Deborah Coss
Writing since 8, published since 15, carried press credentials with womanmotorist.com. Publishing several sites, loves photography & arts. Words are fun, and communication is an art.
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The Cross of Ventura, CaliforniaThe landmark known as, "The Cross," in Ventura, California, and Ventura City Council at it's best. Helping to save one of California oldest, and most prominent landmarks. -
Top Three Independent Coffee Shops in Ventura, CaliforniaVentura offers a lot of small towns perks, including small town coffee shops, with big hearts.
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Best AC Articles on Halloween SafetyHalloween is one of America's most popluar holidays. Halloween superstores pop-up, renting vacant retail space in strip malls. But the most important aspect of Halloween is having a holiday of safe trick or treating.
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Salt of the EarthTake a trip around the world, visiting the Salts of the Earth!
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Alternatives for Halloween GivingToday, more and more people are deciding to look for alternatives for Halloween Candies, for their own parties, or for passing out at the front door. So what can you pass out?
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Ventura County Fall Yoga Events for 2009As far as spiritual places to visit and experience, Ventura County has an abundance of places to get physical, or metaphysical.
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Going, Going, Gone: Moving Companies of VenturaA short list of moving companies in Ventura, California, ready to help you get up and go.
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AC Poetry Challange ~ HaikuAssociated Content is stepping up to the Challange of National Poetry Month and challanged the AC writers. I love a challange! Haiku for you.
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The Easter Bunny Hopped Right Over MEEaster is no big thrill me or those I serve... -
Poetry Month, April 2009, Done Ventura County StyleNational Poetry Month, 2009, coming in April 2009, just brought back a flood of memories to me.
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I WishSometimes things are not what we want. We can not control it, change it, make it better, or make it go away. And sometimes it is with us for forever and a day.
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Sometimes I HATE ChangeNobody asked me if I would mind if they tore it down, or picked it up and moved it away. They never really asked any one else either. Someone just showed up with a large enough bank roll and they could wipe out a lifetime. -
Twice Burned"Just what I am going through, they can't understand..." Moody Blues, Nights In White Satin, 1967
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Easter Sunday MealsEaster Sunday, was not a big deal in my household when I was growing up. Really, most of our holidays were no big deal. They were just something to get through. Now, it is up to me, to create my own traditions...
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Local Family History Resources in Ventura, CaliforniaThink outside the box. Be your own personal information detective, obtain very specific information you need, or fresh leads, by putting on your walking shoes. -
10 of My Personally Memorable Movie QuotesTimes change. Classic movie quotes don't.
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Neverland Valley Ranch Could Be AuctionedPersonal property on Neverland Ranch, in addition to the real property, could be auctioned off piece by piece, bringing an era to an end.
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Haunted Places in Ventura, CaliforniaMy first personal experience with ghost hunting was when I heard the story of Char-Man. There are many versions of the story, but the most common is that Char-Man died in a fire set by teens, in the 1950s....
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Terror in the SkyI'll never know if what happened was accidental, or someone was having fun with me, but half way through our flight, terror struck. -
The Top Places to Eat in Downtown, Ventura, CaliforniaDowntown Ventura, settled first by Native Americans about 1,500 years ago, then with settlers and pioneers, Chinese, Native Americans, and Church working to build the first landmarks of this coastal port town. -
10 Reasons Why You Should Not Buy Acne Treatments from Doctors60 million Americans have active acne (20 percent of whom are adults)
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Best Place for Seniors to Live in Ventura California: Silvercrest ResidenceToday, 80 percent of middle-aged couples have at least one living parent. As, many learn to adjust to reversing roles of child and parent, they confront demands of caring for those who once took care of them.
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Labor Day Activities in Santa Paula, CaliforniaLabor Day was synonymous with at least three things: the beginning of fall, the opening of schools and the start of football season.
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Would You Care?I miss you still, to this day. It does not matter much, how much you hurt me.
