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Valentine Romance Reads
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and what better way to get in the spirit than with the perfect romance novels? Those overwhelming mushy and sappy feel-good reads will leave you more excited than ever for the love-filled day. I have compiled a list of my favorite romance novels. They vary from sweet to…
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Traversing The Quiet Season: How To Stay Safe While Winter Hiking
While we find ourselves outside to enjoy the winter season to its fullest before it comes to a close, it’s advised to keep your safety, as well as others, in mind while exploring the snow-covered trails. As someone who hikes throughout the year, wintertime has been the most dangerous if one isn’t careful. Before heading…
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Year Of The Snake
2025. A new, glorious year on planet Earth with promises of growth and good fortune. And for those of East Asian descent, the end of January means ringing in the next year of the Lunar calendar. And 2025 is the Year of the…Snake. Wait, what? I have only lived through one Snake year back in…
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Author Lauren Underwood Opens Up About The Power Of Storytelling
Lauren Underwood’s journey to becoming a published author is a testament to her passion, perseverance, and unyielding love for storytelling. From a young age, Lauren found herself captivated by books, and her interest in reading and writing developed hand in hand. By fourth and fifth grade, she was already crafting short stories that amused her…
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My First Christmas!
Image Source: Pexels- Francis Seura There are moments in life that arrive quietly, yet change us forever. My first Christmas is one of those moments—bright, unexpected, and filled with a kind of warmth I didn’t know I needed. Growing up, Christmas was always something that belonged to other people. I saw it through windows, through…
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10 Stanzas For 10 Years As An Airman
Josh, one of our writers, joined the Civil Air Patrol, the all-volunteer United States Air Force Auxiliary, 10 years ago today. He wrote this poem to commemorate his service. “I became an Airman 10 years ago today. Started out in Butler County, PA. My first mission was to Somerset, my boot broke and I didn’t…
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Winter’s Crescendo
Among tall-aching pines, a grove lies embedded in the heart of winter, where silence reigns its crown. Each step heaves with an impression of transient existence on each powdery surface, a testament to fleeting moments all but forgotten. Needles and nettles fray— heavy with frost— glistening under dim eyes of light. They create a tapestry…
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The Day I Die
The day I die; When I’m being carried, To the gravesite, You must never think, That I’m missing the world. For what is there to miss, If not my mother, And siblings, My books, And those few good people, That care for me, As I care for them? The day I die, Do not mourn,…
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Stepping Out Of Our Comfort Zones
We all have a Comfort Zone, a psychological state where we feel safe, at ease, and in control of the environment around us. It is within this Comfort Zone that we tend to avoid new experiences or challenges; instead, we stick to familiar activities. These can include never missing a particular TV show, eating certain…
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Blossoming Love
From the start You made this desert bloom, Through my darkest days You pulled me free Let my heart forever love you In life and eternity I am but yours to have. In my heart A crown is adorned, Your hands danced around my heart Playing sweet symphonies Symphonies I never knew existed From my…
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Grace’s Christmas Memory
One beautiful snowy morning in December, shortly before Christmas, Grace was listening to Frank Sinatra’s Christmas album and baking chocolate chip cookies in her kitchen when suddenly, she heard a loud knock on her front door. She opened the door to find a small family of Christmas carolers singing “Christmas Time Is Here” from the…
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Nail Polish
For some reason, my dreams have images of nails painted In colors of blood red And shimmering dark blue For some reason, he appears With my family And all of us sitting around a table That one must descend a staircase to access And I am forced to sit next to him For some reason,…
