Insult to Injury

One of the least talked about forms of abuse is intellectual abuse. Most often thought of in terms of belittling one’s intellect to make them feel ignorant or shame them with perceived stupidity, intellectual abuse is far more varied than simple name-calling. It is a combination of both emotional and verbal abuse which targets the victim’s intellect.

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Stranger Next Door

When you were a child, you could walk down your parents’ street and call the surname of the families or people who lived in every house on the block or on your floor of the apartment building. Can you do that on your street now? Time to MAD in our very own backyards. Can you Make A Difference?

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Writers Spotlight: Lizzie Belle Quimby

Just before dawn, Red was unlocking the door of the M3 Coffee Shoppe. On the other side stood Lizzie Belle Quimby. Waiting for the last pots of coffee to brew was the perfect time to sit down with a cuppa and talk about late blooming, the quest for identity and attitude.

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The Blogvelope Says…

After a few results were added because the question was interpreted as “What does M3 need?”, the poll revealed what you really want to hear about when it comes to making your blog bigger or better. Did your answers match the top three results?

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Muse for Monday

My history is littered with poetry pertaining to war. By far, some of the most realistic and poignant pieces I have ever written were about war. In fact, my writing career began over a poem never expected to be about war. Many which followed it were a complete surprise…not unlike this one.

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