Tag: writing
group name: indepwo
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April 15, 2007 11:57 PM EDT --
Visits From the Past
Terror! Completely soul stealing, heart stopping terror. I had awakened with a sudden start, a shudder, there was someone standing next to my bed. I was paralyzed with fear. I could . . . more
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November 25, 2006 07:12 PM EST --
There is our restaurant, that breakfast place we went the next morning after that first time. You raved about the waffles and fed me bits of caramel . . . more
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January 04, 2007 10:06 PM EST --
When us kids got sick with sore throat or sniffles Mom would get out the Save the Baby, or Vicks, whichever she had on hand. Then rub it all over our throat and chest. Then she would heat up pieces of . . . more
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January 11, 2007 07:46 PM EST --
Each year my Dad would always get a deer. Then he would take it to Sonny's Locker to have it cut and packaged. There would be steaks, stew meat, roasts, chops, deerburger, the liver and heart. . . . more
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November 23, 2006 06:02 PM EST --
You guys got me inspired to write a poem but I am sorry that it didn't turn out like most.
I am From
Carol Roach
The cozy comfort of a warm inviting womb
Taking my first . . . more
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November 24, 2006 11:50 AM EST --
You go through life, and do everything you can to be a good person. You're kind, giving, a great listener, a wonderful friend, faithful, reliable, loyal, loving... you've heard one or more of these . . . more
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December 01, 2006 11:27 AM EST --
I'm posting two quotes today since I have had computer issues and haven't been able to post much. All the quotes are from my handy-dandy desk calendar. These make a great gift btw, . . . more
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April 13, 2008 08:00 PM EDT --
"HaHaaaa! I knew he'd be a snorer! Lightweight, too. Didn't even make it through his second drink."
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June 20, 2007 02:14 AM EDT --
Hello and welcome to Writing Essentials on Wednesdays. As the Writing Essentials Member Editor for Wednesdays, I will be moderating this page today in the Writing Essentials group. writing.gather.com . . . more
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February 01, 2007 04:03 AM EST --
I thought that I would make a quick post to anyone who writes articles at Associated Content and pass the good word that the clout system that has been "on hold" for a few months now has been . . . more
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May 16, 2008 08:19 PM EDT --
As many of you know on Gather, each day I teach two sessions of kindergarten. Recently, we received a grant from the state and next year, all day kindergarten will be intoduced in my town. . . . more
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November 22, 2006 12:03 PM EST --
Have you ever wondered what the secret was to becoming beautiful? Look no further-Audrey Hepburn offers her best advice on beauty secrets through a poem that was later read at her funeral. . . . more
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November 23, 2006 09:53 AM EST --
I am from the gentle clanging
of boats against the dock
with the interrupting smell of oil
mixing with the sea water.
I am from the dew
that lingers on a field
of freshly cut grass
inviting children to . . . more
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October 08, 2007 11:12 AM EDT --
Today I awoke with thoughts on my mind of cleaning this house and minding the bills. Today I was not going to Gather, not me, today I was going to be full of industry! But between raising this . . . more
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April 12, 2007 08:57 AM EDT --
Back in ’91 during the war (before we knew there’d be a sequel) I was a young writer, fresh out of college, working in an indie bookstore. The war pissed me off, as all wars do, and shortly . . . more
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December 31, 2006 12:07 PM EST --
My Mother, Barbara B has been a member of Gather for a couple of months. I encouraged her to join and write about her childhood memories. She has two aticles that she has posted. I enjoy . . . more
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February 19, 2008 03:33 PM EST --
Being the wife of a football coach for the last 40 years you would have thought I understood the phrase, you can't change the rules in the middle of the game. I guess I didn't believe it pertained . . . more
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March 19, 2008 08:03 AM EDT --
Yesterday as I was watching my kindergarteners construct the front covers of their homemade books, "The Easter Basket", I could not help but wonder, "Are we not all born creative?" . . . more
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November 23, 2006 01:20 PM EST --
Here's a simple one that fits the day.
Happiness is not getting what you want,
but wanting what you have.
~Rabbi Hyman Schachtel . . . more
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April 04, 2007 12:31 PM EDT --
This was inspired by Ed Nudelman's How to Write a Poem. I'd read it just before going to bed. I could not sleep, Instead, this is what happened. Honestly, these thoughts just erupted into my brain, . . . more
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