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Mrs. Franchy’s Evil Ring: A Fresh Spin on Christmas Tales
Read more: Mrs. Franchy’s Evil Ring: A Fresh Spin on Christmas Tales“Mrs. Franchy’s Evil Ring” is a refreshing take on Christmas tales, filled with suspense, adventure, and valuable life lessons. Set during a frosty Massachusetts winter, it follows the journey of a brave nine-year-old, Isla, who faces her biggest fear – her stepmom. Along the way, Isla and her family learn to let go of long-held…
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Echoes of Despair: A Glimpse into Gaza’s Crisis Through an Outsider’s Eyes
Read more: Echoes of Despair: A Glimpse into Gaza’s Crisis Through an Outsider’s EyesThus Far: An Overview On October 7, 2023, an act of violence broke through our subconscious and enlightened most to see something that has been going on for 75 years. Hamas, a rebellious group from Palestine that has been categorized as a terrorist group by various countries, attacked and killed Israeli civilians attending a concert.…
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The Story I Told Myself to Lift my Spirits While Mothering
Read more: The Story I Told Myself to Lift my Spirits While MotheringThe Baby Story Photo by Austin Wade on Unsplash “Do you want me to tell you The Baby Story?” I asked the curly hair boy tucked in his second-hand toddler bed that I got from a couple who was changing duty stations. My baby, as if the day had not been arduous. As if I hadn’t lost…
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Lessons Mamá Taught Me: Love Thy Sister
Read more: Lessons Mamá Taught Me: Love Thy SisterFirst Lesson Photo by Ben White on Unsplash My grandma raised me when my mom decided to immigrate to the United States and couldn’t get my sister and me papers. It sounds more horrible than what it really was. To be honest, I didn’t know any of this until I became older. When I was little,…
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I Don’t Need to Work Harder
Read more: I Don’t Need to Work HarderI Really Don’t Photo by Nitish Meena on Unsplash The audacity! Stop being lazy, and work has become the comment heard worldwide. And with so much tragedy and injustices currently going on, that comment is as tone-deaf and out of touch as tone-deaf and out-of-touch comments can get. It’s ridiculous. To say that comment stayed with me…
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The Ghosted, Ghosting
Read more: The Ghosted, GhostingPhoto by Henri Pham on Unsplash I was ghosted so much at one point, I started doing it to others. But not at first. No, at first, I was offended. Flabbergasted. How can you not face me and tell me it’s over? Was the thought percolated in my head over and over months after it happened?…
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“Unpopular Choices” — How the Army Taught Me To Embrace Unpopularity
Read more: “Unpopular Choices” — How the Army Taught Me To Embrace UnpopularityTalking to my company on what we needed to accomplish before redeploying Sometimes making unpopular choices can be challenging. This is especially true if it goes against everything your mind and body want to do. The Army taught me how to embrace this, though. When I was deployed as a Tech Supply NCOIC, my job…
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A Collection of Short Stories that Came Out of Sheer Coincidence: Pieces on Human Existence, Love…
Read more: A Collection of Short Stories that Came Out of Sheer Coincidence: Pieces on Human Existence, Love…I think we all have a story to tell. A story that — while it may not be earth-shattering or particularly important in the grand scheme of things — has an impact on the way we see the world. In this book, you’ll find stories from people who are just like you and me, with no particular skills or…
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