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Whether you fall in love or not, it is there, and beckoning. My poem. Read More
"Being single is definitely better than being with the wrong person." Read More

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it is 12:17 on april 5, 2023. i am laying in bed dealing with anxiety behind my love life. it feels so insufficient and i get discouraged being a “good girl” in today’s dating world. i don’t ask for much, nothing at all at times and this causes men to… Read More
Look within you, and there is a treasure. My poem. Read More
Can't turn back. My poem. Read More
You never know what you'll find. My poem. Read More
I like to see clearly. My poem. Read More
Athens Gunn made a life from nothing, with a son in tow, and the baggage of his unresolved past, he must do it once more. THIS IS NOT A FINISHED PRODUCT. SEEKING FEEDBACK. Read More
This story is similar to many of your lives with friendship , romance , relations and family. It is a take on how a girl with high dreams and society restrictions tries to shape her life. Read More
A story of how sex and lust can blurr the reality of situations , how we can end up in a life way different to our ideal and have many regrets Read More

Poem / Other

February 13, 2018

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A blog about my view on singlness and society's deplorable attitude towards it. Read More

Poem / Poetry

January 10, 2017

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A young girl alone in the big city, Hollywood ... Read More
This traffic and weather makes me reflect on the life that I had. What’s next after 25 years of surviving the challenges of humanity? Getting a home and a car? Put up a business? Promotion? Getting married and having kids? When I was 15 I told myself that at the… Read More

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Script / Humor

October 23, 2015

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A Producer and a Director put on the most expensive Shakespeare production of all time. They rent the biggest theatre in the country and hire the world's most famous actor to play the lead role of King Lear. However, just before curtain up on opening night, he dies. The single… Read More
a single woman falls in love with her next door neighbor. Read More
The battle to defend yourself from a world obsessed with marriage continues. Read More

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A short poem about the struggles of life. Read More

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This is a piece I wrote quite some years ago. Unfortunately, although my circumstances have changed the sentiments expressed are still entirely true for me. Read More
A Journey in to the world of your inner mind, One man goes on a quest to figure out why he's trapped in what he thinks is a dream, what will chris do what will he find, will you discover something true to you? Read More
single woman finds a newborn baby boy abandoned on the front porch of her house. Read More
Valentine's day has an unsettling effect for everyone who is single. But is it really that bad to be alone on this special day? Read More

Book / Romance

December 03, 2014

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I Lied To Love You follows Maxine Mason, a twenty-three year old troubled single mother of twins, who landed a job as a front desk in a five star hotel in Manhattan with the help of Travis Kent. He’s a dashing debonair who kept his real identity hidden in order… Read More
Short poems reflecting the society of today. Sex, longing for love, alcoholism, drugs, anxiety, depression, loneliness, fear, death. Read More
This is an autobiographical perspective at how a practice of Meditation, Guided Imagery, and Visualization for 40 years helped me create the most authentic and joyful version of myself. It is not all about happy, happy, joy, joy. Learning can be painful. Real change and growth come from life’s difficult… Read More

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Constantly being used as only eye-candy and reusable sex for her jobs is starting to wear down Charla Jennings. She's a single mother trying to provide the only financial support she has. And she's not even twenty-four. Charla's starting to live day in and day out, finding it hard to… Read More

Poem / Poetry

July 21, 2014

Reads: 717

Comments: 1

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A poem over the progression from the single life, toward falling into love. Read More

Poem / Poetry

July 05, 2014

Reads: 845

Comments: 1

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