http://bookofmyself.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by The Book of Myself en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:51:31 GMT 2010-01-08T05:51:31Z 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=281474977904410&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace This is a great article from the Wall Street Journal called "Story Time: The Heck with looking foward. There's value in looking back."  It is about the wisdom of telling stories from the past to . . . Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:53:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977904410&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace David Marshall 2009-11-17T07:53:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977697775&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace   Since it's almost Father's Day, I will answer this question from my DIY autobiography book.   If I had any trouble with my father while I was young it was in this area:   My dad . . . Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:50:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977697775&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace David Marshall 2009-06-01T07:50:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977691094&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace Book Of Myself: If I Had Any Trouble With Dad... original blog post ...Growing Up, It Was In This Area: Hmm, not much to report here. As my dad was away a lot it was great to see him, and he was . . . Mon, 25 May 2009 07:35:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977691094&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace David Marshall 2009-05-25T07:35:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977626377&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace NEW - Publish Date: March 17, 2009 PICTURE OF ME: Who I Am in 221 Questions Kate Marshall and David Marshall, Broadway Books, March 2009, $13.95 Question: Who are you? Not so . . . Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:46:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977626377&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace David Marshall 2009-03-16T07:46:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977510212&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace Matilda Butler, my business partner and co-author on Rosie's Daughters: The "First Woman To" Generation Tells Its Story has started a new feature on our Women's Memoirs blog. She . . . Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:57:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977510212&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace Kendra Bonnett 2008-11-18T17:57:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977453536&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace On September 18th Matilda Butler appeared on Linda Joy Myer's National Association of Memoir Writers (NAMW) Teleseminar Series. The title of Matilda's topic "Sharpen Your Story Using Collective . . . Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:30:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977453536&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace Kendra Bonnett 2008-09-19T21:30:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977464316&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace If you (or everyone you know) are part of the 90% of voting Americans who have already decided who to vote for in the presidential election and could not be swayed under any circumstances, please do . . . Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:09:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977464316&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace David Marshall 2008-10-01T07:09:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977450045&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace Hello Everyone, I wanted to share an upcoming event: Matilda Butler, my co-author, colleague and business partner, is the guest on an upcoming teleseminar, sponsored by National Association . . . Tue, 16 Sep 2008 02:43:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977450045&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace Kendra Bonnett 2008-09-16T02:43:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977435235&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace Want to break into memoir writing the easy way? Come take our Food Memoir Class. We call it "Readin', Writin', and Recipes: A memoir-able Approach to Cooking." And we're holding the . . . Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:45:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977435235&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace Kendra Bonnett 2008-08-31T16:45:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977231091&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace From THE BOOK OF MYSELF, The Middle Years, The World (Hyperion Books, 2007, page 145, and The Book of Myself Gather Group)  These are the presidents I voted for: I am 51 years old but . . . Wed, 16 Jan 2008 07:51:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977231091&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace David Marshall 2008-01-16T07:51:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977433263&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace   Book Publishing Digital Community Builder.   I actually did this.   After a 25 year career in the software industry, I decided to make a major career change when I turned 50 in 2005. . . . Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:51:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977433263&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace David Marshall 2008-08-29T04:51:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977431987&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace Are you working on or thinking about starting a memoir? Well, maybe you have questions. This is your chance to get your questions asked. My business partner Matilda Butler is leading a panel of . . . Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:13:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977431987&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace Kendra Bonnett 2008-08-27T23:13:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977393277&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace I'm feeling the need to post an article, but nothing in particular is worth an article all by itself - so here is #2 in the Randomness series. We had our company picnic on Thursday at work. . . . Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:48:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977393277&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace Priscilla (wishing I was in Costa Rica) ~. 2008-07-09T03:48:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977414976&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace If you don't know about the writer's group Story Circle Network (SCN), I encourage you to check it out at http://www.storycircle.org. This is a rich resource, especially for women interested in . . . Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:42:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977414976&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace Kendra Bonnett 2008-08-06T11:42:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977298435&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace COSTA RICA   Costa Rica is my favorite place to visit....so far. I will admit that I have not had the chance, or the funds to travel as much as I want to. I have visited Costa . . . Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:37:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977298435&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace Priscilla (wishing I was in Costa Rica) ~. 2008-04-01T00:37:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977275865&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace Well, today was my 32nd birthday It started out very nice. My Husband & Daughter bought me a great CD that I have been wanting. Then when I got to work, everyone had passed a card around the . . . Wed, 05 Mar 2008 02:05:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977275865&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace Priscilla (wishing I was in Costa Rica) ~. 2008-03-05T02:05:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977280174&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace I wrote this in August 2006 as part of a writing class I was taking at the time. The writing had to start with the words "It was a small box but," Here is what I wrote.   It was . . . Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:24:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977280174&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace Priscilla (wishing I was in Costa Rica) ~. 2008-03-10T00:24:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977260425&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace Valentines day wasn't anything special. We usually do not do anything on this day - we know that we love each other & buy each other gifts all the time as it is. For Valentines, my Husband . . . Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:18:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977260425&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace Priscilla (wishing I was in Costa Rica) ~. 2008-02-17T14:18:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977257891&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace This last Saturday we finally found our new vehicle. We bought a 2006 Ford F150. It is black & only has 21,000 miles on it. Not a scratch, ding or stain on the whole thing. Very shiny & nice looking. . . . Wed, 13 Feb 2008 22:13:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977257891&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace Priscilla (wishing I was in Costa Rica) ~. 2008-02-13T22:13:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977178475&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace 1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Yes, Priscilla Presely. My Mom was an Elvis fan 2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? The day before yesterday I teared up a bit 3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? It's . . . Fri, 16 Nov 2007 01:31:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977178475&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace Priscilla (wishing I was in Costa Rica) ~. 2007-11-16T01:31:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977067012&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace For Gather dog lovers, my wife and I have just released our first ebook, The Life of My Dog, which helps you write down and remember all the great things about your four-legged friend's . . . Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:27:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977067012&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace David Marshall 2007-07-26T09:27:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977067003&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace For Gather dog lovers, my wife and I have just released our first ebook, The Life of My Dog, which helps you write down and remember all the great things about your four-legged friend's . . . Thu, 26 Jul 2007 09:38:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977067003&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace David Marshall 2007-07-26T09:38:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977102117&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace My son Ben and I played Poppy Hills Golf Course (designed by Trent Jones) in Pebble Beach, California area for the first time yesterday.  We were also escaping the 101 degree heat in the San . . . Thu, 30 Aug 2007 20:20:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977102117&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace David Marshall 2007-08-30T20:20:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977081397&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace This is the day my Mother died. Sixteen years ago, but it seems like yesterday. I have smelled lilacs all day, a reminder of her. She loved lilacs, and always shared the flowers from her huge lilac tree . . . Fri, 10 Aug 2007 02:32:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977081397&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace Cheri D. 2007-08-10T02:32:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977068978&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace Gramma used to be able to purchase fresh butter from the ladies who lived in near by farms. When the Great Depression hit, butter was no longer available to her, as it was so expensive. So, Gramma had . . . Sat, 28 Jul 2007 04:39:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977068978&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace Cheri D. 2007-07-28T04:39:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977065532&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace   I, Catherine Huber, sit at table, pen in hand. In trepidation, we await the ever brewing battles we have rumour of. Simple farmers we are and have no need for war, but face it we . . . Tue, 24 Jul 2007 23:32:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977065532&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace Cheri D. 2007-07-24T23:32:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977066530&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace                 From my collection of my Gramma's recipes she handed down to me:                                                                      . . . Wed, 25 Jul 2007 22:10:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977066530&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace Cheri D. 2007-07-25T22:10:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977055605&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace My mother was an artist, so it came naturally to me. I sketched, scribbled and dabbled in most every media throughout my life, but my favorite was acrylics. That would change. A good friend, Zandra, . . . Sat, 14 Jul 2007 01:23:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977055605&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace Cheri D. 2007-07-14T01:23:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977050484&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace Prescott, Arizona! "Where's that?", people used to say. Now, it glows on the map and has changed drastically over the years. Well, we can't say the Chamber of Commerce didn't do their . . . Sun, 08 Jul 2007 18:54:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977050484&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace Cheri D. 2007-07-08T18:54:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977052247&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace She sat, enfolded in shadows, brushing her long, dark hair. Gramma rocked gently, the rhythm of her brush matching the soft ‘tap tap’ of her slippers on the floor. This was Gramma’s . . . Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:24:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977052247&grpId=3659174697238625&nav=Groupspace Cheri D. 2007-07-10T18:24:42Z