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Save the Economy, Not the Stock Market
By wisely choosing who to bail out during the Covid 19 pandemic, we can save lives and strengthen the economy of useful goods, services, and resources.
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Finite and Boundless: A Poem From Kevin Capricorn Wang IV, a Fictional Character
Some fictional characters take on a life of their own. Check out Kevin Capricorn Wang IV's poetry and musings.
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Poems From the End of a Life: Watermelon Sacrament and Sister
These two poems deal with the feelings one experiences while caring for a dying loved one.
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What Would an Atheist Do, Part One: Religious Language and Cultural Artifacts
An atheist answers questions about what atheists would do regarding words with religious origins, celebrations that have been co-opted by Christians, and references to God in historical documents.
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Gift of the Gruldak, Chapter 19: Seeing Is Believing
Rejoin Cap, Kevin, and Guido as they learn more about what's going on back on earth from data collected in the "matter transmitter" they interrupted to get a copy of Kevin's mind to earth.
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Autism Survival Skills: How I Learned to Recognize People Despite Face Blindness
Do you have difficulty recognizing faces? These tips and techniques may help you learn to correctly identify people when you meet them again by using a variety of cues and memory-reinforcing methods.
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Poems about Reminders of Death and Mortality
Some aspects of life tend to remind us of mortality in very powerful ways. Here are three poems about things that make me think about how deeply death and dying are intertwined with life and living.
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High-Functioning Autism and Phone Use: Likely Reasons People With Asperger's Aren't Calling You
If your friend or family member with high-functioning autism seldom calls you on the phone, it might leave you wondering why. Find out what one autistic woman has to say about why phone use isn't fun.
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Atheists Don't Think God Is Real
Atheists don't believe in God. It doesn't seem like anything that would be up for interpretation but it turns out some believers think that everyone, including non-believers, thinks God is real.
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The Tree Program, a Poem About Words
A poem about how words can be used to put ideas and concepts into our minds or to trigger memories to create a new story. Some people use this power without even realizing it.
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A Longer Life in Words - a Poem About What Writing Does for Me
Someone asked me why I bother writing if my audience isn't enormous and few remember my words. I wrote this poem in response to her. Find out what my writing does for me, even if no one ever reads it.
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Sound Reasons, The Front End of the Note
This is an experiment in writing and reader interaction. It will become what its readers want it to be. It's a beginning that will either grow or fail to sprout. Its genre is science fiction.
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Mystical, Magical Umami Meat Marinade
Learn to make this smoky marinade designed to bring out the umami deliciousness in your meats, fish, poultry, and seafood with natural glutamate-rich ingredients and Maillard reaction helpers.
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Society's Weeds, Poetry from the Homeless Experience and Beyond
These three poems were written by a formerly homeless woman to express a little bit about the way living without a home so many years ago permanently changed the way she sees the world.
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A Grave of Flesh and Bone, a Short Story by Kylyssa Shay
Lindy held the sonogram in trembling hands. She was 72 years old; there was no way she could be pregnant even if she hadn't been celibate for the past 7 years. But the image clearly showed a fetus.
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Your Personal Best, a Science Fiction Story, Part 3
Does Megan dare use her power to help people knowing it has a side-effect? Is her relationship with Mark even real? Find out what happens next in part three, The End of the Beginning.
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Your Personal Best, a Science Fiction Story, Part 2
Megan has broken all the rules that keep her safe and her secret is out, at least to Mr. Walker. Will his knowledge help or harm Megan's quest to share her good fortune without being destroyed by it?
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Your Personal Best, a Science Fiction Story, Part 1
Megan's dreams are full of floating bubbles of blood and her origin is unknown, but her life has been completely ordinary up until now. Strange new abilities awaken her curiosity about the past.
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The Day the Keywords Died, a Ditty Dirge for Blackhat SEO and Other Silly Internet-Themed Poems
Some poetry is crafted to make you feel, some is written to make you cry. This isn't that kind of poetry. I hope you enjoy "Anonymity like Wine," "Self-Righteous," and "The Day the Keywords Died."
