http://adrienne517.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Adrienne Foster en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:54:03 GMT 2010-01-01T22:54:03Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977843516 Around 9:35 p.m., on Wednesday, 27 August 2008, Security Guards Scott Calais and Rudy Madris were watching the monitors at the CCTV control center in the Sunnyvale facility of Northrop Grumman when . . . Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:42:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977843516 Adrienne Foster 2009-10-08T02:42:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977785022 The thing I like best about the World Science Fiction Convention (aka Worldcon) is that it gives me a reason to travel to places I probably wouldn’t choose on my own. In 2007, the honor (or sentence, . . . Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:21:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977785022 Adrienne Foster 2009-08-23T21:21:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977687651 Massachusetts is small state, but has some of the oldest European-originated "colonies" in the USA. During the course of the past 400 years, it has seen some of the most intense traumas recorded in American . . . Wed, 20 May 2009 20:19:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977687651 Adrienne Foster 2009-05-20T20:19:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977650805 UPDATE 14 August 2009: The awards were announced in Montréal on August 9.  The nominees in boldface indicate the winners.   Anticipation, the 67 th World Science . . . Thu, 09 Apr 2009 02:12:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977650805 Adrienne Foster 2009-04-09T02:12:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977629840 Although still members of Bay Area Ghost Hunters , Anthony & Lydia need to curtail activities for personal reasons at the moment, so I'd like to get an idea of how many other connections BAGH . . . Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:33:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977629840 Adrienne Foster 2009-03-18T23:33:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977585968 I am currently planning to attend Anticipation , the 67th World Science Fiction Convention (aka Worldcon 67), in Montreal this August. While I do plan on spending most of my time at the convention, . . . Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:09:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977585968 Adrienne Foster 2009-02-06T03:09:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977568179 Those interested in being eligible to nominate the 2009 Hugo Awards, the most prestigious awards in the speculative fiction community, must be either a supporting or full-attending member of the 66th . . . Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:19:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977568179 Adrienne Foster 2009-01-19T20:19:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977542028 In the 1850s, people were crawling all over the Sierra Mountains like ants on a piece of wet hard candy. Their goal was gold. Once it was found at Sutter's Mill near Sacramento, people from all over the . . . Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:37:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977542028 Adrienne Foster 2008-12-21T23:37:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977477585   Under threat of the MeetUp group, Bay Area Ghost Hunters, being dissolved after losing its second organizer that I'm aware of, I decided to take a shot at managing it. With 227 members already . . . Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:57:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977477585 Adrienne Foster 2008-10-14T19:57:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977457275 Here's some email humor I thought was worth sharing....     When I got home last night, my wife demanded that I take her someplace expensive.   So, I took her to a . . . Tue, 23 Sep 2008 23:08:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977457275 Adrienne Foster 2008-09-23T23:08:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977414079 This actually warrants a longer, more thoughtful essay, but since I'm flying to Denver tomorrow morning and this is timely, I'm going to make it short. As I pack for my trip, I have been watching . . . Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:30:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977414079 Adrienne Foster 2008-08-05T07:30:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977401893 An agent I had met at Windycon 34 left the agency he was with, so I googled him and ran across a website that looks like a very helpful resource for writers.   It's called LitMatch and does . . . Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:01:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977401893 Adrienne Foster 2008-07-19T20:01:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977395588 The Bullock Hotel originally opened in 1895 on the site where Seth Bullock and Sol Star located their hardware store in Deadwood, South Dakota, in 1876.   After a fire swept through the business . . . Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:31:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977395588 Adrienne Foster 2008-07-11T21:31:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977389887 I just received the following little trivia test via email and had fun taking the challenge.  Other baby boomers might enjoy it.  I got 19 out of the 20. Scary. Have Fun (but no peeking . . . Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:02:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977389887 Adrienne Foster 2008-07-04T20:02:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977364819 Quite a few books are published on true regional ghost stories in this country and throughout the world. For anyone looking for books on the subject, the best place to find them is usually the local interest . . . Sat, 07 Jun 2008 19:34:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977364819 Adrienne Foster 2008-06-07T19:34:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977333282   I notice there is a lot of interest on Gather in fiction writers workshops.   Having participated in fiction critique groups on and off for about 25 years and coordinated them for nine . . . Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:08:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977333282 Adrienne Foster 2008-04-27T18:08:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977302698 What is it about loofahs and these wads of cheesecloth used as sponges for the human body?   On my last birthday, a friend gave me a tube of Bath & Body Works pink cherry blossom body wash. . . . Sun, 06 Apr 2008 00:20:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977302698 Adrienne Foster 2008-04-06T00:20:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977297495 A couple of my past entrants at Worldcon writers workshops have brought to my attention that Denvention 3—as did Noreascon 4 before it—has no intention of organizing a writers workshop in . . . Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:04:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977297495 Adrienne Foster 2008-03-30T23:04:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977297415 UPDATE: The awards were presented 9 August 2008 in Denver. The names in boldface are the winners.   Denvention 3 , the 66th World Science Fiction Convention, announced last weekend the . . . Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:58:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977297415 Adrienne Foster 2008-03-30T20:58:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977296176 I would like kick off my new group, NorCal Ghost Stories, with my reasons for starting it.   I have been toying with the idea of putting together a book on local ghost folklore and would like to . . . Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:51:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977296176 Adrienne Foster 2008-03-29T03:51:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977235631 Those interested in nominating works from the speculative fiction industry for Hugo Awards this year must have their membership in this year's World Science Fiction Convention, Denvention 3 , . . . Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:00:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977235631 Adrienne Foster 2008-01-21T05:00:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977018292 Did very many folks see Most Haunted's seven-hour live investigation of Eastern State Penitentiary on the Travel Channel last night?  I happened to catch it from beginning to end, with a . . . Sat, 02 Jun 2007 20:45:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977018292 Adrienne Foster 2007-06-02T20:45:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976996986 Someone told me the 1999 short film, George Lucas in Love, was available over the internet and sure enough, it is.  I couldn't resist posting the URL for the benefit of Gatherites.  . . . Thu, 10 May 2007 05:37:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976996986 Adrienne Foster 2007-05-10T05:37:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976945690 UPDATE: The awards were presented 1 September 2007 in Yokohama, Japan. The names in boldface are the winners. Nippon 2007 , the 65th World Science Fiction Convention, this week announced the . . . Fri, 30 Mar 2007 04:28:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976945690 Adrienne Foster 2007-03-30T04:28:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976944641 This sound bite was getting passed around the office at work today and well worth sharing with the Gather community at large.  It's about 10 minutes long, but it is really amusing.  Posted . . . Thu, 29 Mar 2007 02:53:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976944641 Adrienne Foster 2007-03-29T02:53:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976939257 Round 1 of the First Chapters Writing Competition will soon be coming to a close.  I have been RRCing (read, rate comment) as many as I can, but as a slow reader—particularly on a computer monitor—there . . . Fri, 23 Mar 2007 04:26:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976939257 Adrienne Foster 2007-03-23T04:26:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976939209 UPDATE—27 June 2008: The First Chapters competition has long since passed, but anyone still interested in reading this writing sample can find it at You Write On , which—by the . . . Fri, 23 Mar 2007 03:07:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976939209 Adrienne Foster 2007-03-23T03:07:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976922837 Nominations for the 2007 Hugo Awards are being accepted until midnight, Pacific Time, tonight.  After having problems submitting my on-line ballot last night, I finally got mine successfully . . . Sat, 03 Mar 2007 22:19:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976922837 Adrienne Foster 2007-03-03T22:19:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976900130 The following is a review of a consumer experience that I have had posted on Epinions for a couple of years now.  After having dinner with a friend who I learned also had an ugly experience . . . Thu, 01 Feb 2007 06:33:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976900130 Adrienne Foster 2007-02-01T06:33:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976876207 Jewels of the Sun is the first of a trilogy that takes place in a small village in Ireland.  It focuses on the romantic lives of the Gallagher siblings, who one by one find their soulmates.  . . . Thu, 04 Jan 2007 07:25:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976876207 Adrienne Foster 2007-01-04T07:25:46Z