The Pencentral

Deadline Announced in TPC's Writing Contests!
Final chance to enter FREE, The Newest TPC Writing Competitions! The deadline for entries has been set for June 22, 2013. Enter now for a chance to win $150 in Best Poem, Best Article and Best Short Story--enter 5 submissions in each category. 2-$50 prizes will also be awarded in each category!
By Shay Davidson

Mighty Mollusks - The Latest In Pool Cleaning Technology
Cleaning your pool is unpleasant and labor intensive work, even with an automated pool cleaning system. The author has hit upon the perfect, ecologically friendly solution. With a bit a genetic tinkering this may be the most revolutionary pool care advance since the invention of chlorine.
By Steve Mallach

How to Be A Successful Writer In The Afterlife
Don't waste your afterlife.
By Jayme Kinsey

Gabby Girl
Loss and the bittersweet memories that will always remain.
By Savannah Carolina

Sugar Skulls
Origins and interesting facts about the most famous symbol of the Day of the Dead festival.
By Jayme Kinsey

4 Offers Of Friendship (And a Cry for Help)
The Internet is a friendly place. Why else would perfect strangers be offering me services that range from access to huge amounts of cash to pills that correct certain physical 'shortcomings' (and never before has a word been more suitable). So which of these offers do is the most attractive? The author has a long hard look.
By Steve Mallach

Street Art--Introduction and Styles
Street art, urban art, and underground art...all terms meaning specialized graffiti. Despite the risks, more and more artists are exploring this scene. Learn more about street art styles.
By Jayme Kinsey

In Death

By Gina-Marie Iezzi

The Top Five Techniques That Get Your Content Read Consistently
We live in a world of scanners. These five tips will help keep those scanners reading and on your page to the very end.
By Scott Kuttner

Into The Abyss
Risk taking and courage
By Kenneth Schultz

The Horrific Lottery That Is The Internet - Undersea Edition
"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy." Correct, and there are also nightmare things in the ocean. As part of his ongoing efforts to discover the horrible things that can hurt him, the author has now ventured beneath the waves. It's not pretty.
By Steve Mallach

Losing our Middle Class
A description of an astonished reaction to the blatant misuse of power and political position at the expense of almost everyone except the politically powerful, lobbyists and the billionaire bunch who are the power behind the scene.
By Jeana Morgan

Avatar Shock Syndrome and Related Disorders
Have you ever been fooled by an avatar?
By Jayme Kinsey

10 HOT tips--Why Writing on the Equator Isn't all You Think it Might Be!
What happens when the muse strikes on the equator? It's not what you think - this is the jungle baby and creative writing in this neighborhood is not all coconuts and waving palm trees.
By Steve Mallach

Desire

By Gina-Marie Iezzi