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10 Tips to Help You Catch and Keep Writers for Your Website Using Non-Monetary Motivation
Learn how to attract and keep writers who produce quality content for your website while improving their productivity, all without paying them any more money, while improving your reputation, too!
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How to Move an Empty Glass Aquarium Over 75 Gallons in Size
Moving a large home aquarium can be a tricky proposition. Learn how the author moved a large curved glass aquarium down three flights of stairs and up two without even breaking a sweat ... or the fish tank.
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Meet Richard T. Anderson, Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Indie Filmmaker
Rich T Anderson, also known as RTA, is a Grand Rapids, Michigan singer, songwriter, musician, and independent filmmaker. Learn more about this little-known American artist and see him in action.
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Gift of the Gruldak, Chapter 18: The Other Side
Rejoin Kevin, Cap, and Guido and find out what happened with them when Kevin Bob had his adventures on 22nd century earth. This serialized science fiction novel is free to read online at HubPages.
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How to Tell if Someone Might Be Homeless
How can you tell if someone is homeless? There's no sure way, but there are a lot of clues that may add up to homelessness when taken together. Knowing them can keep people living on the street safer.
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Gift of the Gruldak, Chapter 17: Relationships in Retrospect
Catch up with Kevin Bob and his life-and-death struggle in chapter 17 of this serialized sci-fi novel. Gift of the Gruldak is free to read online at HubPages.
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Homeless Periods: A Problem of Poverty, Dignity, and Personal Hygiene
Menstruating isn't considered fun by anyone, but having your period while being homeless sucks in its own special way. Learn how you can help people dealing with both homelessness and menstruation.
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Lupus Skin Care Tips
Learn how to take care of your skin when you have lupus. Reduce malar rashes and other skin irritations by following a few common-sense precautions, as well as your doctor's instructions.
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3-D Printing Is Already Changing The World and There's Much, Much More To Come
3D Printing is rapidly changing the face of modern science, art, medicine and even our economy. Learn some of the ways this technology is changing our world.
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The Bloodlust, a Very Short Story by Kylyssa Shay
Vanessa was depressed because she had a mind made for genocide and a body built for strictly platonic cuddling and naps. She hadn't even tried attempted murder in almost a week. What was a girl to do?
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Gift of the Gruldak, Chapter 16: Of Seeds Planted
Catch up with Kevin Bob and his friends as the plot deepens when the deadly robotic Butlers arrive to try to blow them into tiny pieces and stop the revolution in its tracks.
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How I Found My Joyous Writing Groove and Maybe How You Can, Too
Learn what I do to make writing a headlong rush down the page my fingers can barely keep up with that feels like flying and jumping off a cliff at the same time. Isn't it time you got high on words?
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How to Make an Incredibly Realistic-Looking Pizza Cake
This tutorial explains how to make a cake that looks almost exactly like a real pepperoni pizza using fondant, melted white chocolate, and a dash of creativity.
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Walls - A Short Story by Kylyssa Shay
This is a work of fiction about the spaces between, the things unseen, and the missing parts that leave two young people broken. Some parts may be triggering to abuse survivors.
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My Advice for Accepting Religious Condolences as an Atheist
Overtly religious condolences offered to non-believers during times of grief may feel fake, meaningless, or even rude. Learn how to deal with those feelings and understand what those sentiments mean.
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Gift of the Gruldak, Chapter 15: Fun with Interior Design for Compact Spaces
Will Kevin's presence on earth make a difference? Is there enough toilet paper in the shelter? Will Kevin have a nervous breakdown? Find out in chapter 15, Fun with Interior Design for Compact Spaces!
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Secular Condolences and Non-Religious Sentiments to Write in Sympathy Cards
It can be hard to decide what to write in a sympathy card or on a funeral arrangement enclosure card. This page shares ideas for brief non-religious condolences and secular sympathy sentiments.
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Gift of the Gruldak, Chapter 14: Connections
Find out if Kevin-Bob and his friends find shelter from TransMatters' mercenaries in chapter 14 of Gift of the Gruldak, a serialized sci-fi novel you can read free online only on HubPages.
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Meet Kylyssa Shay - Answering Availiasvision's Challenge
Learn my answers to the questions from Availiasvision's self-interview challenge. Find out my favorite swear word, discover my biggest turnoff, and read about how crazy high I get on science.
