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Recipe- September Cookies
Ingredients: 2 cups sifted flour 1 tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt 1 tsp cinnamon ½ tsp ground cloves ½ tsp allspice ½ tsp nutmeg 1 cup chopped almonds ½ cup softened butter ½ cup light brown sugar 1/3 cup apple sauce 1 egg 1 apple Soft caramel candies Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Sift…
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20 Wishes – Scrapbooking and Wish-Making To Make Your Life Better
What if you could make 20 wishes? In Debbie Macomber’s 2009 feel-good novel Twenty Wishes, widow and bookstore owner Anne-Marie starts a new challenge that will change her friends and her own life. This challenge requires each of the fabulous ladies in the friend group to ditch their routine and do something they’ve been putting…
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Poetry- Time Affair
Push me against the broken glass, and penetrate my soul. Eyes like blue fire in winter electrify me whole. Grab me hard behind my head, and gobble up my skin. Lips like pink petals in springtime lock me in a spin. Pull me tight to your rocky flesh, and peek inside my moan. Hands like…
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Heritage Day
Heritage Day is a day when people concentrate on the importance of South Africa’s cultural heritage. September 24th was previously known as Shaka Day. The holiday honored Shaka, a famous Zulu king. After apartheid came to an end in South Africa, changes were made to Heritage Day. Heritage Day was called Shaka Day in history.…
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Poetry- Denial
Grief is overwhelming Odious and hungry Eliminating and endless Chaos guaranteed I hate grief And regrets Promises and pleas Because they deplete They eat and multiply Unworthiness like maggots It’s better to deny grief Brain space To erase sorrow Not to be giddy in its absence But to be stoic and strong Braced and brave…
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Poetry- We Met Among The Frost
I want nothing more than to cross your glacial wall, to witness the flora unfurl, reborn. In the middle of fire and ice, I pass the time by bidding farewell to the fading sun, who travels further into the darkness of space, leaving behind a feverish romance. At summer’s final breath, I carry on the…
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My Ring Became My Weapon
Lilly was hoping for a great, wealthy, and free life when she agreed to marry and become Mrs. Rooh. Her one-month-long partner was a businessman who owned a lavish double-story house and expensive cars. It was a day of celebration and jubilee. Little did Lilly know that she was marrying a jackal-wearing sheepskin. A few…
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Mocha The Bookstore Cat
Autumn Harvest Bookstore is where I call my home. Although I may only be a cat, I’m pretty observant of the people and the world around me. My name is Mocha, and I am a small brown American shorthair who always sticks her nose in other people’s business. I take the saying “Curiosity killed the…
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King George
This was written by our contributing writer, Karina Coghlan’s dear friend, Kathi Hinkle. He didn’t live here, and he didn’t live there. As a matter of fact, I don’t think he lived anywhere. But let me roll back the years and start near the beginning. I was born and raised in a metropolitan city. Thirty-five…
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Poetry- My First
Here in my heart You still stand, My thoughts are filled Filled with just you Nothing else matters. I’m but your own A souvenir from Cupid, My heart, you stole I never want it back If losing you is my punishment Let it be. Keep being beautiful As you always are, My daily prayers Are…
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Poetry- Love Trivia
Love is like an ocean, At first, Explore it, Then, Land your first step, Now, Move further, Slowly dive in, Gradually, Get into deep, No reverse dive, If you survive You will find the pearl, Or else, Life will whirl. This was written by our contributing writer, Vimala Thevanai Thanggavilo.
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Poetry- Serenade For My Mother
You black, beautiful sapphire, Glinting like a starlight. Woman of profound attributes, That is seeable even in the dark of night. Woman of great simplicities; Woman of the upland rice fields. Oh, my beloved mother, This serenade is for you! You that opened my eyes, To the wonders of the world. You that bore with…