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Writers Block – A Writer’s Nightmare
As writers, we all love to sit down at a computer looking at a blank document, ready to start writing our next piece. Our heads are full of creative ideas as we start to type; the words flow flawlessly across the page, and a smile comes across our faces. The excitement builds as the creation…
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Enjoying Cross-Sex Friendships While In Relationships
The data shows that men and women cannot be friends. The data also shows that men and women can be friends. Simply put, when one or both cross-sex friends are attracted to one another, can they truly be “just friends?” Statistically speaking, when cross-sex friends are in relationships with significant others, they are available for…
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Force Fields
Science has always been a fundamental need for humankind. As the advancement of it goes on, the enhancement of technologies arises, making the 21st century as one of the most empowering eras of all times. From forwarding the first theory of rocket science by Dr. Robert. H. Goddard, which equatorially follows Newton’s third law of…
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MAN VS. BEAR: This One Time At Band Camp….
This whole “Man vs. Bear” debate has blown up all over social media, and a lot of people are saying, “Good luck when you actually encounter a bear.” For a while, I thought I’d never encountered a bear, but just recently, my husband and I were talking about how I once lived in a town…
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Poetry- Reflecting
One by one, each star Is bursting through the dark One by one, each porch light In the neighborhood, turns on Reflecting to the stars Our earthbound constellations I wonder what the stars have named us This was written by our contributing writer, Karina Coghlan.
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Then We Became Sisters
Growing up, Winnie was a beautiful, light-skinned, lovely child, but the only problem she always encountered was different people questioning her colored look with long, beautiful hair. At first, Winnie ignored these queries until she was in Grade 12 and her school had parents meeting. As the pupils sat down, waiting for their parents in…
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6 A’s Of Effective Meetings
This is a simple explanation and template anyone can use to create, organize, and standardize effective meeting minutes. The sections are as follows: attendees, agenda, announcements, attachments, action items, and assembly. The order of the sections is interchangeable, and some may be left out depending on how your organization is managed, how detailed you wish…
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We All Need A Break
Everyone gets to the point where they need to take a break. Whether this is some time off work to just chill at home, a couple of days away with your other half, a family holiday, or just some time on your own away from the normal routine of life. I recently was in this…
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Fighting Burnout: Welcome To The Club
Lately, I’ve been feeling very tired, irritable, and a bit desperate at work, although I’ve been achieving my goals at work. There is no reason for me to feel that way. My colleagues are supportive, my job is fun (and my side gigs are too!). My boss is kind, and I have a great relationship with…
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Free Birthday Giveaways
Who doesn’t want something for free on their birthday? My daughter and son-in-law share a birthday two days apart. This year, they thought it would be fun to spend her day, beginning with breakfast, and tackle all the different options available to them where they could get free birthday goodies. Much to their dismay, they…
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Glitch
Ah, the stresses and the strains, of course, I must refrain, from letting it in, how it all begins, to take a toll, of mind and soul; a lingering itch was once a glitch, but now the wrinkle has deepened still and all that was rational is supplemented by a pill; no longer has character…
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An Old Wedding Dress
An old wedding dress that someone didn’t want any more hangs on a rack in a quiet antique shop. It thinks to itself, “My best day is long behind me.” The dress waits and waits as people pass it by, hanging there sadly, hoping for another chance to shine. As luck would have it, a…
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