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Gift of the Gruldak, Chapter 13: Clouds Lifting Before a Storm
The corporate goons are coming and this time they have firepower. Find out what happens next in chapter 13 of Gift of the Gruldak, a science fiction novel that's free to read online at HubPages.
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Is a New Form of Legal Slavery on the Horizon or Will Artificial Intelligences Be Born Free?
If we make self-aware machines will they be real people and treated as such or will we repeat past mistakes in a new and high-tech way and enslave them? Weigh in with your opinions!
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Gift of the Gruldak, Chapter 12: Neuropsychiatric Research Hospital of Glendale, Arizona
Join Kevin as dedicated caregivers fight to return his stolen powers of speech in chapter 12 of Gift of the Gruldak, a serialized science fiction novel you can read online for free.
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Gift of the Gruldak, Chapter 11: Bubbles Within Bubbles
The corporate goons have got Kevin now. Find out what happens next in chapter eleven, Bubbles Within Bubbles. Meet Hal and Jake, the incompetent hired help from TransMatters.
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Gift of the Gruldak, Chapter 10: Terminal Thoughts
Join Kevin in his new body on 22nd century earth in chapter 10 of this serialized science fiction novel. Minor errors lead to deep trouble.
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Gift of the Gruldak, Chapter 9: Skating on Thin Ice
Find out how the rollerskating robot army is faring on earth and learn about the world's reaction to their vitally important messages in chapter 9 of this serialized science fiction novel.
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10 Unselfish Reasons To Not Have Children
Childfree and childless people often find themselves the recipients of a lot of judgments regarding their reproductive choices. Here are ten unselfish reasons people choose not to have children.
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Gift of the Gruldak, Chapter 8: Building Bridges Isn't Easy
Join Kevin, Cap, and Guido as they struggle with computers that can't talk to each other. Meet the alien robot army invading earth to save humanity from itself. Learn the dangers of cleanliness.
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Gift of the Gruldak, Chapter 7: Heartless
Read chapter 7, Heartless, and catch up with Kevin, Guido, and their newest family member in their quest to save lives in this serialized science fiction novel that's free to read online.
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Gift of the Gruldak, Chapter 6: Relationships
Join Kevin as he greets his grandpa's doppelganger and gets his world turned upside down once again in chapter 6 of Gift of the Gruldak, a serialized science fiction novel you can read free online.
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Gift of the Gruldak, Chapter 5: There's No Place Like Home
Find out who Guido has made to keep Kevin company and join them in their quest to save earth. Don't forget to read the first four chapters of this serialized science fiction novel first.
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Gift of the Gruldak, Chapter 4: Simple Solutions to Complicated Problems
Join Kevin and Guido in their quest to save earth in chapter 4 of Gift of the Gruldak, a serialized science fiction novel you can read free online.
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Gift of the Gruldak, Chapter 3: Complications Within Complications
Learn more about the Gruldak and why they need Kevin in chapter three. Set in the near future, Gruldak is a quirky serialized science fiction novel you can read online for free, only at HubPages.
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Gift of the Gruldak, Chapter 2: Friends and Relatives
Welcome to chapter 2 of Gift of the Gruldak, a serialized science fiction novel about what it means to be a person. Don't miss out on Kevin Wang's adventures;read Gruldak free online only on HubPages.
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A Recipe for Photogenic Smoked Salmon Pies and Other Joys of Being a Writer
Learn how to make your own delicious and attractive smoked salmon pies while exploring a little bit how choosing to write has improved my cooking and my life.
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How to Make a Mobile With Your Favorite Photos
Follow the step-by-step instructions in this photo tutorial to turn your favorite images into a cute hanging mobile display that moves and spins.
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8 Tips To Help You Write Content Worth Sharing
Eight tips to help writers discover how to write what they write best from the mind of a wacky oddball with a little bit of viral content to her name.
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Tips For Getting Views To Seasonal And Holiday Articles Off-Season
Learn how a mediocre writer like me keeps getting views to seasonal and holiday content all year round.
