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Mammograms and Breast Cancer Screening: the Latest Boogyman If you believe what you hear and read in the media, every woman in America is up in arms over the new recommended guidelines for having a mammogram. For years now, the recommendation has been that women should get a yearly mammogram, beginning... ( added 4 days 8 hours ago.)

Justifiable Murder Scott Roeder went to church in Wichita , KS one Sunday morning, shot and killed Dr. George Tiller in cold blood during the Sunday morning service. He now claims it was justifiable, and stated he is unapologetic for it. Sounds like something from a... ( added 11 days ago.)

Supervisor Extroadinare' I was a new graduate with less than a year of nursing experience when I was asked if I'd like to work in the psychiatric unit. I said yes. Before I began working there, I received another call asking if I'd be willing to split my time between the... ( added 22 days 4 hours ago.)

55 Word Exercise Recently David Martin, editor of Fine Lines magazine, issued a challenge to his special editors; write a story using 55 words or less. The exercise can be helpful for people like me who get overly enamored with adjectives and adverbs. It helps to... ( added 25 days 3 hours ago.)

Inside/outside I woke during the night with the phrase "What's on the inside changes the outside." I've no idea what produced this thought, possibly a dream that vanished on awakening. In any case, I've learned when something like this happens I need to write it... ( added 26 days 1 hour ago.)

Just Wondering What is the primary objective of SearchWarp? Is it to provide a place where writers can have their work posted, and get feedback from other writers? It is that, of course, and something I greatly appreciate. When we leave a comment on an... ( added 29 days 5 hours ago.)

Some Thoughts On Excess Body Weight I don't like to shop. Never have. The latest fashion trends rarely appeal to me. Maybe it's a genetic mutation, I don't know. I tend to keep my clothes until they wear out. In recent years, shopping for clothes has become an even bigger hassle for... ( added 31 days 23 hours ago.)

Old ? I know it's a cliche', but really, who IS that person looking back from the mirror at me? Who ARE those people in my high school class reunion photo? I can't be pushing 70! I simply can't. I don't feel that old. Inside I'm about 40. Well, maybe 50... ( added 33 days 2 hours ago.)

A Goodbye A GOODBYE She sits on the sunny hillside and Lays a blanket of wildflowers over the Tiny grave. Her mind roams back to ( added 34 days 1 hour ago.)

A Special Friendship In 1958 I began corresponding with a pen pal in Germany . My parents were farmers and belonged to a farm organization called The Grange. It was through this organization that I received Ute's name and address and sent a letter to her. Her first... ( added 34 days 22 hours ago.)

Nightmare Number ? "I'll be doing the driving when we are in San Francisco. This is not open for discussion." Jim and I were flying to San Francisco to meet my German pen pal of 50 years. The term pen pal really isn't that accurate any more. We've been writing... ( added 36 days 22 hours ago.)