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Publish your poems and short stories online for free! Free poetry publishing and free poetry / short story contest!
blackamarillo.com Writers Showcase enables poets and writers to publish, share and enjoy poems / short stories online for free!
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FREE CONTEST ENTRY: One free entry into any blackamarillo.com Writers Showcase contest.
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ONLINE PULICATION : Submit your works for publication. If selected your poem or short story will be published online.
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COPYRIGHTS: Each piece published receives it's own date stamp to protect your copyrights and you retain full ownership of each piece published.
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FREE CONTEST ENTRY: Ulimited free entries into any blackamarillo.com Writers Showcase contest.
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UNLIMITED ONLINE PUBLICATION: Submit unlimited works for publication. Each piece will be published to your own personal webpage.
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COPYRIGHTS: Each piece published receives it's own date stamp to protect your copyrights and you retain full ownership of each piece published.
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BIOGRAPHY PAGE: A special page just for your biography. This page can hold as much information as you want.
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FORWARDED EMAIL ACCOUNT: A personal blackamarillo.net address (you@blackamarillo.net), you can have your mail forwarded to the email account of your choice.
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FREE UPGRADES: All future additions to the PRO membership will be provided to you for free! No matter how much features we add or how much the PRO membership fees go up, you will never have to pay more for as long as you stay a PRO member!
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The Mortgage Mess 101
by L. Arthalia Cravin
 For anyone who has been on Mars over the past several months, there is a problem with what folks are calling “sub prime” mortgages. No one has bothered to explain some of the details of the problem so I will explain the basics of mortgages. The word mortgage has been around since the 1300 and is rooted in Old English and Latin. The root word “mort” means “dead” in Latin, and the word “gage” means a security or pledge. (The word probably means that if you buy a house you will owe on it until you die.) Nowadays the term mortgage refers to the legal document that evidences a pledge of a house or other real estate as security for the repayment of a loan. When a persons buys a car, there is no mortgage given, instead if the car is financed the car is pledged as collateral until it is paid. The person or company that finances the car evidences the collateral by placing a lien on the car title. When a person buys a house, he or she signs a “deed of trust” which means that the deed is placed in trust with a “public trustee” who can foreclose on the house if the monthly payments are not paid. What is often misleading about the phrase, “I bought a house,” is that unless the person paid the entire purchase price in cash, they have not bought anything. Read more... |
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Why Did I Invite You To My Life Last Night?
by Wilson Kates Jr.
 Why did I invite you to my Life last night? Was it just to show you how much I’m suffering in pain and strife? Why did I even open my door? Was it to welcome another day after you used me and showed you would not want me anymore? Why did I allow you to share my bed? Was I beginning to have thoughts on what it feels like to be amongst the dead? Why did I invite you to my Life last night?
The years have gone by and all I have to show for it - is bottles of medication with dreams and thoughts of what could have been my destination. Why was my nature so high until my physical brain digressed and relapsed into stand-by mode?
I had laid there in exchange of deep emotional moments. Read more...
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 Images of Life
by Charles W. Williams
This book is about life. It is about love and loss, triumph and disaster. It tells of truths and faith in a higher power.
These poems are inspired by the author's life and of those around him. It is filled with action and adventure, kindness and understanding. Images of Life is enjoyable to read, and it will touch your heart and mind. You are certain to find a favorite.
Charles Williams graduated from Amarillo college Nursing Program and is presently working as a charge nurse at one of the nursing homes in Amarillo TX. He hopes that this book will help someone at a time in their life when they need it most.
Website - http://charlesWwillimas.com
Email - charles@charlesWwilliams.com
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G.H.E.T.T.O. - Positive
by Michael Jackson
G.H.E.T.T.O. is an acronym for Get Higher Education
To Teach Others – Positive. It is another way for saying,
each one teach one, or it takes a village to raise a child. We are
better together than we are apart. We need to revisit some of those
old morals and values our grandparents of the generation before our
parents taught us. We need to grow exponentially to the point that
we reach all of our people. We have assets so let’s find out
what they are and use them.
What type of parent are you and do you want to be?
This is dedicated solely to the parent. Parents are the stepping stones for laying a good foundation at home for good morals and values. Parents today have a daunting task in managing marriages, careers, and parenthood. Society has taken away that most cherished family time at the evening table as well as in the church. This new age of technology has dealt us an overwhelming blow that we cannot seem to recover from. Our children do not even do homework anymore and parents do not even check to see if they have any. Read more...
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COLUMNIST WANTED
As a blackamarillo.com columnist your topic or subject matter is your choice. Write about history, politics, family, relationships, health, short stories, jokes or anything you desire. Your column will appear each week or month (depending on your publication preference). As an established columnist of blackamarillo.com you can add links or resources, informative websites and even advertise your products or services.
Interested parties should contact:
Dexter Harper
Email dexter@blackamarillo.com
Voice Mail / Fax (214) 292-8651
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What can you do to help now?
Opportunity School very much needs a couple of dedicated, caring individuals willing to serve as on-call substitutes in the classrooms. Substitutes ensure stability and quality for children when regular Opportunity School teachers are absent for illness, to attend college Early Childhood classes, or other reasons.
Will you answer the call?
Opportunity Sshool provides the necessary training and classrooms full of eager, bright young children. You supply the love! Service is paid at an hourly rate (low pay, great rewards!)
If interested, please call Pat Mathis at the Central Campus, 373-4245 or Michelle Longbine at the Grand Street Campus, 381-0551.
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