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Perspectives Magazine - January 2011
Perspectives Magazine - January 2011
A COVERED BRIDGE
and more
JANUARY 2011
PERSPECTIVES Page 2
About the Magazine From the Editor’s Desk
ISSN: 1920-4205 Resolutions. For or against, the word has
Frequency: Biyearly
Founding Editor: Monique Berry traveled through the mouths of reporters,
Designer: Monique Berry psychologists, lovers, writers, fitness trainers and
Editorial Assistant: Jennifer L. Foster more. Initially, I was against making any goals; I
Contact Info thought my goals were too ho-hum and
: http://1perspectives.webs.com common—diet more, walk more, write more, bla
: perspectivesmagazine@gmail.com
bla bla.
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Photo Credits Then, I had an aha moment—get a 2011 weight
Header images ©iStockphoto.com/AptTone, p4 courtesy of Peggy
Fletcher. All other inside photos courtesy of Brian Cobbledick. Front, watchers membership. But here‘s the twist! I will
back, and p8 courtesy of Monique Berry. create my own emotional weight loss program. I
resolve to be an emotional weight watcher. When
In this Issue applied to the body, before I seek to lose even
From the Editor’s Desk ........................................ p2 one physical pound, I need to lose the damaging,
negative weight in my heart and mind. If I lose
Antique storybook ................................................. p4 weight, my mirrored reflection will be appealing.
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Peggy Fletcher But my mind‘s eye will still reflect an individual
with a heavy heart. Even if I lose twenty pounds,
Cat hair................................................................... p4
I'll still carry a heavy mind. As a man thinketh in
Fluff Ball’s Adventure by Jennifer L. Foster his heart, so is he, Proverbs 23:7. The same
Cell phone............................................................... p7
discipline works with writing.
By Peggy Fletcher
Peggy Fletcher is a retired teacher and journalist whose work has appeared in many literary journals and books in
Canada and the United States. Contact her at p_fletcher@live.com.
CAT HAIR
CELL PHONE
handbag for the day. Loneliness creeps over me as I lie in the
By Rachel Loveday
dark bottom with her wallet, car keys and eyeglass case. I
COVERED BRIDGE
By Monique Berry of passion and romance.
On the night of his departure, she arrived thirty
Monique Berry is the founder of Perspectives and Christian Perspectives. Her work has appeared in Searching for
Answers anthology, Personal Journaling, The Sitter’s Companion, and others. In her spare time, she facilitates a critique
workshop, enjoys photography, offers editing services, and is involved in several creative projects. Contact her at
perspectivesmagazine@gmail.com or visit her website at http://www.moniqueberry.ca.
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RAINDROP
Restless Exodus
By Carolyn Agee
Carolyn Agee is an internationally published poet. She found inspiration for this poem in the humid climate of her
home in the Pacific Northwest. Her recent and forthcoming credits include: Petrichor Machine, Christian
Perspectives, and A Flame in the Dark. You can reach her at carolynagee@ymail.com.
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MIRROR
Reflections
By Donna McDonald
A Western Saddle’s Story Triple H Ranch run smoothly. Without me, Brett and
By Rebecca R. Taylor Zeus wouldn‘t be able to do their job securely. Our
relationship is built on teamwork. Brett, Zeus, and I
A Potato’s Dream
POTATO
By Craig W. Steele
Craig W. Steele is a writer and university biologist who lives in the urban countryside of northwestern
Pennsylvania, USA. His poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in The Aurorean, Crow Toes Quarterly, 3LIGHTS,
Modern Haiku, Time of Singing and elsewhere. You can contact him at csteele@wildblue.net.
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Oh yeah, lest not I forget
All in a Day’s Work
TOILET
Raindrop, p10 1) A raindrop with a diameter below 2mm Toilet, p14 1) The Roman army didn‘t have toilet paper.
is spherical before bursting into smaller raindrops, due to So they used a water-soaked sponge on the end of a stick. 2)
water tension and air resistance. 2) Only spherical raindrops Thomas Crapper who perfected the siphon flush system we
produce rainbows. 3) It takes approximately 1 million cloud use today, was born in the village of Thorne—an anagram
droplets to provide enough water for just one raindrop. of ‗throne.‘ 3) Most toilets flush in the key of E-flat.
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