http://beryl.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Beryl Singleton Bissell en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:23:53 GMT 2010-01-03T04:23:53Z 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=281474977874106 After numerous turns around a town square outside the walls of Florence, the GPS system leading us to the wrong building in a different section of town with the same address, and several phone calls . . . Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:14:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977874106 Beryl Singleton Bissell 2009-10-28T15:14:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977814951 Assisi: parking ticket and all We came to Assisi seeking St. Francis and Clare. We found them. We found, as well, a greeting from the Assisi police: a parking ticket. Parking in Assisi . . . Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:49:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977814951 Beryl Singleton Bissell 2009-09-16T17:49:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977790645 We ate breakfast on the terrace in Amalfi, served by skinny Renaldo who buzzed and hummed about, making an occasional nervous foray into conversation about his marriage to a Russian woman from Eastern . . . Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:24:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977790645 Beryl Singleton Bissell 2009-08-28T01:24:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977655659 My husband Bill is noise sensitive. Sounds of traffic, noise from factories, lawn equipment and machinery drive him batsy. I, on the other hand, having spent many years in a cloistered monastery on a . . . Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:33:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977655659 Beryl Singleton Bissell 2009-04-14T14:33:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977633976 Juliahna was diagnosed last August with acute myelogenous leukemia. Since then she’s undergone progressively more radical procedures, all the while keeping her friends informed of her progress through . . . Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:35:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977633976 Beryl Singleton Bissell 2009-03-22T23:35:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977609007 As if she'd been awaiting the exact moment of our arrival on the patio for breakfast the next morning, Rita –Titty’s mother (of La Maison de Titty ), hurried out with tiny éclairs with Nutella . . . Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:39:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977609007 Beryl Singleton Bissell 2009-02-27T20:39:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977576327   "What is it you REALLY believe?" asked a friend in her weekly email "On the Waterline." She posted the question two days ago and I am still pondering the thought. What . . . Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:36:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977576327 Beryl Singleton Bissell 2009-01-27T16:36:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977566331 We left Rome for Naples on my birthday, October 10, 2008. This was not a wholly good idea, unless one thrives on travel tension. The day started off innocently enough when we took a taxi to the Termini . . . Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:09:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977566331 Beryl Singleton Bissell 2009-01-18T00:09:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977537316   Normally, while trudging through the deep sand along Lake Worth’s beach, we encounter lots of man-made debris cast up on shore by Atlantic’s waves along with slimy seaweed, tortured driftwood, . . . Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:38:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977537316 Beryl Singleton Bissell 2008-12-17T03:38:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977533752 Dark suits for men; long skirts and sleeves for women -- on a warm day, not such a good idea. The Vatican website suggested that for an audience with the Pope we should dress modestly so Bill and I . . . Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:46:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977533752 Beryl Singleton Bissell 2008-12-12T21:46:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977511281 When my hubby Bill surprised me with tickets to Italy to celebrate our 12 wedding anniversary and suggested that I plan the trip as I “knew Italy,” I thought “Oh my! Did I still “know” Italy 30 years . . . Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:05:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977511281 Beryl Singleton Bissell 2008-11-19T21:05:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977464145 "Leaving on a jet plane, don't know when I'll be back again." John Denver's lyrics waft through my mind as I return to Gather for an intense day of reading and commenting, only . . . Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:45:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977464145 Beryl Singleton Bissell 2008-10-01T03:45:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977453798 Drinking from the Saucer by Charlene C. Duline is a fascinating memoir of a strong-headed, devout, and idealistic young black American woman who was among the first volunteers to join the Peace . . . Sat, 20 Sep 2008 01:41:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977453798 Beryl Singleton Bissell 2008-09-20T01:41:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977420969 I took my grandchildren, Tommy age 10 and Cassie age 9 to Ely, Minnesota last week. Why take grandchildren to Ely when there’s so much to do and see here on Minnesota’s north shore of Lake Superior? Come . . . Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:33:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977420969 Beryl Singleton Bissell 2008-08-14T00:33:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977405177 Roses. This is a true story told in 10 minutes in response to kathryn's wedneday writing essentials prompt. In 1996, I was at a writing retreat in one of the most scenic spots along Lake Superior’s . . . Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:55:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977405177 Beryl Singleton Bissell 2008-07-24T02:55:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977404411 I was in Duluth last week, running all those errands that a 168 mile round-trip drive demands, when I decided that I also needed to take a walk. I headed for the city's harbor walk that stretches along . . . Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:52:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977404411 Beryl Singleton Bissell 2008-07-24T01:52:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977399643 Some people have a fear of public places, others fear public speaking, while yet others fear speaking on the phone. I fear none of those things. What I fear is getting the mail.   My fears . . . Wed, 16 Jul 2008 22:38:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977399643 Beryl Singleton Bissell 2008-07-16T22:38:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977388185 Jacqueline loved her high place a top the dune. She was the only one who climbed up here, who had the whole expanse of the sea and the beach at which to gaze, the magnificent old home in the distance . . . Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:48:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977388185 Beryl Singleton Bissell 2008-07-02T23:48:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977386517 From April 29 through May 4, I was in New York for the PEN World Writers Fesitval "Public Lives/Private Lives." First, I should probably tell you what PEN is and how I found myself at this . . . Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:07:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977386517 Beryl Singleton Bissell 2008-07-01T04:07:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977382341 This is 10 minute fiction based on Wednesday Writing Essential's prompt photo taken by Kathryn Esplin-Oleski. I've never visited Montreal and never had this experience but I do like to travel . . . Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:53:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977382341 Beryl Singleton Bissell 2008-06-25T18:53:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977376468 Dear Mom, I know, I know. You warned me about this again and again . . . the image you hoped I'd never project. The "look" that would give others (namely "him's") . . . Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:50:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977376468 Beryl Singleton Bissell 2008-06-18T15:50:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977361799 I wanted to paint it purple, with dark wine balustrades and teal around the windows and upper gable; but my husband reneged on his promise. "Go for it Babe. Do it up your way," he'd . . . Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:13:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977361799 Beryl Singleton Bissell 2008-06-05T03:13:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977353552 Within three days of my return home last week – after two and half years of practically nonstop traveling since my book, The Scent of God , was released -- I saw two moose lounging off Highway . . . Sun, 25 May 2008 23:03:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977353552 Beryl Singleton Bissell 2008-05-25T23:03:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977340972 The Sentinel -- an average giant When we set off earlier this week for the Sequoia and King's Canyon National Parks we knew only what the map told us: that they lay several hundred miles . . . Thu, 08 May 2008 00:26:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977340972 Beryl Singleton Bissell 2008-05-08T00:26:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977323433                                             . . . Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:45:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977323433 Beryl Singleton Bissell 2008-04-15T17:45:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977323180 Travel, Grieving, the Writing Life, Book Reviews, Fictions, Random Musings, all my posts are here for your convenience, especially when the pull-down menus don't work. Please let me know if a link doesn't . . . Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:31:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977323180 Beryl Singleton Bissell 2008-04-15T16:31:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977305142 Victims of sexual assault don't wear banners identifying them as such. They might be your neighbor, your son or daughter, the young child up the street. They don't want to be known as victims . . . Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:00:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977305142 Beryl Singleton Bissell 2008-04-08T20:00:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977292745 My 11-year-old granddaughter Amber woke recently to a sight that caused her to shout, "Grandmommy, look at the lake. It's covered with ice. I never saw Lake Superior covered with ice before." It doesn't . . . Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:37:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977292745 Beryl Singleton Bissell 2008-03-25T02:37:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977262770 As most of you know, Aaron Lazar has been a stellar Gatherer since he joined and somehow manages to support and encourage other Gatherers even as he creates one fine mystery after another. I read Tremolo: . . . Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:44:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977262770 Beryl Singleton Bissell 2008-02-24T21:44:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977243400 Today we are celebrating the launch of Patry Francis's The Liar's Diary. Patry, a Gather member as many of you know, has been recuperating from serious illness and surgery. To assist this wonderful . . . Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:41:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977243400 Beryl Singleton Bissell 2008-01-29T15:41:13Z