One of my favorite quotes by Stephen King goes like this: I recognize terror as the finest emotion and so I will try to terrorize the reader. But if I find that I cannot terrify, I will try to horrify, and if I find that I cannot horrify, I’ll go for the gross-out. I’m not [...]
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which should you choose? eco-friendly? sustainable? nontoxic? natural?
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sweeping
My first paid job (aside from babysitting, and helping family friends with a coat-checking gig at a local hotel when I was 13) was dishwashing in a nursing home. I was a model employee: smart, learned my tasks quickly, hard-working, conscientious… and each shift I finished much earlier than my employer expected. So they kept [...]
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heart
Strange as it may sound, the words heart, hearth and focus all have the same root. The heart of my home is not only the hearth. The heart is also the caring and healing energy that uplifts me whenever I walk through my doors. The heart is also the deep mystery at the centre of [...]