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Dancing Upon My GraveEach day I awaken opportunity is born again to gaily dance upon my grave
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Victim of ArtThe photographer set up his tripod, With the fancy box camera on top, In the very early morn,
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The Verbose ChickMy response to Challenge #1 The verbose chick said verily,
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After Her Beloved JoyThis was - In Response to A Challenge!
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A Tranquil HeartYou have a right to your own space, Peace of mind, And a tranquil heart.
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Fear Creeps into My HeartFear creeps into my heart,
And it makes me want to hide- -
Suspicious ChildShe just wants to be free.
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Timing is EverythingI want to believe in you.
I don't trust you at all. -
Dear GodJust for today, I'll push all the pain away...
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I Saw You Yesterday...you were with her,
So I just went on by. -
There Must Be a PlaceWritten for Sunday Alice Faye Kaiser and
For the Cat Lovers out there -
Dancing with DemonsI pictured a junkie with a water-filled rig...
Dedicated to Robert Denis Moore who died alone in his room
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The FogThe fog rolls in and surrounds our town
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I Saw My Friend Get Married Today..He stood there and sang a song to her,
Voice breaking, and his soul showing.
Both of them so nervous and beautiful. -
The Grim Reaper Took AnotherThat Deadly Creeper took another young one from our town
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Writers BlockAnd you know I'm not feeling good
If I don't even want to crack wise. -
She Runs FreeShe almost prances, almost dances,
And you can tell her spirit is high. -
Ain't No Cure for This IllToo many Xanex bars and a bottle of that old tequila gold...
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One, Two-Buckle My ShoeAnother Grown Ups Nursery Rhyme
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Take Care!Try to forget us?
I don't want to! -
Just like You DidHow do I lose myself and start all over again?
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Maxine Dear,Dedicated to Maxine G my "Brit" friend and writer....
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Watch Them Forever More!His plan does not include murder
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This Thing Called TimeAs if I had the power to travel back in time
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Just for Today"She felt incapable-unlovable-like she simply could not cope
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If I Would, If I Could…Would I think of you less If I could avoid seeing
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As Alwayscome to me as you are, I'm still here, as I've always been before
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Who Do You Thank?Now your are going to be seriously late,
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It Fell Upon Me to Write This EpitaphI see him sitting in heaven, in some plush chair, in hand - a carafe
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When I Will Laugh Freely Again?The tears are less, & I think God Bless!
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To My Mother...I left you, long before you left this life...
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Love HurtsNo formal education so to speak
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That TimeWe caught craw-dads you and me
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Love is like Waterit would be more easily broken!
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I Cry Out to Youbut you do not hear
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Some Day it Won't Hurt at All!When the moon is high in the night sky...
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Back in TimeI would travel today if I could, back to the days of my childhood..
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The BeachIf only I could stay down here where the waves wash over me...
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The SoldierShoulders squared
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They Might SurviveRed lights flashing, siren screaming, each into their own thoughts;
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To My Best FriendOnce two friends become lovers, they can never be friends again.
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Dawn Breaks,No time to play today...
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You Had No Right to Be HereWill we ever know?
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Tightrope WalkerSometimes I feel like a tightrope walker
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We Writers Are a Driven PeopleWe writers are driven and can be quite untamed,
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"No!"Noooo," I said, but he was persistent.
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I Would Be a Much Happier Me!When I was a small girl of only two or three...
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Why?How did your head get so unreasonable today?
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The TaggerTag the canvas
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That Game You Call Your LifeMy phone rang today, then the caller hung up...
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Deadbeat Dad is on the Run!Adult Nursery Rhymes
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Picture FrameI saw the picture frame we bought together all those years ago,
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You Were My FriendBut you know, times change, And so do people, most do anyways.
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I was Not Lookingyou gave me reasons to smile.
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The Weddingmy heart did not break, It did not even faintly ache
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SadCould it be that I'm tired of being me?
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Wolf!we will track you down, and snare you with your falsehoods,
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The Treat's Gotta Growl!Beware!
