Tag: writing
group name: grasswriting
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June 07, 2007 10:33 PM EDT --
One of the hazards of being a work-at-home freelance writer and mom is the possibility of the kids making a fool out of me. It happened this way.
I was interviewing, of all people, a mathematician. . . . more
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April 01, 2008 09:10 PM EDT --
At the request of another Gather member, one of my contacts, I'm placing this warning to anyone about to read. This drabble was written for week 8s theme, with the intent to bring one of the stories . . . more
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June 01, 2007 01:56 PM EDT --
Once upon a time, in a former life, I was a library director. As you can imagine, being a librarian isn’t exactly the most exciting job in the world. Interesting, yes. Exciting, no. Add to that being . . . more
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October 08, 2007 09:39 AM EDT --
People are always asking me what it takes to do what I do...to be a writer. Since I'm assuming these people have probably written something – something specific – then what they are . . . more
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August 28, 2007 10:05 PM EDT --
Romantic Scavenge
They'd been together so long,
without ever getting married, but
knowing that she was ready to leave,
planned a romantic scavenge.
That Saturday, he took her to their special place . . . more
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October 10, 2007 12:33 PM EDT --
Sputniks: Fellow Travelers Forever
Copyright ‘07 Autumn Farrington
The cheery-faced putto in the . . . more
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May 06, 2008 01:48 AM EDT --
You'll Survive
It was an unexpected pleasure to look on in amusement as your fairytale life turned to dust, while you looked on in total despair . This time, it wasn't . . . more
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August 16, 2007 12:39 AM EDT --
"It is not the goal but the way there that matters, and the harder the way the more worthwhile the journey."
Wilfred Thesiger
Day from Hell
Over the . . . more
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November 18, 2007 09:54 AM EST --
Budding writers get a lot of advice - some of it good, some of it bad, a lot of it indifferent. But one thing you can always count on is that it's going to be abundant. So I'll toss my two cents . . . more
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September 20, 2007 11:19 PM EDT --
"All literature wavers between nature and paradise and loves to mistake one for the other."
Elias Canetti
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September 22, 2007 11:41 AM EDT --
Following is a copy of an e-mail sent to feedback@Gather.com:
September 22, 2007
Dear Gather,
I just found out that Gather is threatening to remove or somehow censure John O. for writing . . . more
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June 23, 2007 07:12 AM EDT --
Dog Gone!
Gracie hobbled down the sidewalk obviously favoring her right leg. She was headed to her friend Sandy’s house for an afternoon of girl talk. Friday had been her last visit to . . . more
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July 04, 2007 01:29 PM EDT --
Please play. This is not a slam dunk. I have so many grammatical errors to complain about in this article. I know many people don't realize them. I'm not talking typos. . . . more
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April 30, 2008 05:08 AM EDT --
Driving through the Wild Animal Park, we sought our favorite animal, the zebra. When seen, we ritually sing, "A horse is a horse, of course, of course.…." .
I brake hard, staring . . . more
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October 25, 2007 05:17 PM EDT --
“A Winning Strategy”
Since participating in both POW groups, Barbra and I have come to recognize some very significant facts regarding why Ernie’s strategy works . . . more
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June 14, 2007 01:27 PM EDT --
As some of you know, I am in the process of writing my first novel. Despite the fact that I have earned two college degrees, this is probably, NO DEFINITELY, the most difficult academic endeavor . . . more
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June 07, 2007 05:16 PM EDT --
I am a trusting person. My wife, however, isn't. She's heard that I've posted my book idea on the internet and thinks there's a chance it might be stolen. She referenced . . . more
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September 13, 2007 09:56 AM EDT --
"A true chocolate lover finds ways to accommodate his passion and make it work with his lifestyle"
Judy Davis of the Los Angeles Times
Ginger Chocolate
Have you ever worked . . . more
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March 05, 2008 11:02 AM EST --
There was music, the kind that never went away: the Stones and the Doors, Janis Joplin, very early Pink Floyd. It was one of those evenings.
Liquor, reefers, off-key singing, raucousness echoing good . . . more
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September 20, 2007 01:15 PM EDT --
"There is only on thing more painful than learning from experience and that is not learning from experience "
Archibald McLeish
Salute . . . more
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