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Breakup Chicken Recipe May Be the Antidote to Engagement Chicken
Remember Engagement Chicken? If you've fallen a-fowl of some such behavior-modification poultry, this recipe for delicious Breakup Chicken may be just what you need to break the spell. Serves two.
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How I Fell Madly In Love With Science
Follow one child's mad plunge into head-over-heels love with science and the world of the very, very tiny. Find out how it shaped her life and inspired her to write possibilities and far away worlds.
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Gift of the Gruldak, a Serialized Science Fiction Novel by Kylyssa Shay That's Free to Read Online
Gruldak is a serialized science fiction novel about humanity, aliens, survival, passion, strange technology, and coming of age for a second time in a game-changing reality. It's free to read online.
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Heart-Shaped Ice Cream Cake Recipe for Valentine's Day
Learn how to make a custom, heart-shaped ice-cream cake that looks a bit like a Valentine's Day conversation heart candy.
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What Is Floral Tape?
Floral tape is used extensively in the craft and floral industries. Find out what it is and how it is used.
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How Not To Make Crisp Rice Cereal Bars
Learn how you ought not to try to make crisp rice and marshmallow treats.
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What You Can Write Product Reviews About If You Are Not Much Of A Consumer
If you aren't a person who buys a lot of things you can still write for product review websites. Learn what you can review using personal experience even if you aren't into consumerism.
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My Method of Online Promotion
Step inside and learn my two step method for online promotion. Learn why these methods can improve your chances and why sharing them can improve your Internet neighborhood.
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Grave of the Fireflies
Grave of the Fireflies is a powerful, animated film about Japanese children affected by World War II. Studio Ghibli creates amazing films about childhood and this is one not to be missed.
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Kelvin Multitool Urban Super Tool - 23 Tools In One
Learn why this trendy urban super tool is running neck and neck with my Swiss Army knife for my favorite multi-tool. It has proven very useful, especially when moving house.
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What To Do About Shoes When You Have Two Different Sized Feet
Learn how to use cheap foam shoe inserts to accommodate mismatched shoe sizes without pinching your toes or rubbing your ankles when you have two different-sized feet..
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Art as the By-Product of Emotion
Art is the method by which I remove emotions from inside myself and decipher the ones I don't understand. I use pencil, pastel, paintbrush, and most often keyboard to make sense of what I feel.
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How to Distract and Soothe Yourself When Anxiety Strikes
Here are some tips for dealing with anxiety from a PTSD sufferer. They don't cure anxiety, but they often work for me to short-circuit the symptoms in mid-freak-out.
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Why I Love Writing Science Fiction
Science fiction is something I find especially enjoyable to write. Spend some time with me as I try to explain what I find so enchanting about it.
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My Favorite Times from the Seventies
An autistic woman talks about her favorite times growing up in the seventies.
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Gluten Free Flaxseed Cheese Crackers Recipe
Basic crunchy crackers made with only three ingredients, flax seeds, cheese, and a bit of oil for the pan. Delicious alone or with dips or spreads, this simple recipe is toasty, cheesy, and seedy.
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Safer Outdoor Sleeping While Homeless
Sleeping in the rough or sleeping outdoors while homeless is not particularly safe or healthy, but if you have no choice, these tips might help you do it just a little more safely.
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An Atheist View on Homelessness
This page was written by an atheist homelessness activist to answer an odd question that keeps popping up in searches that lead readers to articles and editorials on atheism and homelessness topics.
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How to Make Realistic-Looking Fondant Bacon
Learn how to make photo-realistic sugar-sweet bacon from fondant or gumpaste with the instructions in this step-by-step tutorial with photos.
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How to Cook Eggvocado (Eggs Baked Inside Avocados)
This simple dish combines silky yolks, warm and creamy avocado, and tender egg whites infused with delicate and savory earthy flavors. It looks impressive, but it's as easy to make as it is delicious.
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Emotionally Surviving the Violence of Homelessness
You might think a homeless person's troubles end when he or she gets into stable, permanent housing, but the emotional scars can last a lifetime. These tips may help with recovery from such damage.
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How to Reduce the Pain of Winter Cold
Winter brings out the worst in aches and soreness for many people suffering from chronic conditions. The good news is that you can do some things in your own home to make cold weather less of a pain.