Life is restless tonight in our part of the jungle... -
The Answer is Never DownYou've defeated death
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The Best RevengeThey say the best revenge is doing well
The Best Revenge -
Our BabyOur baby, would have been
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ThunderstormThunderstorm outside
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Like a Tiny Splinterthere is an unending burn in my soul
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How Would You Know?You wanted inside my head the other day
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MaybeMaybe it's safer to hold onto
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The Child WithinMy inner child runs my place, with her impish grin,
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Grok Transplanted...I was asked, "What is your favourite line from a movie or book, and why?" My answer was:
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And so it Goes, Another One Bites the DustShe sat there, under the oak tree,
In the shade and out of the heat…
Her head hung low,
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The Russian BallerinaI wore white and nurses shoes, and I did what ever I had to do.
Fed the sick, and bathed them too,
I loved my job, and I did it well, -
My Worst EnemyI come out after dark to get into my car.
I had to park further away this time.
The moon is new, and the night is very dark. -
The Invisible WallI try so hard to move on,
But it's like there's this invisible wall - -
Deep WatersThe water rises above my head,
As I sink to the bottom. -
After All is Said and DoneI went by just to say hi,
And there you were.
I called out to you, -
ALWAYSI did not choose to leave your side,
Yet, you are left to wonder "why?" -
Haiku - a Collectiona collection of haiku about life...
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That Man that PreysI despise the man that preys,
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I Remember…there are wolves in sheep's clothing, Who covet your very soul,
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God, Grant Me the SerenityI have looked into the eyes of madness
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He Backs My PlayThe voices in my head used to drive me wild!
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Your Special FriendYou let me free, just to be happy with being me
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The Star FishYou and I walked down to the tide pools,
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Pictures in My Garden...I saw the picture frame we bought together all those years ago,
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The FireI look at the photograph.
And I remember the smoke.
And I see the flames consuming the hills. -
The Campfirethe guy from the Cayman Islands was gone
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The Cork TreeIt's just that, I found her when I was on the run
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PurpleMy world was purple,
Purple, soft like the color of royalty, -
The Ranchdo you remember when it was hard, way back when
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The Baby Next DoorShe heard the neighbors baby bawl,
And she spread some more lotion,
On her already very tan skin. -
The Animal Withinhe revealed the horrible animal dwelling within
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FirefliesShe sat with friends on a grassy knoll,
The girl from the city,
With two country boys. -
The Softer Easier WaySeed carpets, a concept for people seeking,
A softer and easier way to a more colorful world! -
The Drink Takes You"And she'll have fun, fun, fun, till her daddy takes her T-Bird away…" blared over the car stereo as she came round and down hill, on the road of Tujunga Canyon.
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GeraniumsI look at the colored flowers and blink back the tears,
I put the bouquet of geranium flowers into the pitcher,
And thought wistfully about that spring, so many years ago. -
She was More Cranky Than UsualShe was more cranky than usual,
As she rummaged through the dumpster.
"Damn people, don't throw out nuthin' good no more!"
But still she rummaged… -
Another One Bites the DustShe sat there, under the oak tree,
In the shade and out of the heat…
Her head hung low,
And her foot nudging the acorn -
In the Year 3004She sat on what was once the foundation
of one of the buildings of the old days…
And she watched as the sky turned colors and the sun started to set,
And the full moon which seemed very close, took over the sky… -
Soap, Martians and EelsThe children ran into the water,
And squealed,
As they shrieked,
"The eel! The eel!" -
"Revival"Water had it's own smell, it's own motion
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No RegretsShe quickly turned the sizzling pork in the pan,
And remembered a time or two when the pop of the grease,
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SeafoamShe watched the surf fisher-man ready his pole
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Asphodelit makes Pluto proud to know,
It lives and thrives in the Greek underworld.
Tis the favorite food of his dead, -
The Rain, the Possum, and InterferenceI looked out through the dirty window panes
as the rain fall increased and fell with fury...
I turned around and looked at the fire
in my little fire place and shuddered.