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Top 5 Worst Home Buying Mistakes [Editorial]
Buying a home is a very exciting time. Whether it’s your first purchase, your third, or your tenth, there are many aspects to the process, and it is vital to know what to expect. After working with many buyers, I have learned which mistakes are most common. 1. Not getting a pre-qualification letter from a…
A Butterfly’s Promise [Non-Fiction]
A mass of teddy bears formed an impenetrable wall that stretched the length of a city block. Those bears, in an array of colors, sizes and shapes, sat shoulder to shoulder in silence, a tribute to the hundreds that perished in the Oklahoma City bombing. The community, as well as the nation, was still reeling…
Low Cal Tortilla Pizza [Food]
Ingredients 2 Small Tortillas Pre-sliced Nitrate-free pepperoni Onions Shredded Mozzarella Cheese Marinara or Pizza Sauce Pepper Parmesan Cheese Dry Italian seasoning Fresh Mushrooms Notice there is no salt? You won’t need it. The flavor is in the meat. Tools Pizza pan with holes or a broiler pan Mandolin (Any baking pan that will allow heat…
Eat Red Grapefruit With Your Hands [Poetry]
Cut it in half and half again. Eat it all now or save some for later. Use your hands. Let the succulent juice run sticky on your fingers, cheeks, lips and nose. Feel the flavorful pulp touch your tongue, fill your mouth, and slide down your throat. Peel back the thin layer separating the segments….
45 Mag is Looking to Publish Visual Artists
45 Magazine is accepting submissions for talented visual artists to accompany our publication of short stories, editorials, poetry, screenplays, fiction, and non-fiction. Submission is free and writers retain all the rights to their work. Get more exposure through 45 Magazine. Submit your online portfolio (website or Facebook page link) here! SUBMIT
Hair Myths, Finally busted. The struggle is Real Y’all!
In 29 years I’ve heard them all. From hair growth to hair thinning and greying and it’s causes: thinning, plucking, shaving, genetics, and even cutting your hair on a full moon! That’s just lunar or shall I say loonier and will not even be addressed! I’m going to do my best to explain the truths behind some…
Change [Non-Fiction]
In the academic classroom, the instructor teaches the lessons and then the students receive the test. In the classroom of life, we’re given tests, and then the lessons follow. All around us, there is change. The change of seasons, the ebb and flow of the ocean tide. The rising sun and the nighttime moon. The…
Get Up & Get Out [A Miami Lip Service Story Performed at The Lightbox Theatre -Non Fiction]
Growing up poor isn’t really living. It’s living without. We couldn’t take a hot bath because we couldn’t afford the oil for our furnace. We used a hot plate to heat water, and kerosene heaters to heat the house. Government cheese, peanut butter, and powdered milk was the bulk our diet, along with an occasional…
Resistance [Non-Fiction]
In May 1968, the entire nation of France shut down. I remember it. I thought it was amazing that an entire country could organize, mobilize unions, students, and citizens of all kinds, to make a statement of displeasure like none I had ever seen before. DeGaulle left the country, only to return willing to make…
The Motherer [Poetry]
Sometimes, you just don’t know what to say. The underlying fear is, you’ll drive them away. The knowledge you’ve gathered over a lifetime, Means little, or nothing, on their timeline. If you spew what you believe is sage advice, They might respond with an air cold as ice. You implore them to value this one…
A New Journey with Jude [Non-Fiction]
In the winter of 2013, I came down with a nasty viral infection that I could not shake. What started out as mono turned into a chronic illness with regular bouts of pain, fevers, migraines, and extreme fatigue. Since my immune system was not functioning well, I was also vulnerable to the flu, which I…
