For a lot of people, plotting a story is an incredibly tedious task.  But did you know that with a little creativity and imagination, plotting out a story can be virtually painless?  In fact, if you [...]

Trace sits down in the living room as he gets ready to call home to announce Blake's adoption.  He slowly dials the number.  The phone rings a couple times, and as it does, his heart [...]

Saturday finally arrived and Uncle Pete took us shopping.  Within five hours we were set for the rest of this year and well into next.  Tim and I wear the same sizes, so we really [...]

It isn't a road, not really. We call it a road, and it was heavily used as a logging road back in my grandfather's day, but now it's more of an overgrown Jeep trail that [...]

Alex walks to the door and, with a shaky hand, unlocks and opens it. "Hey Alex!  I have your assignments for you," Jason says with a smile. Alex stands there with his jaw hanging down... [...]

July 31st, 2011 2:47 A.M. I don’t know what I’m supposed to be feeling now. I broke up with Adam, he’s my first love; shouldn’t I be bawling my eyes out right now? I guess [...]

The ball left his foot in a rushed frenzy, totally uncontrolled. The teen, frustrated, pulled at his hair as he watched as the central defender swept in to steal the errant pass. He glanced over [...]

It's currently the last week of June. I've always hated summer. It's always so hot and it feels like no amount of air conditioning and cold showers is enough to cool you down. I've never [...]

  JayDee © 2011

This isn’t just your ordinary, run-of-the-mill pies.  It’s a deep-dish, creamy treat that everyone, including pumpkin-haters, will enjoy!  Use your favourite pastry recipe.  To me, the less pastry the better, so I just use a [...]

HOW TO COOK THE PUMPKIN Wash a medium-size pumpkin, remove any remaining stem and cut it into quarters. Remove all of the seeds and stringy bits. Place the pumpkin in a baking pan, shell side [...]

After a difficult journey on the Mayflower, and an even worse winter, where only half of the original Pilgrims survived, the first year in the Plymouth Colony was exceedingly difficult.  They arrived with no provisions [...]

armistice: a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement between the opponents : a truce For four days, secret talks were conducted in a railway carriage in the forest surrounding Compiègne, France.  On 11 November, 1918, at 5:00 AM, [...]

For a little more than a week, Shack Out Back Leader, Comicality was absent from all online life.  Consequently, the Shack Forums suffered immensely.  But what exactly was the reason for this disappearance?  The Shack [...]