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		<description>The original writings of author Nicole (Carpe Diem)</description>
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			<title>Summer Vacation</title>
			<description>A little boy recounts his amazing summer vacation after his first day of school</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/2150816/</link>
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			<title>Sophia Hamilton</title>
			<description>Pen Name</description>
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			<title>The Stoplight</title>
			<description>Dan, a local restaurateur, was working the reservation desk when a distraught woman quite literally walked into his life, tears streaming down her face after catching her boyfriend in bed....</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/1960895/</link>
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			<title>Holiday Cafe</title>
			<description>A new literary magazine</description>
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			<title>Chapter 12</title>
			<description>The next morning when Eva awoke, she was slightly sore from her piercings, but was pleased it wasn&amp;rsquo;t overly painful.&amp;nbsp; She popped a few aspirins to get her through the day and got dressed.&amp;nbsp; She checked herself from every possible angle, there was no sign of what she did the night befo..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/679348/</link>
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			<title>Chapter 11</title>
			<description>The next morning Eva jumped out of bed and ready for school.&amp;nbsp; She was planning on visiting the piercing shop after school, she was a little hesitant about the idea but figured she would go check out the shop and at the very least inquire about the piercings she wanted.&amp;nbsp; She told her mom sh..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/677962/</link>
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			<title>Chapter 10</title>
			<description>Clearly lost in admiration for Chris&amp;rsquo; body, staring at the strain his boxers are under at this moment.&amp;nbsp; The material stretched to its limit.&amp;nbsp; Chris clearly knows that she is staring at him, getting more turned on by it actually.&amp;nbsp; He slowly pulls down his boxers, teasing Eva ever..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/672656/</link>
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			<title>Chapter 9</title>
			<description>While in the car, Eva texts Chris to tell him what was going on, about the brunch next weekend, and finally what did he want to do.&amp;nbsp; It was his future career, if it got out that they were together in any way he wouldn&amp;rsquo;t be able to teach, she thought. Eva could wait the few weeks until she..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/671955/</link>
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			<title>Chapter 8</title>
			<description>After Eva and Chris&amp;rsquo; Friday night together, they hadn&amp;rsquo;t seen each other &amp;lsquo;socially&amp;rsquo; for what was now going on three weeks.&amp;nbsp; The only time they saw each other was in class.&amp;nbsp; Eva was ok with the few weeks hiatus; she caught up on her homework and studying. &amp;nbsp;Eva ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/671555/</link>
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			<title>Chapter 7</title>
			<description>Chris picked Eva up, placed her in the middle of the bed, laid down beside her.&amp;nbsp; &amp;ldquo;There, this is more comfortable, don&amp;rsquo;t you think,&amp;rdquo; Chris said barely auditable.&amp;nbsp; Eva biting her lower lip, not sure what is going to happen next, full of anxious energy nodded her head in ag..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/670901/</link>
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			<title>Chapter 6</title>
			<description>Eva couldn&amp;rsquo;t get to Chris&amp;rsquo; apartment fast enough.&amp;nbsp; When she parked her car she sent him a message that she was outside and on her way up to his apartment.&amp;nbsp; Within a few minutes, she was knocking on his door.She was impressed by how clean the one bedroom apartment appeared.&amp;..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/670832/</link>
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			<title>Chapter 5</title>
			<description>The rest of the week went fairly quickly.&amp;nbsp; Eva was anticipating Friday more than ever, especially after getting to see Chris on a daily basis.&amp;nbsp; She texted him and got the address to his apartment and is planning on going over after school.She decided not to pack a change of clothes, for ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/670422/</link>
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			<title>Chapter 4</title>
			<description>The next morning Eva was pretty much in a daze.&amp;nbsp; Going to classes but not paying attention to what any of her teachers were saying.&amp;nbsp; She didn&amp;rsquo;t really care, she was more than caught up on all of her classes and the teachers hardly called on her because they tried to give some of th..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/670276/</link>
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			<title>Chapter 3</title>
			<description>Eva grabbed Chris&amp;rsquo; face and gently pulled it close to hers.&amp;nbsp; She kissed him while tugging at his t-shirt.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; He pulled away from Eva, Taking his shirt off the rest of the way.&amp;nbsp; Her eyes fixated on his piercings.&amp;nbsp; She wants to touch the rings, but doesn&amp;rsquo;t wan..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/670254/</link>
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			<title>Chapter 2</title>
			<description>The next morning Eva&amp;rsquo;s alarm went off sooner than she had hoped.&amp;nbsp; She slowly creped out of bed, threw her dirty clothes from the night before in her hamper, put on her robe and headed to the kitchen.&amp;nbsp; Cereal bar and cup of coffee in hand, she staggers back up to her room.&amp;nbsp; Throw..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/668808/</link>