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How to Deal with Expensive Gifts as a Homeless Person
It can be dangerous to be seen with things some unstable homed people don't think you should have or things others may wish to take when you are visibly poor. You can protect yourself with these tips.
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How to Remove a Breathe Right Strip That Sticks to Your Face
Breathe Right strips are great for opening your nasal passages for freer breathing, but if you leave them on too long, they can be hard to remove. Learn how to easily remove them without hurting yourself.
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The Ashes of a Lion's Heart: A Story about Momma
This is the story of an epiphany felt in a time of grief, intended to help others learn to see the parts of their lost loved ones they still have.
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8 Great Gifts for Grown-Up Tomboys
This is a list of gift suggestions created by an adult tomboy. Please just consider it a place to get ideas and not a Bible. When in doubt, just ask her what she wants!
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Self-Propelled Creeping Creature Instructions
Learn to make a weird-looking, rubber-band propelled creature that zips across smooth floors and tables using rubber bands, an old spice container, chopsticks, bar soap, and a few other odds and ends.
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Upcycled Magazine Charm Bracelet Project
Learn how to make a clever and attractive charm bracelet with this eco-conscious craft tutorial. Includes step-by-step instructions with photos.
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Easy Collage Decoupage
If you are looking for a craft project that produces impressive result for something so easy a six-year-old could do it, collage plus decoupage may be just what you'd like.
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Along This Lonely Road Cereal Box Record Video
This is the story behind a short video inspired by a record cut off a box of sugar cereal in the seventies.
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How to Make Fondant Amanita Mushroom Sweets: Photo Tutorial
Learn how to make cute, poisonous-looking mushrooms from sweet and delicious fondant with this step-by-step tutorial with photo instructions.
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How to Make a Costume Prop Monocle for Your Cat, Kid, or Costume Party
Follow this step-by-step tutorial to create a photo prop fake monocle of any size you like. The project is extremely easy; the materials are very inexpensive. Make one for your cat, kid, or costume.
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Do It Yourself Bloody Handprint Window Clings
Step-by-step instructions (with photos) on how to make reusable creepy bloody window decorations with dirt-cheap materials you can buy at the grocery store.
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For the Love of Swiss Army Knives
I've loved Swiss Army knives since I was a little girl. Learn why that relationship has been such a long and happy one through the lens of reminiscence.
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Making Life Easier After Cervical Fusion Surgery
You've got the home care instructions from your doctor's office but they just usually cover medical details rather than suggestions on how to get by at home. These tips are here to help with that.
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Zombie Catpocalypse and the Fern of Doom
The fern seemed innocent enough, but its hitchhiker was another story. Tangled between its leaves lay green obsession more tempting than any squiggly bit of string to a ginger cat.
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How to Make a Money Rose
This step-by-step tutorial with photos shows you how to turn paper bills into a pretty flower that makes money fun to give as a gift for any occasion.
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What to Do If You See a Baby Trapped in a Hot Car
Seeing a baby locked in a hot car can be a shock. If you've never thought of what you'd do if you were faced with such a situation, this page may help you to be prepared for it.
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How to Be a Better Friend to an Adult With Aspergers Syndrome (High-Functioning Autism)
Learn 5 things you can do to help your high-functioning autistic friends or family members feel accepted rather than just tolerated. Learn how people with Aspergers must accommodate other people.
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Why I Rock and You Don't
Find some insight about what it's like inside the head of a rocking autistic person and learn why one woman with Asperger Syndrome thinks she does it.
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9 Productive Writing Exercises
These nine prompts can help you produce share-able writing, interesting stories, and useful tutorials while getting your creative juices flowing. They also help fight writer's block.
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My Favorite Vegan Grilled Asparagus Recipes
A recipe for basic grilled asparagus plus three wonderful variations on the theme. WARNING: You may find yourself addicted to grilled asparagus!
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A Florist's Guide to Killing Houseplants
Are you an herbicidal maniac? Do you long to kill a few nice plants in the comfort of your own home or office? Read the article to learn effective, florist-recommended houseplant killing strategies.
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Why Does Anyone Care Whether or Not Other Peoples' Children Are Vaccinated?
