Nora Nick
thirty year English teacher turned mental health therapist and now retired writer.
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Can You Pass a Memory Test About Your Own Past?A discussion of two kinds of memory, learned and personal and a look at the differences.
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How Everything Was Changed by His ChildrenA no hold's barred poem.
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A Family of PronounsFunny little limerick of family hierarchy without following the rules.
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Relax in Symi Off the Coast of TurkeyMost of us travel because we are looking for something that is not where we live. The place that I found to be the most relaxing of all is an island of the coast of Turkey, where I just happened to have been born.
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Peer Evaluation of Job PerformanceEmployee performances are not some casual paperwork but serious matters that can cost a company a lot of money.
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Bernie Madoff Didn't Get to Make Off with His LootA comical appraisal of a ridiculous sentence.
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Reflections on Global WarningA short story about the effects of nature in killing off nature using a simple true life story as an allegory.
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Some Thoughts on the Spanish InquisitionSome observations of religiously imposed maxims on violent pre-Christian superstitions.
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The Family Members Alert to Communal PropertyAll family members should know who has prepared the will for a parent, and where it is.
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I Took My Daughter to EuropeA story about travel, the old fashioned way.
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Green Split Pea Vegetarian SoupA small bowl of this delicious soup will delight your guests and can also be a quick dish for someone living alone. -
Living Green Means Taking Care of the InvironmentIf people continue to perceive themselves as being too good to show the lowest concern for the rights of others, then more and more people will find themselves just like the lilies of the field that are being watered by toxic water.
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U.F.O.'s Are Real by Sergeant Clifford E. StoneDo you have a gnawing interest in Roswell? In this book you will find a detailed account of secret agency investigations and conclusions that will let you make up your own mind about having been visited by aliens. -
What is a Pirate?A play on words that is masking kidnappers as pirates.
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The Girl with the Red HairThis is as accurate a telling of a real life event that occurred in Campbell, Ohio in 1961. The school has been razed, but the field is left standing. No one has built anything else on it.
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Self-Publish Your Book for FreePublishAmerica.com may publish your book for free, but the selling remains with you.
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May I Have This Dance?A poem on rejected advances in public places.
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A Dangerous Game, by Philip J. Klass: Review of a Book About UFO AbductionsA review of a book that has not been given full media coverage for years, in my opinion. Philip Klass's approach to the hush-hush alien abductee scare is remarkable.
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The Squirrel and the Stolen EggA squirrel steals a robin's egg and the owner of the tree where the squirrel lives, justifies it.
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Are You Falling for the Right Man?This article discusses when to make the move for someone you are attracted to.
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Are You Wasting Your Time Writing for HeliumThis article contains a first person account of the bookeeping at Helium.com.
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The Lying SquirrelA squirrel makes an accomplice of the trees owner.
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The Discoverers by Daniel J. BoorstinThis formidable book is an account in mind reeling detail of all of the important discoveries that have catapulted man from an ape like creature emerging out of a cave to a suited space agent, looking to find escape from gravity.
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Marriage and Divorce in the Works of John MiltonA scholarly approach to woman's position in marriage as seen through the eyes of the classical John Milton. -
A Dramatic Interpretation of the Wild-Monkey IncidentHere, I use the incident of the wild monkey that attacked his owner to bring out the basic tenets of Greek drama.
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Discover Planet Watch by Clint HatchettThis book is perhaps, your first hands on guide to learning about the star systems. It is a compilation of both astronomical tools devised through the ages and a mythological adaptation by astrologers.
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Traveling in Groups: Show Consideration to Fellow TravelersThis article contains a frank discussion on interacting with traveling companions on group tours.
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The Real Roswell Crashed-Saucer Coverup by Philip J. KlassKlass tells an amazing tale of the deep dark secrets of the CIA and the USAF in their investigations into Roswell. -
Review of UFO's by Phillip J. KlassChapter by Chapter look into a book based on a New York Times, January 14,1979, article into a coverup by CIA surveillance of ufo's since 1949. -
Book Review of Space Explained by Robin ScagellThe most enlightening explanation of space ever written for children and adults alike. -
How to Make Use of Publicly Funded TelevisionPublic Broadcasting Station, or PBS, is often quite handy in offering free lessons, from yoga to cooking. This morning I watched a very proficient yoga teacher demonstrate a yoga exercise that seemed easy enough and innocuous.
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Ye! or EarthA poem about Mother Earth, also known as Ye in Greek.
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A Leprecaun's Contribution to St. Patrick Day"s Activitiesa whimsical look at a Christian holiday through the eyes and heart of a non Christian leprecaun. -
SymeA poem of great love.
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My Chocolate Lovers DelightA playful parody on The Night Before Christmas substituting chocolate for Santa.
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Identifying with Your Abuser: Abuser-Victim RelationshipsThis article looks into behaviors that are developed from abuser-victim relationships.
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How Have Great Writers Dealt with the Most Energizing Human Emotion RevengeA look at getting even in the classics as the writer's main motivational point for his characters. -
You Ancient LimeKatherine is having some problems in dealing with her name.
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Two Look Alike BillionairesThis article looks at two billionaires who are probably affecting everyone's life in the United States if not the world.
