Hi.  My name is Elaine.  And I’m a poet. That’s right.  I used to write poems–all the time.  They were like my first love, practically an obsession.  I’m finally over them now, but sometimes I still miss them:  that shock of inspiration, the desparate sussuration of pen on paper, the thrill of an image captured [...]

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Kim Watters here.  As I walked into my office the other day, I noticed a baby bird on the patio. Even though I don’t particularly like birds–a childhood nightmare that would take too long to explain here–this poor thing was kind of cute. I sure hope Mama was around to teach Junior how to fly [...]

I don’t go brand-crazy very often.  I buy generic bacon one week and Oscar Meyer the next, and I couldn’t tell you what kind of ballpoint pen is in my purse right now.  But I’ve just got to burble about my new toy, my Alphasmart NEO.  I’ve owned an original Alphasmart for maybe eight years.  [...]