Learn why you should care whether other peoples' children are vaccinated or not even if you and your children have been vaccinated.
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Risk Assessment Help for Teens and Young Adults Coming Out Atheist in the US
This page is intended to help teens and young adults decide whether or not coming out of the atheist closet is right for them and safe for them.
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How To Avoid Getting Bed Bugs from Homeless Shelters
Whether you stay in or volunteer in an emergency homeless shelter, these simple precautions can help you avoid getting or spreading bed bugs when they try to hitch a ride on your belongings.
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Would You Stop Writing for a Million Dollars?
This page presents a theoretical question intended to get writers to think about how much writing means to them emotionally, spiritually, and socially.
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Why Waste Your Time on Art?
This editorial answers the question of why I waste my time on art and explains why I think the attitude that spurs such a question is faulty.
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How to Protect a Reef Tank During Hot Weather Power Outages
A few pieces of equipment, some emergency supplies, and a plan of action can save your reef aquarium fish and corals if the power goes out in hot weather.
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Headphones and Earbuds for People with Unilateral Hearing Loss
If you have hearing in one ear only or suffer some form of unilateral hearing loss, you may find it hard to find mono earbud or headphones that provide good quality sound. Here are a few ideas.
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What to Keep if You Are Going to Be Homeless
What would you or should you keep if you found out you were losing your home? This list is intended to provide ideas for people who may need to become a lot more portable in a hurry.
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13 Poor Life Choices That May Lead to Homelessness
Many claim homelessness is caused by one thing: making stupid, destructive, and completely avoidable choices. This article examines and debunks some of those "poor choices." Have you ever made any of them?
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Gifts for Homeless Children
Share these twelve gift ideas and the reasons behind them plus some tips for giving presents to homeless children to make giving easier and more fulfilling.
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What is a Hang On Tank Refugium for a Reef or Saltwater Aquarium?
If you've decided to add a little water volume in the form of a refugium to your saltwater aquarium, a hang on unit is simple to install, easy to use, cheap to light, and very compact.
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What Is an Agnostic Atheist?
Have you heard the term agnostic atheist and wondered what it meant? Learn what the phrase means and why it makes sense as written by an agnostic atheist.
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How to Prepare a Tropical Aquarium for Winter Blackouts
A few simple precautions and an emergency supplies kit can keep your fish and coral alive during winter blackouts. Here's how to prepare your aquarium for a power outage.
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Sympathy 101 for Atheists with AS
If you are an atheist with Aspergers or just don't know what to say to religious loved ones when they are suffering loss, this page may help you find the right secular words and condolences you need.
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Why Do People Fear and Hate the Homeless?
Some of my opinions as to why so many people in America seem to have no empathy for homeless people despite being mere paychecks away from the circumstance themselves.
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An Atheist on Thanksgiving
Is Thanksgiving a Christians-only holiday or is it allowable for people of other religions or none to celebrate it as a giving of thanks to those who help and support them?
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An Atheist on Christmas
An atheist's thoughts on Christmas as celebrated in America plus a six hundred and sixty-six word satire directed at people who believe there's a war on Christmas.
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How to Make Cute Fondant Pumpkins and Gourds (Photo Guide)
Learn how to make sugary, cute little pumpkins, squash, and gourds with this easy-to-follow, step-by-step tutorial with photos.
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Vaccines Don't Cause Autism
Learn about some of the causes of the myth that vaccines cause autism.
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Common Stereotypes and Misconceptions About Homeless People
Explore the most common stereotypes, myths, and misconceptions about homeless people in America.
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Why Do People Remain Homeless?
Most people get back into a secure living situation in less than a year after losing their homes. Learn at least 11 ways people get trapped in homelessness for longer periods of time, even for life.
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A Florist's Guide to Ordering Flowers for Holiday Gifts
Insider florist's tips to get the best flowers, service, and arrangements the next time you order from your local or out of town florist for a holiday.
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7 Advantages of Using Artificial Flowers in Your Wedding
Learn about the advantages of using artificial wedding flowers and reception decorations above and beyond the price advantages one can reap with careful silk bridal bouquet choices.
