Tag: writing
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April 09, 2006 05:09 PM EDT --
What Can You Do With One Arm?
A month or so ago I was working at the rock climbing wall at work. This wall has twelve degrees of difficulties. One being the easiest and twelve the most complicated. The . . . more
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February 05, 2008 12:55 PM EST --
Kimberly Ripley shared The Box Project .... a wonderful article about her experience with a program I have never heard of before. I think it would be very cool to have that sort of ongoing relationship . . . more
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April 18, 2008 03:49 AM EDT --
Welcome to Gather Essentials: Writing for Friday, April 18th.
"Dream" is a noun and a verb. I had a dream last night. Did you dream? . . . more
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March 22, 2006 06:03 PM EST --
In my last post, I spoke of the editorial process that had taken place without yet having a signed contract. I had received editorial suggestions from the editor/.publisher and my edits in response . . . more
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February 05, 2008 03:37 PM EST --
John Philipp gives us Man versus Machine - A small win for mankind about a trip though one of ~those~ car washes... his was even more complicated than my recent venture thru one o' . . . more
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June 12, 2007 12:28 PM EDT --
This is a special day for everyone at Gather.
Today, Gather is proud to present the long-awaited Writing Essential! writing.gather.com is a place for writers to congregate, publish original work, receive . . . more
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December 04, 2006 10:55 PM EST --
I wrote this little piece for the benefit of my editing/coaching clients who were beginning the daunting task of sending out manuscripts for publication. I thought there might be readers . . . more
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April 17, 2006 12:36 AM EDT --
Originally entered in the Travel Writing Contest, I am now posting to new groups.
Being handed a hot cloth after a long night's flight was a nice gesture, but mine was so hot that I was surprised . . . more
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November 25, 2006 05:22 AM EST --
Dear Santa 07: Baghdad
Dear Santa, please listen up!
I'm a grunt, just a soldier, in Iraq on my second tour of duty; and I loathe the place and everyone in it. . . . more
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July 12, 2008 12:07 AM EDT --
Here is the late update for Gather Writing Essentials
Featured
Friday Writing Essential: A Gustatory Memory
by Janet Louise H.
Food for the Unfamous . . . more
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June 06, 2008 05:36 PM EDT --
Gather Essentials: Writing
Having spent some time perusing today's offerings I present these fine articles for your review.
Daddy, words cannot say what these photos convey . . . more
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July 18, 2008 07:40 PM EDT --
Friday Writing Essentials Featured Articles
Drowning Leaves by Sarah H.
A wonderfully poetic story!
The Little Village by Carolion Grailbear
The way it ought to be
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October 08, 2006 12:54 PM EDT --
Meet Birdie Jaworski. Birdie is a fabulous writer that absolutely captures me in her stories, and is one of the main reasons why I love Gather. She has a way of telling a story that completely . . . more
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July 12, 2007 07:00 PM EDT --
Today's Writing Essential explores darkness, fear, things that go bump in the night. Gather's writers have posted some incredible stories and poems of their dances with the devilish. I'm enjoying . . . more
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January 22, 2007 11:25 PM EST --
The wind brushes the lace curtain against the side of my face as I peer out my window. The silence is almost eerie, the night captured in a snapshot of the moon to be hidden in a photograph album . . . more
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March 11, 2006 09:25 AM EST --
We here in Boston are weird. Not only do we drop our r's a lot when we talk, we have some unique phrases. Take a read at these...
Packie. The package or liquor store. "The packie is a . . . more
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January 19, 2006 12:48 PM EST --
Lack of comments and ratings got you down? As one of the top authors here at Gather, I can tell you that the readership here seems to be a silent majority. So don't take lack of comments or ratings . . . more
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June 21, 2007 10:53 AM EDT --
In my tiny New Mexican town, the sun splays my shadow against caked earth. We're getting more rain than usual, but the ground still remembers the drought, pulls the rain from the clouds, yanks it deep . . . more
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April 01, 2006 03:25 AM EST --
You see him
Alone
Looking down on the sidewalk
Scuffing his feet
Pacing
Back and forth
He looks up
His cloudless eyes
Looking for a friendly face
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April 14, 2006 04:31 PM EDT --
I would like to suggest "Critters Gone Wild" as an Editor's Pick. Written by Mike Firesmith, this is a classic tale written in a neo-Mark Twainish style.
Here is a sample:
So we stood . . . more
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