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On the Origin of HomerThe Trojan War occurred in 1100b.c., and the author that we all celebrate as Homer is supposedly the son of one of the combatants or a Persian who got caught while visiting Turkey in the fabled city of Troy.
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What Are We Supposed to Do with Our Real EstateA small town in the eastern part of Ohio, near the Pennsylvania border, is facing a real downturn in property values.
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Trying to Learn to Speak SpanishWriting humorous poetry in this day and age is really, really hard. -
Be Sure that You Are Not One of Those Rare People that Can Not Take AnesthesiaToo many people have become jaded with in-office surgical procedures. -
Kick the Smoking Habit with Common Sense AdviceA look at the personal experience and routine of a former smoker.
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Are You Planning on Taking a Trip?Preparing to travel is more important in maintaining a life long love of travel than the destinations you eventually choose.
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Misunderstanding of Freudian Concepts and Their Adverse Effect on Our SocietyAttempting to deal with sensitive issues of children and parents bonding when important people are known to be suffering from those issues can be a harrowing situation for a therapist.
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Is Oprah Winfrey Better Than Barbar WaltersA free for all look at two women and their influence on American women. -
The Corinthian Canal in GreeceThe Corinthian Canal is a natural waterway traversed by small engine tugboats that safely take tourist boats through without touching the formidable wall of mountain. -
Hate Mentality Comes in a BackpackA romantized actual story about seemingly God fearing people when confronted with the observation of a saint. -
Addicted to PeanutsA whimsical look at peanuts,as part of our American heritage.
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An Eerie Story About Veterans of Foreign WarsAs an English teacher, I aided many students in competing for Veterans of Foreign Wars Essay Contests. I had no idea when I married that my husband's grandfather was a veteran of the First World War, in the Infantry. -
Baseball and RomanceVisting Houston, Texas, and taking in a baseball game at the Astrodome turned me against baseball for a very, long time.
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Welcome to Clearwater Beach, FloridaOnce a secluded beach, Clearwater Beach, an island off the tip of Clearwater City in Florida, has more than enough for the most discriminating tourist as well as the wishful island want to be homeowner. -
Move Over Big Brother: CNN Has Taken OverA description of CNN programming for one half hour. Actual on air news anchors and the material and opinions aired. -
Don't Sell Your Gold, Pawn ItThese rough economic times have created a host of legal cons, advertising as buying your unwanted gold. -
A Whimsical Look at Trying to Keep WarmSpecific behaviors that can be adapted to stay warm and healthy during the winter. -
At a Crossroad of Denied RealitiesA frank discussion on our belief systems discussing openly beings that we have relegated to actually controlling our behaviors but taboo for those we want to keep their role in society. -
Haunted by SueThis is a poem about being haunted by memories of the past.
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What I Know About HoneyA whimsical look at one person's mental associations with honey. -
A Secret Admirer of Mr. R.D. Saxon, Jrtwo people pass by and share a mystical moment -
Queen Elizabeth, a Humble Exhortation!Lauding the unmistakable greatness of a great Queen
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When Samson's Soul Became Donald TrumpA slightly ironic, sarcastic comparison between Samson and Donald Trump.
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The Island of Simi, GreeceThe island of Simi, Dodecanese, is a melding of religious incursions from Nereid venturing forth to fight the Trojans to the Monastery of The Archangel, it is a place of mystery. -
Warren Buffet: The Joke of All Buffet'sA pun, or is it? Just who is Warren Buffet? A God or a windmill, or can he save planet Earth from planet Earth? -
Tom Cruze's Nine New Year's ResolutionsTom Cruze has telepathically conveyed to me his nine New Year's resolutions without even knowing that he had telepathically conveyed them to me.
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My New Year's Resolution is to Learn to like MyselfA New Year's resolution that can be made and kept by everyone, -
How to Raise a Daughter After DivorceA first person narrative on raising a daughter from point of divorce to soon to be college graduate . Many women are not aware of the societal taboos that they will have to withstand. -
My Name is an American Media Consumer and I Do Not Approve of Willful Wasting of Taxpayers Money to Promote Individual Vanities of ContendersWe have had years and years of a not so secret gag of calling people who got away with crimes because they were part of a con against their victims whom they dubbed as trolls much like an abusive parent or spouse calls his victims whatever he wants and gets away with it.
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How to Become WealthyReview of Fortune magazine's article on top companies
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Presidential Hopeful Barack Obama Pays Youngstown State University a VisitBeing invited by Youngstown, Ohio, mayor Jay Williams, I attended a Barack Obama rally held at my alma mater Youngstown State University in Ohio.
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Do Greek Orthodox Priests Perform Exorcisms?Personal feelings bout the Exorcist and other non- necessary chit chat since I am snowed in and have no one else to talk to.
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Thoughts About the Futurefantastical assumptions about other peoples opinions as they are assimilated into our personal subjective experience.
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A Photograph of an Actual VisionA photograph of an actual miracle occurring on the island of Symi Greece in or about 1940
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World's Worst JokeA reasoned insight into political dark comedy.
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Learning by ExperienceWe learn by lecture and we learn better by example.