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			<title>Chapter 1</title>
			<description>Eva is a high school senior at&amp;nbsp;the all-girls&amp;nbsp;Saint Agnes of Rome.&amp;nbsp; She just turned 18 and is over the daily routine of putting on her uniform and going to classes that are taught by nuns.&amp;nbsp; She wished her parents sent her to a public school, where she could interact with boys, a..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/668710/</link>
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			<title>Catholic School Girls </title>
			<description>It has been said that you have to watch out for the innocent ones or the catholic school girls... this is why... </description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/668691/</link>
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			<title>Life</title>
			<description>LIFEThe past few monthsFilled with joy and sorrowHappy for my new additionHealthy and happy baby boyWish I could say the same for mePlagued with health issuesAneurism found after two months of hellNear death on the operating tableDoctors wouldn&amp;rsquo;t listen to meFighting for li..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/482881/</link>
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			<title>Death at the hands of children</title>
			<description>recently this http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/18791213/detail.html story has been all over the local news ... it got me thinking...</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/381073/</link>
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			<title>Where did you go?</title>
			<description>Last year I wrote about a homeless person I would see on the way to work... this is about the same person.</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/378926/</link>
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			<title>Lie to Me</title>
			<description>I have been watching that new show out right now 'Lie to Me' and it inspired this...</description>
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			<title>The end of Olivia and Nate</title>
			<description>a continuation/ending to the Nate Saga</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/375488/</link>
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			<title>An Unhappy Valentine</title>
			<description>I hate this time of the year.&amp;nbsp;I don&amp;rsquo;t mean winter (for once) I mean this specific week in February.&amp;nbsp;Back in 1994, during this very week my grandfather passed away.&amp;nbsp;I remember the days of that week like they were yesterday.It was bitter cold out and the streets were covered in ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/375399/</link>
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			<title>Ideas</title>
			<description>So many thoughts running through my headIt's like a flood gate openedOverwhelming and excitingEnjoying the words astehy fill the pages of my journalNot sure how long this breakthough will lastI'm going to takeadvantage while I&amp;nbsp;canSo many thoughts running through my headUnstoppable..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/375207/</link>
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			<title>Going Green</title>
			<description>Buying lessSorting bottles, cans and paper for recyclingTaking reusable bags to the marketEnergy conscience Like the famous frog says&amp;quot;It's not easy being green&amp;quot;Making the effort for Mother EarthMaking the effort for our future generation</description>
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			<title>O.</title>
			<description>Orthodox ideasOpinions in check with what we needObviously not Hilly, but can&amp;rsquo;t complainOblivious to what has really happened the last eight yearsOn the same line as the rest of AmericaOccupied with the economyOperating with full forceOn the jobOpen for business&amp;nbsp;</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/375204/</link>
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			<title>W.</title>
			<description>What a characterWaste of a human beingWrong for our country Withholding informationWelcoming bad business choicesWhether or not by purpose or accidentWe ended up in the toiletWhilom Commander in ChiefWeasel&amp;nbsp;</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/375200/</link>
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			<title>Gender War</title>
			<description>Written with Yos</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/340664/</link>
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			<title>Sweet memories</title>
			<description>Written with Yos</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/340661/</link>
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			<title>My Crazy Life ~ UPDATED 2/1/09</title>
			<description>I am happy to announce that a series of short nonfiction stories of mine have been published and limited copies are now available on Amazon and Barnes_&amp;amp;_Noble and on the Publisher's_WebsiteYou can find the book by either searching on my name or typing in the title 'My Crazy Life'. But I set ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/339422/</link>
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			<title>Passionately Pink...</title>
			<description>During the month of October I will be going Passionately Pink for the Cure&amp;reg; to raise funds for the fight against breast cancer.It's passionate, because the need to end breast cancer is so urgent. It's pink, because that's the color we'll wear to accomplish our goal.Participating is simpl..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/324841/</link>
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			<title>The ending to Sam and Mia</title>
			<description>short and sweet...</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/321029/</link>
