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It has been years since I have had any pets (I had two cats that lived a long and happy life with me). I somehow still feel like I am cheating on my cats when I think about getting another pet.

Jane Urquhart has a way with words as is shown in Away. Her wording is magnificent and draws the reader into memories and thoughts, perhaps of better times ahead.

Brigid Quinn is an ex FBI agent and has many memories she can’t forget. She also has skills learned while on the job that she is hoping she will not need to use in her new life.

A young mother drowns her five children in a bathtub while mentally ill.

I just finished reading Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert and I must say what a tremendous read it was! Powerfully written, this was a great journey to take and I am glad I decided to go along. I gained much insight into how I work and how events that have unfolded in my life have ...

This article is all about asking one fabulous question to some who break the law; what were you thinking?

About 6000 dead pig carcasses were found in a river that flows through the center of Shanghai. Chinese officials believe there will be more carcasses coming and insist that the water is fine.

This is a book review on a first book of a series entitled Blue Monday by Nicci French.

According to a study done by the Mayo Clinic, willpower can be bought. I am not so sure about this however.

Lets have a Music History 101 lesson by taking a look at what was happening on this day in history.

I went a bit off my usual genre in reading the other day and read two children’s books which I received from Carole P Roman.

This is a book review of a book I recently read by a new author.

This small nocturnal animal is a you tube sensation which is causing it to become extinct.

Detective Inspector (DI) John Rebus and Detective Sargent (DS) Siobhan Clarke uncover evidence that a serial killer may be on the loose during the G8 Summit in Scotland in July 2005.

Today marks the 27th anniversary of the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger.

This is an interesting way of explaining wisdom and kindness and how each of them intertwine.

This interview was not one of Oprah’s best interviews. As a matter of fact, I would have to say it is probably the worst one I have seen.

A brutal crime takes place taking the lives of a woman and her two foster children. The crime is one of violence and cruelty. One could describe it as evil.

This is a story about blurred lines between right and wrong, justified murder or unjustified murder. Can one be given absolution when the murdered victim deserved punishment? Is punishment ours to net out?

According to a Canadian lawyer gun laws are not necessarily the solution to gun violence. There is the thought that bad people will do bad things no matter what.

This is my prayer for this morning; tomorrow I may need to change it.

This story starts 12 years earlier with a relationship that Tracy (the single mom from Rock Hill) ended and she honestly believed she would not see the man again. By all accounts it was a bad relationship with drug abuse and theft being the main reasons for the amicable breakup of the...

Shannon’s’ husband, Jason Staples, commits violent crimes one month after he and Shannon were married shattering her dreams of sharing a life with the man she loves and one day starting a family together.

In his anger Gabriel Clarke misses a great deal that life has to offer by locking himself into himself and not taking chances or forgiving The River for the tragedy that would change his life, at least for a short time, turning him into someone he is not supposed to be.

I watched Iyanla Vanzant’s new show the other day on OWN, “Iyanla Fix My Life”. On this particular show Iyanla said something that had me tearing up and having an aha moment like I have never had before.