http://articleadoption.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Article Adoption Group en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:50:04 GMT 2010-01-06T13:50:04Z 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=281474977978712&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace Currently the ‘ House of Night ’ vampire series, written by P.C. Cast and her daughter Kristen Cast, is being pushed (by the publisher I’m sure) to be the heir apparent to Stephenie . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:26:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978712&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2010-01-06T01:26:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978697&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace Heart out on a fight My shirt is torn by your acid, your hatred. I bow before the allegations, the rage; feeling insignificant, inadequate.   An owl hoots to a metropolitan . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:01:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978697&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace Kushal Poddar 2010-01-06T01:01:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978154&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace In the aftermath of 911 anyone who criticized Team Bush about anything, including issues completely unrelated to the attack, was instantly answered with a chorus of name calling from the Right. “Un-American, . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:50:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978154&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace Devin Barber 2010-01-05T19:50:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976731&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace I think this is the funniest film that George Clooney has been in since ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou?’  It is a small film in comparison to the rest of the movies being released for . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:25:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976731&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2010-01-05T02:25:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976631&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace Black outs I breathe mist. The tunnel of winter spreads for fallen leaves, wintry angels, fading vagrants. I breathe mist while everything blackens; evanesces. Here, at this . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:53:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976631&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace Kushal Poddar 2010-01-05T00:53:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976629&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace My boiled eggs never peel easily, and I end up with ugly eggs! I'd love to hear how you boil your eggs so the shells don't stick. Thanks! Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:52:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976629&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace RJ H. 2010-01-05T00:52:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974827&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace It is that time of year where those of us who write reviews of films, look back and discuss the cinematic mistakes that were.  Since I’m not a professional I’m stuck knowing that I . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:52:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974827&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2010-01-04T01:52:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974777&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace Bitter taste of an afternoon A moment streams down the roof. The noise of rain enters. The northern window opens its thirst. Is it you homing? is it you a drenched bird is . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:01:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974777&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace Kushal Poddar 2010-01-04T01:01:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973585&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace Overall, I would have to say that 2009 was a pretty good year for movies.  I think that Hollywood, more so than ever, is trying to diversify the films that they release.  I think the most . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:50:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973585&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2010-01-03T04:50:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973403&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace   The child we leave I go down gradually; go under. Drown. The pregnant river radiates my soul.   I know I am waiting on the pier; a child. Two boats playfully . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:10:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973403&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace Kushal Poddar 2010-01-03T01:10:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972713&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace She resides at the heart of darkness - within the confines of blasphemy. The walls are painted bright by the color of anticipated larceny. She creates melody in bed but doesn't lend her voice . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:57:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972713&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace Ratan . 2010-01-02T14:57:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972077&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace Honestly, I didn’t know what to expect.  I was sold on the event by the Rainy Day Books employee who said that he hadn’t seen such a buzz about a cooking personality since the . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:29:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972077&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2010-01-02T04:29:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971930&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace   Yesteryear’s news The almanac expires. A newsman tells me there have been ten news worthy of memory.   Only ten! Consider, the passing away of a friend, . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:59:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971930&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace Kushal Poddar 2010-01-02T00:59:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976875013&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace Do your best.  Either I or Word Merlin Charles will post the answers in the thread.   Cerebration means   A.      a party for the . . . Tue, 02 Jan 2007 22:11:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976875013&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2007-01-02T22:11:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970898&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace     Two winged smiles * Smile has two wings. It glides over the glade, wet. Now Mrs. Neighbor will come out. Fresh water will be sprinkled on her precious lawn, a patch, . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:51:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970898&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace Kushal Poddar 2010-01-01T00:51:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969404&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace Rain on a world of the third kind A healthy baby born in a power cut; three men hovering over it to retrieve; cold water clogs the paths. Whispers and screams float like . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:23:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969404&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace Kushal Poddar 2009-12-31T00:23:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968582&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace A trickle of my mentality On to paper; through my pen A trickle of my mortality Common, simplistic; indifference An unfathomable fate; strange Foreseen through ignorance and hate An utterly undeniable . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:09:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968582&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace Peter O. 2009-12-30T13:09:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968011&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace ‘ Isis ’ by Douglas Clegg advertises itself as a ‘tale of the supernatural’ and it lives up to the promise.  Beautifully illustrated by Glenn Chadbourne, it tells . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:15:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968011&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-30T02:15:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967967&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace   Letters, not for her (To Sunil's mother)   Postman brings three letters, none for her. Ten minutes of quiet waiting till she opens the door; her dog barks . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:23:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967967&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace Kushal Poddar 2009-12-30T01:23:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967301&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace I have to say that this is the first time in a LONG time I am really excited about the prospects of the upcoming New Year. It seems that I have been able to end 2009 on a high note and the huge amount . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:17:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967301&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace Sarah (can't believe the year's over) G. 2009-12-29T16:17:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966321&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace   Holiday rains on a reserve forest A winter rain passes; I pick up a deer with a broken glass curse cast under its feet. The rivulets of muddy blessings run as I coax, . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:01:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966321&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace Kushal Poddar 2009-12-29T01:01:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965793&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace As the first decade of the 21 st century comes to a close many historians are calling it one of the worst decades on record. And the year 2009 ranks among the top contenders for the title of worst . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:41:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965793&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace Devin Barber 2009-12-28T17:41:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965165&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace This movie allegedly cost half a billion dollars to both produce and market…and it was worth every penny.  What I envision for the moment is that a young generation of film fans are watching . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:42:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965165&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-28T04:42:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964993&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace   a room with the changing hues Dry leaves, now golden, toss and turn on the midday’s tin roof. A confident pigeon plays with the neighborhood cat.   These . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:08:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977964993&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace Kushal Poddar 2009-12-28T01:08:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963724&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace Galloping directly on the heels of the success of ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’ comes a retelling of Jane Austen’s classic, ‘Sense and Sensibility’, except this time . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:36:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963724&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-26T18:36:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963627&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace Greetings neighbors, hello friends! Summer 'n Winter are life's primal trends. Cake and joy and kidney pie Serve a reminder of days gone by. Pills and bills and igneous sparks Curtail the melody of soaring . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:05:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963627&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace Ratan . 2009-12-26T16:05:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963081&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace   haiku I greased pan cherry days on the almanac   haiku II blue butterfly nose of the dog shrivels haiku III coughing mother a dry leaf roams . . . Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:03:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977963081&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace Kushal Poddar 2009-12-26T01:03:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962255&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace Greetings wayward The templates grow a wing; travels light with one or two lines. Catchy phrases. I fumble on a wrong phrase. Is it meant for me? Uncertainty descends. . . . Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:50:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977962255&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace Kushal Poddar 2009-12-25T00:50:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961131&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace I decided to give this series, ‘ Darkest Powers Trilogy ’ a whirl while I twiddle my thumbs and wait for the newest ‘House of Night’ book, ‘ Tempted ’ to . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:48:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961131&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-24T02:48:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961071&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace   Not belonging to one Noon belongs to no one; the shadows don’t wait; they rush, blend, mingle, finally evanesce.   Noon belongs to no one; no shadows. Brother . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:51:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961071&grpId=3659174697247204&nav=Groupspace Kushal Poddar 2009-12-24T00:51:33Z