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Fading Embers
Once my heart was hugeNow, it’s barely noticeable,My songs were loudBut yet now they’re but echoesEven whispers are louder. Once, my love was undyingYet now it fades away,The more I loveThe more I hurtBut what do I do to be happyIf my heart is but gone. Oh, where is the warmthThe warmth I used to…
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A Book Review Of “Grimstone” By Sophie Lark
Sophie Lark has created what I consider the perfect gloomy weather read. As we slowly exit fall and descend into winter, “Grimstone” is the perfect choice. When it comes to wintertime, there is nothing I love more than being inside, cozy by the fire and immersing myself in a new world. “Grimstone” is a moody…
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Summer Bag Essentials
Here are the summer bag essentials: 1. Water bottle or refillable container 2. Sunscreen and lip balm with SPF 3. Sunglasses 4. Sun hat or cap 5. Lightweight, breathable umbrella 6. Insect repellent 7. After-sun lotion or aloe vera gel 8. Beach towel or compact quick-dry travel towel 9. Swimwear 10. Water shoes or sandals…
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Tell Me Your Fortune
(This story is entirely fictional, but the part about my dad getting the fortune he got is entirely true.) Last Friday night, my dad and I ate dinner at our local Chinese restaurant. I ordered Kung Pao chicken with fried rice, and he ordered Szechuan beef with fried rice. Although our Chinese food always tastes…
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Sabrina Carpenter: The Fashion Journey Behind Her Stardom
Pinterest In the dynamic world of music and entertainment, few artists have experienced as meteoric a rise as Sabrina Carpenter. After opening for Taylor Swift on her widely-acclaimed Eras Tour, Carpenter has quickly ascended to headlining her own sold-out stadium shows, marking a significant moment in her burgeoning career. Though she first captured hearts as…
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Recipe- Chicken Panzella
Ingredients: – [ ] 250g cooked skinless chicken breast, roughly chopped – [ ] 1 roasted red pepper from a jar, drained and sliced into thin strips – [ ] 1/4 red onion, diced – [ ] 2 ripe tomatoes – any type as long as they are ripe – [ ] Handful of basil…
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Poetry- To Become A Child Again
If I could become a little child again, I would revisit my home. That land flowing with milk and honey. That fertile land of picturesque greeneries, And springs of placid waters, Cascading the rough slopes of verdant hills. That land of low-lying plains that stretch far, To where the sky kisses the trees. That land…
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The Bayberry Candle
As we all do, when we’ve grown older, I reminisce on my favorite memories. I think of what life was like as a child, when my mother cooked our warm, tasty meals or when my father tucked me into bed and told stories of how he traveled to America when he was a child. I…
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Step Up And Start Taking Responsibility In Your Life
It seems there is little more frustrating in a first-world country than being a young adult who is sitting opposite a boomer telling us to “pull ourselves by the bootstraps” and to start acting responsibly. But I come bearing bad news: There is actually something more frustrating.Realizing the boomers are sometimes right. Sure, there are…
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Poetry- Hokkaido From Frosted Windowpanes
The world sinks into a commiserating stillness— abstracted conversations chiming with the shuddering snow. Tracks sway slowly over mountainous curves, a landscape of miso and stagnated ports buried amidst white-slated sheets. A dormant cry etches train windows as I glance outward, as though the gods of winter’s embrace carry in every unboarding-footstep traced from cascading…
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Holiday Book Guide 2024
Looking for that perfect holiday book for yourself or others? As Frank Zappa says, “So many books, so little time.” For your convenience, the book guide here offers options for everyone! Enjoy browsing (and purchasing) for this holiday season. Winter Books The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey Pulitzer Prize finalist (fiction) This work of fiction…
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Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth With These Holiday Recipes
As the holidays approach, why not satisfy your sweet tooth with a couple of tantalizing treats? Better yet, these two recipes are great for gifts for that special someone who loves sugar. Enjoy these! Buckeyes Ingredients: 1.5 cups of peanut butter 1 cup of butter (softened) ½tsp. Vanilla extract 6 cups of Powdered sugar 4…
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