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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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Dear Quarantine Diary: Day 53
Read more: Dear Quarantine Diary: Day 53The Musings of a Complicated Woman When are we going to understand #blacklivesmatter? https://play.ht/articles/1caefa14811d Courtesy of blklivesmatter IG I’m not black. I’m white-skinned Latina with serious curls. But you will not hear me say brown lives matter or all lives matter. Instead, I say #blacklivesmatter. It’s a conundrum, you see. Well, not really. It’s simple.…
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I Couldn’t Write One True Sentence, Now I Can
Read more: I Couldn’t Write One True Sentence, Now I CanI was letting fear hold me back Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash https://play.ht/articles/545d620ed448I get my best ideas in the shower. Today I got the worst. I caught myself in a loop, thinking about the same question in many versions. What would happen if my coworkers read my articles? What would they think of me? Would they…
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Is It a Protest for Freedom or Privileged Demands?
Read more: Is It a Protest for Freedom or Privileged Demands?An analysis of the outcries from the virus protestors (Photo by Sides Imagery from Pexels) https://play.ht/articles/79ff7454fe48Watching a video of protestors fighting for their ‘freedom’ was like listening to a pair of nails going down a blackboard, slowly. To be honest, I thought I was being punk’d. For who fights for their right to be infected with…
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An Absurdly Honest Confession from a Former Side-Chick
Read more: An Absurdly Honest Confession from a Former Side-ChickI’m a masochist for writing this Chris Titze Imaging in Adobe Stock https://play.ht/articles/36154df84459My life-altering decision to change my habit of picking the same unavailable man saved my life and heart. I wrote about it, and then I started thinking about the word—unavailable. How easy it could be misconstrued. I would bet that many would assume, unavailable meant…
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Why I Choose to Read Like a Writer
Read more: Why I Choose to Read Like a WriterLearn to Write Better in the Most Economical of Ways The Benefits of Close Reading https://play.ht/articles/dedaa8d587a6 Photo by Retha Ferguson from Pexels In her book Reading Like a Writer, Francine Prose details how “we all begin as close readers. Even before we learn to read, the process of being read aloud to, and of listening, is one which…
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My Heroic Feminist Love Finding Tale
Read more: My Heroic Feminist Love Finding TaleDiscover a unique Cinderella story of self-acceptance and love in this personal narrative. A tale of overcoming habits to find true happiness.
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