Blaine Coleman
Born and raised in southeast Virginia (Petersburg-city- & Prince George County), attended public school except for one year at St. James Catholic School, at age 10 my family moved from Petersburg to an old family-owned farmhouse in Prince George county, attended a Baptist church until age 12 then my family no longer attended any church. At age 18 I spent the summer in Escondido, Ca. (near San Diego) then attended Richard Bland Community College as a Fine Arts major, married my high school sweetheart at age 20 in the Methodist church her family attended, my son was born I was 23 years old, I divorced at age 26, gained custody of my son when I was 30 years old and at the same time enrolled part-time at Virginia Commonwealth University first in Archetectural Studies then switched major to Religious Studies and minored in the Creative Writing program.
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How the Car I Never Wanted Became My Favorite CarI didn’t get my dream car, but I got what I needed, and learned some important lessons along the way.
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Historic Belle Island, Richmond VirginiaA short tour of historic Belle Island, on the fall line of the James River at the rapids in Richmond, Virginia. A popular destination for Civil War history buffs and nature lovers, it is accessible by a pedestrian and bicyclist suspension bridge.
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The Greenest Way to Ship Gifts & Packages, Guaranteed!These are a few simple methods to reduce your shipping costs and be environmentally sensitive by effectively recycling items what would otherwise end up in the landfill. Do your part to reduce your carbon footprint and save money at the same time!
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OWS- Phase 1: Raise Awareness- Mission Accomplished; Now, Phase 2OWS has gotten major news network coverage of the financial problems facing the nation. Now it needs to offer a clear solution before the corporate-owned media resorts entirely to the standard taglines of dirty hippies, freeloaders, anti-capitalists...
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The Tweet Heard 'Round the WorldA look at the power of social media to effect needed change in American society and why we need mass protest movements as much today as ever before, and how the OWS movement follows in that great American tradition.
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Cool Weather Stirs Memories of Summer FlowersAs the air grows cool and the nights grow longer memories of summer remind us that another spring will follow.
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Fox FurA young woman who doesn't believe in ghosts, magic, or witches learns differently when she tries on a vintage fur stole once owned by an old woman rumored to be a witch.
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Autumn Brings Stunning Flowers Along with the Colorful Fall FoliageWhen people think flowers, they usually think of spring and summer, but autumn also has flowering gems to offer while the trees change their colors. These are photographs of colorful foliage and some beautiful flowers October brings to my garden.
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The OrchardMy son and I, along with my mother and sister, visit an apple orchard near the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia. It was my, and my son's, first time at any orchard and the weather that day was beautiful, if just a bit cool.
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Why I Might Miss the RaptureThis was when I began to question if what I learned in church was what I really needed to know.
