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The Bird's The Word
by Colleen McKie
It’s 6:30 in the morning and my phone is ringing. I stumble out of bed, pick it up, and am greeted with the dial tone. I look over at the birdcage hanging in a stream of early morning light. I then hear my cell phone, our old phone, a dump truck backing up and our microwave. All mimicked perfectly.
by Ada Mau I am about to start a job search again. I am currently an academic researcher in social science, my third "career" so to speak since I finished my bachelor’s degree in my early twenties, and I find my work very fulfilling and interesting. However, the downside of the job is its instability due to academic research’s dependence on funding, and my contract runs out when the project finishes.
by Ashley MacPherson
We live in an image-obsessed society -- one in which we spend more time watching television, playing video games, or surfing the internet than ever before....Within this visual culture, many debates have been waged about women and girls’ body image issues and the pressures placed on women by the beauty industry. 
Is Winning Important? A Stay-at-Home Mom's Experience as a Competitive Athlete
by Amy Matthews
I had always regretted giving up fencing and thought about it often over the years; it was one of those sports that was so much fun for me....I had never even considered competing, but the kids from my club asked me to come see them fence at a local competition and I couldn’t believe how much I wanted to be fencing with them. It looked like a blast and gave me a goal to work toward within the sport.
