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Is Avatar Racist?

I’ve been hearing comments from a number of sources claiming that James Cameron’s Avatar is racist.  If you haven’t seen the movie already, it’s about a moon called Pandora to which humans have come...

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of fish and ferns: two short stories

. The boy is oblivious to the muck that have found its way on his leg. A dripping spot of black for every step. And he has done many and in double time. The slippers are a size too big, his sister's, but he...

24 comments    children fiction love story
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The Lot

CHAPTER ONE  It was just like any other morning, the neighbors dog was the first sound he heard followed shortly by his alarm clock. This same ritual had been practiced for twelve years, six am out of bed...

2 comments    career economy fiction
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James Cameron - Spiritual Message in Avatar Movie

Avatar - a long awaited movie by James Cameron opened nation wide on December 18th. Jake Sully, Jake Sully, a former US marine confined to a wheel chair, arrives on the moon Pandora on a unique mission. Soon, he becomes torn between his duty to follow orders and the need to protect and save the the civilization he was introduced to.

7 comments    movies science fiction
If you look close enough, you can see the nut falling to earth.  Can you see it?70

The Nut That Fell To Earth - A Short Story

  Children are children the entire universe over, and this pair were fairly typical. Much as the young boys of our own planet play conkers, so these two played a similar game.   "Bet you can't break...

16 comments    science fiction a short story
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Granted - Part 1

It was a nice hot summer day, and a few neighborhood kids had gathered in a circle just being kids. They were burning ants with a magnifying glass, cracking jokes and laughing, when along came Grant...

3 comments    entertainment kids fiction
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Michael Crichton Why I love his Books

All Photos courtesy Flickr Always an avid reader, the first Michael Crichton (pronounced Cryten) story I read was "Coma". This was a long time ago. Since then I have read almost all his novels enjoying...

6 comments    medical learning films
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400 Alternative words for said

Said, said, said! Does the word 'said', drive you mad? Is it your dream, your fantasy to write a story? Do you have a book in your head, but 'said' gets in the way? Books are what drive most authors...

151 comments    tips writing books
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The Traveling Engagement Ring – a story for my niece…

way back in the late 1800’s, there lived an amazing good queen who lived in America - her name was Queen Kate.  We know she was a queen because she was very proper, very refined, very strict and always...

0 comments    fantasy engagement ring
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Avatar Movie Review

December 18, 2009, I went to our town's newest theater, Maya Cinema 16 Bakersfield, It was my first time here. A nice place indeed. I guess it was a day of firsts for me, for it was my first time seeing a 3-D...

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