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Greetings and salutations!   Just popping in, with possibility a wee bit of j...   Must dash -- the natives are in an uproar today,...   Best wishes to you all!     Pollenasia, Queen  Mother Bee  of  Gardenclubonia, Gnomina...  

Creating plural nouns in English is bewildering, ...   Well, the answer is that there actually is a wel...   index / indexes / indices appendix / appendixes...   All of these are correct, in one context or anot...   The formation of regular English plurals does fo...   One of the best brief introductions to the topic...   And just as swiftly we are looking at conflictin...   Note the "how," not the "why" in the previous sentence. There doesn't seem to b..."correct" plural depends on context. A doctor removes appen...   As ever, I advise that the best way to proceed i...

I like to write historical novels about strong...  The reason is simple:  I grew up in the South in the early 1960s, where ...  Young women today will no doubt find it difficult...  homemaker, nurse, teacher, or secretary.  When I was eight, and proclaimed my desire to bec...  "It only makes sense," he said gently.  "A woman doesn't have the emotional strength or int..."  Fortunately, my father eventually came round to m...            However, I might well have lied to myself and bo...            That same year - 1962 -- I came across a copy of...  Based on a true story, ISLAND is the tale of a ...   Her happy existence is shattered when a boatload ...  Many tribe members are killed; the survivors deci...  Karana gets on the boat with them - until she rea...  She jumps overboard and swims back to the island....            Although she finds her brother, he is soon kille...  Karana uses her wits to protect, shelter and feed...iness that threaten to make her give up all hope.  She soon befriends the pack leader of the dogs, a...            The next year, I read A WRINKLE IN TIME , by Ma...  I loved the book because Meg was just like me, ri...              There are more wonderful books about girls and w...            Novels are powerful things, and children's books...  Thank you, Scott O'Dell and Madeleine L'Engle ...  You are changing lives - and thus, the world -- i...    Editor's Note: Jeanne Kalogridis is the author ...  Message Edited by PaulH on 07-09-2009 08:1...

I've spent a lot of time cataloging suffering.  Even before I was sick, I tried to sort out which ... I was "so brave" and "an inspiration."  But I never felt that light was meant for me.  I wanted to point out that other people are surviv...  I've often wished that there was some outward si... It weighs on me, how support seems to go more to s... We are only as good as we are empathetic and it's ...  What do you think makes someone a survivor?    Do you think it's easier to help someone who is cl...        Editor's Note: For more on Kelly, please se...