith

Guns N’ Churches in Colorado Springs

It’s a little slice of heaven

Aza Y. Alam

Coming Out as a Playwright

Muzzling Myself is No Way to Live

Bill Abbate

Create Anything You Want in Life

Ready, Aim, Create!

Bill Myers

Why Can’t Restaurants Serve ONE Small Dessert? Monsters Aren’t Enjoyable.

Restaurants can help people lose weight & not contribute to the problem. Selling only large desserts can be a…

Blaine Coleman

A Free Online Science Fiction Novel- “Liberty”

Chapter 6- Lucas preps for trip to Liberty

Borut

(II) What Do Obesity and Starvation Have in Common?

A compelling relation between four phenomenons raised my interest in finding WHY

Brian Dickens Barrabee

Bowling with Professionals

When I found out that he was a professional bowler, I was determined to not talk to him about bowling.

David Mokotoff

More Fun With Words Quiz, Volume IV

Test your ace wordsmith skills once again with ten new words.

David Pahor

Explaining Abortion, Killing and Spiders to a Machine

When we are forced to participate in an opinion poll, we sometimes reveal too much, especially when asked about killing

David Todd McCarty

The Proper Way To Eat An Elephant

The key to changing our culture is not with big swings but with small shifts in thinking that allow for incremental…

Debbie’s Reflection

Is it Human Nature to Judge others?

We Judge Without Knowing

Debra Groves Harman

Camino de Santiago and How I Packed

You don’t need a spork. You don’t need a tent. You don’t need your electronics! (except for your phone and charger).

Dennis De Silva

Spamming People To Get Reads Would Hurt Your Reputation