http://crobinator.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Christen R. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:39:07 GMT 2010-01-01T14:39:07Z 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=281474977072053 This is a great book. For those who know me, I often become fascinated by the gross parts. I like watching the shows on TV about cold cases, forensic science, serial killers, plain old crime, etc. These . . . Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:54:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977072053 Christen R. 2007-07-31T17:54:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977072132 I have found a new love. A new author to think about, to read, to emulate, to go to when I need some kick in my ass to write. A.S. Byatt, to put it bluntly, EFFING ROCKS. That's just simply put. Simply . . . Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:37:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977072132 Christen R. 2007-07-31T17:37:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977072089 I have a brown apple core; I want to throw it away. It shouldn't be this difficult. There are four blue buckets with gray pictures. I see plastic bottles and containers, I see glass jars, I see newspapers. . . . Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:41:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977072089 Christen R. 2007-07-31T16:41:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977072068 I got this book as a birthday gift, and started reading it while in Krakow, Poland. I'd always wanted to read Kerouac for his "historical"--if you will--importance in literature. I honestly . . . Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:32:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977072068 Christen R. 2007-07-31T16:32:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977072059 I got this book while visiting the camps as well as the one reviewed earlier (By Bread Alone). The account is tremendously different for very important reasons. 1) It's a different person. Obviously. . . . Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:22:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977072059 Christen R. 2007-07-31T16:22:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977072047 So I'm on my way to Dresden, Germany, hanging out with my friend Alice before departure, realizing as I ponder her book collection that I did not bring anything to read that I knew would captivate . . . Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:12:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977072047 Christen R. 2007-07-31T16:12:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977072041 The above picture was taken by US troops when they liberated the Buchenwald Concentration Camp, located on the outskirts of Weimar, Germany, home to Goethe and Schiller. The last small face you see on . . . Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:06:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977072041 Christen R. 2007-07-31T16:06:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976771694 To get my mind to read something, I often turn to Court TV's Crimelibrary.com. I get a good fill there and came across the story of Hedda Nussbaum. I found that she wrote a memoir about her experience . . . Tue, 01 Aug 2006 15:15:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976771694 Christen R. 2006-08-01T15:15:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976771693 I've had this book on my shelves (or in my boxes) for well over a year yet each time I considered reading it, something said to me, "Sappy. Skip it for now." I'm not going to launch into . . . Tue, 01 Aug 2006 15:10:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976771693 Christen R. 2006-08-01T15:10:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976771691 Do you think you're ready to read what I have to say about this novel? It was one of those, "Oh. I'll start this now. Everyone says I should read it..." So you start to read. Then you . . . Tue, 01 Aug 2006 15:03:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976771691 Christen R. 2006-08-01T15:03:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976771686 The Secret Diary of Anne Boleyn: Every now and then, I love delving into historical fiction. Rarely does my date stamp go beyond the 1800s when I can fantasize about Mr. Rochester or Newfoundland in the . . . Tue, 01 Aug 2006 14:56:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976771686 Christen R. 2006-08-01T14:56:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976771684 The Moon is a Harsh Mistress was given to me by a co-worker whoplopped it on my desk one day and unceremoniously announced that I would appreciate it. Always hoping not to disappoint, I picked it up. I . . . Tue, 01 Aug 2006 14:42:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474976771684 Christen R. 2006-08-01T14:42:08Z