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Peoplewatching: A Good Book about Normal Human Behavior for Autistic Adults to Learn From
Peoplewatching may help you to understand the meaning of many puzzling, but normal human behaviors. I learned I'd been flirting when I did not intend to! Imagine the awkwardness that saved me.
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How to Plan a Frugal Funeral
The cost of funerals has become so high, many families can't figure out how to pay for them. Learn about how you can afford to have a meaningful final goodbye that won't leave family paying for years.
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Florist Tips to Save Money on Your Prom or Homecoming Corsage
Learn how to save money on your prom flowers or corsages for other occasions by using these professional florist tips. Work around some of the aspects that make such arrangements costly.
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6 Professional Florist Tips to Save Money With Silk Wedding Flowers
Artificial flowers can make or break your wedding budget. Find out how to make budget-friendly choices that won't make your decorations look cheap.
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13 Tips to Stretch Your Grocery Budget
Learn to make the most of your grocery budget with these 13-dollar-saving tips, and share your advice on how to keep healthy food on the table when money is tight.
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On Poetry Interpretation
I don't really think poetry needs formal interpretation to be enjoyed; it needs a bit of active listening and a willingness to feel emotions shared by the poet. This editorial explains my rationale.
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Cheesy Asparagus Potato Gratin Recipe
Step-by-step instructions for baking a browned and bubbly casserole with sliced red potatoes, fresh asparagus, and tangy, gooey, creamy cheese.
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A Florist's Thoughts on Valentine's Day
Learn why Valentine's Day flower prices are so high when the product quality is often so much lower than usual. Find out what the holiday is like for florists and learn how to get the most out of it.
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How to Etch a Candy Tin (With Photos)
Learn how a bit of creativity can be used to etch a candy tin with the step-by-step text instructions and photos in this craft tutorial.
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Wedding Flowers on a Budget: 9 Tips From a Florist
Simple-to-execute tips for stretching your wedding flower dollars while creating a lovely setting for your special day. Taken from the expertise of a professional floral designer.
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How to Help Your Cat Live Longer
Just like humans, cats can live longer, healthier lives with proper care, exercise, and nutrition. Learn a few practical ways to naturally extend your feline companion's lifespan.
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19 Ways to Have Fun on a Budget
Looking for free or really, really cheap fun? Try out these nineteen suggestions for having a good time on a tight budget.
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Atheist Charities
It is a surprisingly common myth that atheist charities don't exist. Human feelings like empathy are not exclusive to the religious so, in fact, many secular charitable organizations exist.
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The Best Ways To Help The Homeless
Have you ever wanted to help homeless people but have no idea what to do? This page gives some suggestions to help you choose how you can make a difference.
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Answers to Questions about Homelessness
Answers to seven reader questions about homelessness. Have a question of your own? Feel free to ask it in the comment section and it might be chosen to be answered on the page.
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Why Don't Homeless People Just Get Jobs?
Have you wondered why people living on the street don't just get jobs and stop being homeless? Learn about homeless employment statistics and the barriers to employment they must overcome, and share your solutions in the comments.
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Help Homeless People for Free
Want to help homeless people? Don't have much money of your own? Learn how you can make a difference without giving money.
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Should Women Be Required to Wear Make-Up at Work?
Some businesses require their female employees to wear make-up. Do you feel that, in the 21st century, this is a good or bad idea? Weigh in with your opinions!
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14 Gift Ideas for the Houseless Population
Fourteen small and inexpensive gift ideas that many houseless people would appreciate. These thoughtful gifts can make life a tiny bit more bearable, mostly because they show you care.
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How I've Coped With Asperger's Syndrome
Living with Asperger's syndrome requires me to put a lot of work into basic social interactions. Here are some of the techniques I've learned to use.
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The Homelessness Problem: 6 Causes and Possible Solutions
So many of the homeless are veterans, children, elders, and disabled people. Here are six ideas to help end homelessness.
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Why Don't Homeless People Use Shelters?
Why do homeless people seem to avoid using emergency housing shelters? Here are some of the reasons.
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Some Reasons People Become Homeless
Have you ever wondered why people become homeless? This article explains just a few of the most common causes of home loss for people living in the United States. Some of them may surprise you.
