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christine-bottaro's picture
Feb.13.2011
Uh oh, here comes Valentines Day.     I know, the day when cupid shoots his little arrows into the hearts of lovers.  Or something.  Hearts, roses, lace, chocolate, valentines.  All that.  Isn't it for the people who already know they love each other?   What about everyone who isn't sure?   I...
devorah-major's picture
Feb.10.2011
I just want to bring your attention to tomorrow’s 4th Annual Battles of ALL the Sexes POOR Magazine benefit event.  The people who run this organization are true activists and are changing the world in steady and consistent ways.  This event is big fun. 4th Annual Poetry Battle of ALL of the Sexes...
vinny-sharma's picture
Feb.10.2011
 This is going to be my first blog entry..........  Love is in the air yes it happens in month of febuary, i consider it as the month of love & romance. Love week starts on 7th of Febuary & ends on 14th Febuary that is Valentine's day:) i have made my plans of going out with my husband...
keith-pyeatt's picture
Feb.08.2011
All subscribers to my Horror With Heart Newsletter should now have a horror story and a half in their in-boxes. I hope you all enjoy "Finger Food" with the original and alternate Valentine endings. I don't plan to post this issue online like I have other newsletters, but it's not too...
annabelle-gurwitch's picture
Feb.06.2011
Valentines Day approaches, a holiday that fills many with anticipation, others with dread -- and some of us with both because when Cupid slings his arrow, it can hit you right in the wallet. Recessions are always hard on love, and this one has been especially difficult. Young couples are...
keith-pyeatt's picture
Feb.03.2011
I'm working on a seasonal surprise for the subscribers of my Horror with Heart Newsletter. It's a horror story, because if you're like me, nothing says Happy Valentine's Day like a horror story. I think my story "Finger Food" is just about perfect for the season. It's about a...
anthony-maulucci's picture
Jan.25.2011
With the approach of Valentine’s Day, the thoughts of most Americans turn to the joys of love (conventionalized by the media though they may be). But for most American poets, particularly young and inexperienced ones, it’s love of the unrequited kind that seems to be their special province and...
steven-robert-travers's picture
Feb.19.2010
My 2009 book, "Dodgers Past & Present," can be viewed in the new blockbuster "Valentine's Day." Shirley MacLaine presents it as a gift to her husband in the film.
aberjhani's picture
Feb.14.2010
  "Love is what we were born with. Fear is what we learned here." -Marianne Williamson, A Return to Love Now come the whispersbearing bouquets of moonbeamsand sunlight tremblings. Un-winged and naked,sorrow surrenders its crownto a throne called grace. Two minds buried deepin torment,...
jessica-barksdale-inclan's picture
Feb.14.2010
This has become my annual Valentine's Day essay, and it has continued to shift and change as the years go by.  Happy Valentine's Day, all!  Three years ago, I stood on a sidewalk in Manhattan Beach, watching my date drive up toward Rosecrans Avenue and turn right, disappearing into the night. ...