Category: Writing
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A Life and Time Perspective
How do significant life events or the passage of time influence your perspective on life? I truly believe who we are, is built upon our life experiences, good or bad. From those experiences, we either choose to allow those experiences to continue to influence us or we don’t. This right here is a real life…
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To Do Or Not To Do: That Is the Question
Something on your “to-do list” that never gets done. Life and its fancies often makes things a little challenging to get done. It gets a bit more challenging when you are a single parent who is working to keep it all together. For me, writing has been my go-to option regarding stress, educating others, and…
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Homemade This, Homemade That
What’s your favorite thing to cook? I love cooking just about anything. I found myself researching recipes and creating brand new ones. It’s fun. My 4 year old daughter helps wash, cut, and prepare the food with me. Just a few things we made recently …
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In the Words of Bone Crusher, “I Ain’t Never Scared”
What’s the thing you’re most scared to do? What would it take to get you to do it? In the past, I was so scared to dream big and do. When you’re surrounded by others who discourage growth, you become stagnant. I remember in college, we were working on planning an event. I don’t remember…
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Win Big and Share
What would you do if you won the lottery? First, it depends on how much money I won. The current jackpot for the Mega Millions is 311 Million. If I won the entire jackpot or something close, I would make sure bills were paid off for me and my family (Parents, nieces, nephews, and sisters).…
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Worthy by Jada Pinkett Smith
What books do you want to read? I am looking forward to listening to the audio book by Jada Pinkett Smith. I have heard a lot of great things about this book from the individuals who read it. Now the controversy seems to come from the ones who have not read it. Sometimes it is…
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Birthday Tradition
Write about a few of your favorite family traditions. My family has a birthday tradition for mother and her grandchildren. For my mother’s birthday, we generally let her select the place she wants to go for her birthday. Then we arrange a babysitter to watch the kids. The babysitter is my oldest niece who’s in…
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Rest is the Best
What do you enjoy doing most in your leisure time? In my leisure time, I enjoy resting the best. I have been active the last few years from household chores, recreation activities, to hanging with friends and family. Sometimes, I like to relax with nothing planned. Now once I’m well rested, I am open to…
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To Help People
What’s your dream job? My previous dream job was to be a nurse. I wanted to help people. The pay also seemed nice and would allow me to live my best life. Well, as a 16 year old, that’s what I thought. I realized that job was not for me freshman year in college, when…
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Gracie Eat Your Peas
Gracie Eat Your Peas Imaboya , Arima and Moyano , Viviana and Jones, Monae Buy Now
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The Recipe For a Great Leader
What makes a good leader? A good leader is one who listens, takes accountability, motivates others, knows when to delegate, and works on various strategies. A leader is not made over night. Their skills are cultivated from failure, misfortunes, and lessons learned. There’s no one recipe to be a great leader. A great leader knows…
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My Daughter’s Picture
Can you share a positive example of where you’ve felt loved? I have one of the best 4 year olds in whole world. She is so caring and considerate. She tells grandma she loves her, tells my sister and nephew she misses them, and makes me a rainbow because she loves me. Her teacher gave…
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Sweet Alabama
Think back on your most memorable road trip. The most memorable road trip I ever took was when I was around 10 years old. I traveled to Alabama with my family in a mobile home. That’s where my mother and her 8 siblings were born . They decided to pile all the family in the…
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To Live on Purpose
What is your mission? Sometimes we go through life not knowing what it means to live on purpose. My purpose is to inspire others, be helpful, considerate, and have fun while doing it. Writing allows me to do this!
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God Has Given Me The Greatest Gift of All
What is the greatest gift someone could give you? When God said, “Let there be light” and so forth, he created and started the greatest gift of all; life. Life is precious. Life is love. It’s Joy. The ups and downs of figuring it all out, even when you haven’t figured it all out. It’s…
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Never Too Old for Playtime
Do you play in your daily life? What says “playtime” to you? Absolutely! Playtime for me involves playing games with my four year old, going to the movies, and doing all the things that brings me joy. Every day, my daughter wants me to either play with her by putting together puzzles, playing connect four,…
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All and None
What technology would you be better off without, why? Technology definitely plays a big role in how we operate in the world today. From electronic case records, virtual meetings and seminars, and the ability to receive things within moments. It has made life a bit easier because now things are at our fingertips tips. While…
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Preparing Baking Festivities
Baking is truly something I love doing. From sweet potato pie, pound cake, cheesecake, cookies, and cakes. There’s nothing like making a dessert from scratch. What desserts have you made from scratch? things
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Relocating to Another State
What’s the hardest decision you’ve ever had to make? Why? About 10 years ago, I made the hardest decision of my life, which was to move to another state. This was hard because my friends and family were in one state and I was moving to another state where I only knew one person. Never…
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Sweet Potato Cheesecake
Do you or your family make any special dishes for the holidays? This past holiday, I made Sweet Potato Cheesecake. For years, my family have made x so sweet potato pie during the holiday season. I started the updated tradition a few years ago. This month, I am going to try a new recipe. It’s…
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Meeting Mae Jemison
If you could meet a historical figure, who would it be and why? I would love to meet Mae Jemison. Mae Carol Jemison (born October 17, 1956) is an American engineer, physician, and former NASAastronaut. She became the first African-American woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space…
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Let’s Get Social!
Are you on Facebook or Instagram? Let’s get it. Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MelicaNiccole2?mibextid=hrBMPu Instagram https://instagram.com/melicaniccole?igshid=MTk0NTkyODZkYg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr
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World Children’s Literacy Day
Invent a holiday! Explain how and why everyone should celebrate. This day would take place in September and will be in conjunction with World Literacy Day. During this event/week, we would encourage children to learn how to read. Various Children’s Book Authors would visit classrooms, read books, and also hand out free books. Authors would…
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Welcome Patti Flinn to the Read to Lead/Write to Enlight Book Festival
Patti Flinn is an Ohio author of historical, suspense, mystery, and children’s fiction, and 2023 IPPY Award winner (Véronique’s Journey).
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Memories About Mount Vernon Avenue
Today, we are traveling down memory lane to discuss a well known area in Columbus, Ohio; Mount Vernon Avenue. I would like you to post your memories below about Mount Vernon Avenue and what you remember.
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Melica Niccole 