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Disturbing Poetry
This is a small collection of poetry written by the author as a form of catharsis in response to horrible life events. Some may be triggering for some readers who have survived violence or abuse.
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Sometimes I Get a Little Short with Flash Fiction
Three short stories written for flash fiction contests including two brief dystopian stories and a quick faux Native American myth.
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Is Overpopulation a Myth?
For some reason, many still think the world can hold an unlimited number of people. They also deny that humans have any effect on the environment despite overwhelming scientific evidence.
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How to Make a Fondant Trilobite
Learn to make one of the tastiest extinct sea creatures from fondant or gumpaste using this step-by-step tutorial with photos and free printable trilobite template.
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Kylyssa's Love Poetry
I'm an odd person I suppose. Some have said my love poetry is also quite odd. If you enjoy things that are a bit strange that have to do with love, perhaps you'll enjoy these poems.
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How to Make a Sandy Beach Cake
Learn how to make this cake with fondant starfish and seashells on it using these step-by-step instructions with photos. It includes links to photo instructions for making the sea stars and shells.
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How to Make Fondant Seashells Without a Mold
Learn how to make fondant or gum paste seashells of an assortment of types using this step-by-step tutorial with photos and text instructions.
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How to Make Fondant Starfish
Learn how to make three different kinds of starfish from fondant or gumpaste. These sea stars are easy to make and make wonderful cake decorations.
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My Homemade Fondant Cakes
See the fun an amateur can have making fondant cakes for friends and family along with photos of twenty or so of her silly, sweet creations.
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How to Make a Cute and Girly Skull Cake
Step-by-step instructions and a printable template for making a cute skull cake with rolled fondant decorations.
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Ask an Atheist
Have you ever had a question you'd like to ask an atheist? Here are answers to 13 reader questions. Ask your own and it might be selected to be answered on this page.
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Rupert Does Cute, Silly Pictures of a Ginger Cat
Do you like silly and photogenic orange cats? Well, you're going to love Rupert. I hope these photos of the little marmalade clown kitty make you smile.
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What to Buy If You Are Homeless
If you're homeless and trying to figure out how to spend a small amount of money to best effect, this list may help. It has also proven useful to charities creating care packages for homeless people.
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What You Should Know Before Getting a Porcupine Puffer
Porcupine puffers are fun saltwater pets that require specialized care. Before bringing your fishy friend home, take the time to learn what he needs. This is a good place to start.
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10 Tips to Stay Cool in the Summer and Lower Energy Bills
These ten tips can help you stay cool for less money while being a little more environmentally responsible.
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Pet Party Safety Tips
Our pets count on us to keep them safe even when we're busy having fun. A few simple precautions can keep harm from coming to your furry, finny, feathered, scaled, and smooth companion animals.
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10 of the Most Popular Wedding Flowers, and What You Should Know Before Choosing Them
Learn the benefits, costs, and limitations of these ten popular wedding flower varieties so you can get the best look and quality on your special day! This article will save you from common floral frustrations.
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Do It Yourself Tulip Wedding Flowers
Learn to make wedding bouquets and elegant candle centerpieces using gorgeous and inexpensive tulips. These instructions were designed to be easy by an award-winning professional floral designer.
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Writing From a Homeless Heart
Homelessness left marks on me that can't be easily seen except in my writing, which exposes painful, damaged parts to the sunlight, sometimes through poetry and fiction.
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How to Make Sweet and Easy Decorating Fondant for Cakes
Instructions for making homemade rolled fondant in the microwave with ingredients you can buy from the grocery store. It's great for smoothly covering cakes and modeling 3D decorations and toppers.
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What Evolution Isn't
Some people have some pretty odd ideas about what evolution is. This page explains some of the things evolution is not.
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My Love Affair With Fondant
Learn how I fell in love with using home made marshmallow fondant on cakes for people I love.
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What I Learned While Being Homeless
I learned some important things about life and American society while living without a home. This page touches the tip of that iceberg and invites readers to explore further.
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An Atheist View
This page attempts to explain a few of the views of one agnostic atheist. Its purpose is to spread understanding and tolerance through knowledge and interaction.