A detective in a criminal investigation will look for three important considerations in determining whether a person could be a potential suspect. First, does the potential suspect have a motive…
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“A great story requires conflict,” the Sunday school teacher said at the end of class. “Think about that this week. Come back next Sunday and tell me why.” Janelle reviewed…
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Guilty! The judged pronounced as the gavel came down hard. There I stood, head down, hands cuffed, ready to be carted away to my sentence—death! It all seemed like a…
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Have you ever seen the commercial on television showing a woman at her back door, asking an animal, who she thinks is a cat, but it’s not, “Do you want…
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In her first year of dedicated writing, Candice wrote whatever came to mind, thinking that was good enough. Her friends said they loved her work, but Candice wasn’t satisfied. She…
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I am a nurse, and sometimes we nurses have to do some unpleasant things. I’ve worked in several different specialties, all the way from the top of your head to…
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With pride, Christine clipped coupons from the newspaper before she went shopping. She checked for the best prices online. She would never be caught paying too much for anything. When…
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Back when the English language had a limited vocabulary, Shakespeare is thought to have created thousands of words. After Robert Heinlein created grok as a Martian word in his novel…
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On April 20, 1999, two teenage boys walked into Columbine High School and randomly shot their classmates. Like most Americans, my husband and I were glued to our television set,…
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Tom already had two pressing deadlines. The odds weren’t good for finishing them before he was sent a book manuscript to edit. He felt like a sailboat moving into a…
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