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			<title>Will Sam and Mia find love again?</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;Mia sat down in a chair after she entered their room.&amp;nbsp;Waiting for Sam to say the worst, he was in love with that woman that he had been sleeping with her for months, maybe even years.&amp;nbsp;Mia took a deep breath and waited to hear what he was about to say.&amp;ldquo;Mia that was Janie you..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/311975/</link>
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			<title>Sam and Mia - reunite</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;Sam and Mia met that evening in one of the many restaurants that the resort has to offer.&amp;nbsp;They were seated, ordered drinks and meals and sat in an uncomfortable silence for a short period of time.&amp;nbsp;Sam wasn&amp;rsquo;t sure how to begin this conversation, but finally just began to talk...</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/309456/</link>
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			<title>Nearly a year</title>
			<description>this is not part of the mia and sam stories... this is just something i needed to write...</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/309104/</link>
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			<title>Sam investigates</title>
			<description>more of the Sam and Mia saga</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/308969/</link>
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			<title>Sam and Janie</title>
			<description>a continuation to the saga...</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/308438/</link>
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			<title>Poor Mia</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;The more Mia looked at this girl that was with Sam, the more she noticed a strong resemblance, or maybe she was just hoping that there was a strong resemblance.&amp;nbsp;That however did not stop her from going up to him and trying to explain everything.&amp;nbsp;She didn&amp;rsquo;t care who this beaut..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/307254/</link>
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			<title>Bella II - Chapter 14</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;Bella II - Chapter 14Bella was right, she feel asleep soon after she lay down on the cot.&amp;nbsp;Robert pulled a blanket over her and went out to the dining car.&amp;nbsp;He didn&amp;rsquo;t get very far before a young man asked him where he was going.&amp;nbsp;The man was tall and Robert could tell h..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/306883/</link>
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			<title>Dominick</title>
			<description>still continuing the Sam and Mia series</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/306832/</link>
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			<title>The Mystery Man</title>
			<description>a continuation to the Sam and Mia saga</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/306303/</link>
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			<title>Sam, Mia and the Mystery Man</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;The knocks continued.&amp;nbsp;Sam couldn&amp;rsquo;t figure out who it was, he used a pseudo name for the room just in case Mia would get suspicious.&amp;nbsp;&amp;ldquo;MIA I KNOW YOU ARE IN THERE &amp;ndash; OPEN THIS F*****G DOOR&amp;rdquo; a loud and angry voice yelled from the hallway.Mia looked frightened ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/304531/</link>
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			<title>More Sam and Mia</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;The two took turns pleasuring each other.&amp;nbsp;Screams of passion filled the hotel room.&amp;nbsp;Sam was in love with Mia, he never wanted to be without her.&amp;nbsp;Sam rolled over so Mia would be on her back, he looked down at her, &amp;ldquo;beautiful,&amp;rdquo; he whispered.&amp;nbsp;As Mia smiled at h..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/303993/</link>
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			<title>Mia -- part 5</title>
			<description>an ongoing continuation of Sam and Mia</description>
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			<title>Mia and Sam... continued</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;Mia got out of the tub feeling more relaxed. &amp;nbsp;She decided to put on her bathing suit and head to the beach for a while before it got too hot and sticky out.&amp;nbsp;She grabbed everything that she needed and headed to the beach.&amp;nbsp;Sam heard her leave and peered out the door to see where..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/299869/</link>
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			<title>Sam and Mia</title>
			<description>I should have put this into book form perhaps - but i didnt realize i was going to get this much out of it - this is part 3 ... there will be more to come</description>
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			<title>Sam</title>
			<description>this is a continuation to Mia... I think there might still be more to this story...</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/298830/</link>
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			<title>Mia</title>
			<description>i left this open ended - as i think i am going to turn this into a little series - maybe - hopefully - if i can bring back the creativity...</description>
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			<title>Understand...</title>
			<description>&amp;nbsp;I just don&amp;rsquo;t understandYou up and leave eight months agoFor another womanNo explanation, no goodbyeI knew what was going onEven though I didn&amp;rsquo;t want to admit itI finally got my life in orderHappy and satisfied with my choicesThen you walk back inActing like noth..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/nsebula/276903/</link>
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			<title>The Nate Saga - Part IV</title>
			<description>Not sure how good this one is or even if it makes sense right now... I'm a little irritated and I'm just working out my aggressions...</description>
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