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The top news stories of 2007 were heart-wrenching, innovative, exciting, and frightening. The year saw campus shootings, celebrity meltdowns, product innovation, and financial woes.

Grace Paley, whose Collected Stories made her a finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, wrote about women's everyday lives when the topic was unfashionable. She combined her writing with family, work and political action against war.

It's not easy for news coming out of Providence, RI to have some regional and even national interest. These three stories had importance beyond the city limits.

This articles discusses organizing your writing projects, and creating a collection of stories.

I talk about several legends and ghost stories from North Carolina.

Author Jenna Glatzer, who collected stories from the Katrina disaster to be published in the book Stories of Strength, has reported a high number of donations.

Transformers is odd that in comparison to the cartoon, many of the comics tell superior stories. Transformers Spotlight: Soundwave is a classic case of what good artwork can do for story that isn't unique.

Every year there are stories that have baseball fans talking all year, here are this year's big stories.

Some simple things you can do to make your dialogue flow smoothly when writing short stories.

I personally believe that writing short stories is more difficult than writing novels. The reason is there is less room to work, less space to accomplish what any good story, short or long, needs to accomplish. Here are some tips on how to write short stories.

Tod Goldberg's collection of short stories "Simplify" is excellent. He is a name to watch and this collection should be read.

Speech stories may seem like one of the easiest stories to write but it's often difficult to make them interesting and appealing to readers. Here are a few tips to make the process easier.

In this beginner's guide to writing news stories writers will learn the basic, and somewhat flexible format of news article writing.

You saw the stories that dominated the headlines in 2006: the war in Iraq, North Korea's nuclear tests, and the U.S. midterm elections. But what about the news that remained under the radar? Here are the top 10 stories you missed in 2006.

Useful for reading and spelling instruction in mainstream, special needs, adult and home-school instruction.

Flannery O'Connor and Joyce Carol Oates used similar styles and techniques in their respective short stories, "A Good Man is Hard to Find" and "Where are You Going, Where Have You Been?"

Vice City Stories is another impressive Grand Theft Auto game for the PSP. Graphics and gameplay shine, while the audio and plot thrill.

As a writer my main focus is short stories that I publish on the internet. There are many times when I get an amazing story idea and hope that it will blossom into more than an idea.

from saving money to paying bills and tuition or getting help in finding another job, there is no lack of success stories of AC content producers

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories is one of the most heavily lauded games on the PSP, and certainly one of the most popular. A free world game on a handheld is certainly an amazing technical achievement, so the game's popularity is no big surprise.

Real life love stories always tug at our hearts. Read about some of the most famous ones.

Well, the regular season for the NFL ended on New Year's Eve, and was that a tearful farewell we saw from Brett Favre in the interview after the game? Maybe, let's see though if he qualifies as one of the top 10 stories of the year.

There are many funny pregnancy stories. Women have many food cravings durning pregnancy.

My choices for the top ten news stories appearing in the mainstream media during the past year.

From a proposed Indian Casino on Fort Smith's riverfront to UAFS winning the NJCAA National Championship to the Mayor winning re-election, these are the Top stories for 2006.

A step-by-step to submitting short stories to online magazines

It's hard to believe that in 365 days the world can produce so much negative news. Still the reading of the Top Ten News Stories indicates there have been calmer more peaceful years than 2006.

Acknowledging Made-up Stories

top news stories in 2006 for Emerald Isle, NC

For a look on the lighter side, here are some news stories you won't see on your nightly broadcast.

A short description of the eminent Dr. Gann's old office, the only structure in the world constructed of pink alumina block. A few words about ghost stories circulating about the museum and my own experience.

As Veterans Day approaches, our hearts go out to the families of our soldiers serving at war. Our thoughts are drawn to the sacrifices of our young men and women overseas. Our memories flash to the past, of the stories of our fathers and grandfathers.

A case for the importance of nuturing and telling family stories in these scattered, busy modern times.

Louisa May Alcott based many of the events in her stories on her own life events. How much of what she wrote was fact turned fiction?

A collection of stories that you might not have heard of but with any luck, will make you feel a bit better about your own life when you realize that at least you're not one of them.

A collection book of horror stories rooted in the African diaspora

We have not heard the news media cover date rape stories much lately. However, we must not forget that date rape, also called acquaintance rape, is still a serious problem in our society.

This collection of short stories introduces new tales in a style of Black British writing that takes readers from the West Side Stories as featured in Newland's debut novel, The Scholar.

Collections of fiction short stories are becoming increasing popular in the writing world. Some books listed here to study up on if you wish to venture into that genre.

Make a journal jar and fill it with prompts to inspire you to remember family stories and give yourself fifteen minutes a day. Before long you will have a treasure-trove of family stories at your fingertips!

For the purposes of this essay, I am going to cite and explain a thematic ambiguity that is present in two short stories written by William Faulkner: "A Rose for Emily" and "Barn Burning."

A Journey Worth Taking: A Collection Of Animal Stories is a collection of true animal stories that span back several years by first time writer Norma Vermeer.

Want something to add a little spice to your love life. Try reading erotic stories to each other.

If you write mostly about yourself, sooner or later you're going to feel stuck in a rut. Here are some tips for creating new characters for short stories.

The Story Circle Network is looking for submissions for a new book, Catastrophe, Survival, and Recovery: Stories from the Storms regarding Hurricane Katrina and Rita.

Radiata stories has an intriguing story line that will leave you laughing right at the beginning. In fact, I have almost wet my pants laughing at the quirky comments and events that take place throughout the game!

This Adaptations is an anthology of short stories that were the basis for 35 movies. Why do filmmakers adapt from literature, anyway? Editor Stephanie Harrison quotes film theorist George Bluestone: "Film feeds off literature like sharks off a marlin."