http://mariebpinschmidt.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by marie Pinschmidt en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:52:47 GMT 2010-01-02T11:52:47Z 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=281474977956200 Reading the posts on Gather has put me in an nostalgic mood. Here's a little poem I wrote some time ago. I'm not a poet but occasionally the muse speaks to me. Kushal's poem "The Gardener" reminded me . . . Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:53:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977956200 marie Pinschmidt 2009-12-21T01:53:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954928 Early the next morning, I went to the hospital anxious to see if there was continued iimprovement. Norm's father, who came immediately after my call, was to bring Lisa later for a visit. When Rick called . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:08:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954928 marie Pinschmidt 2009-12-19T21:08:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952259 For Elsie, et al. This is another excerpt from my memoir for the Holiday Season. The following from Chapter 19, soon after we adopted our 4 1/2 year old son: We were living in Ohio at the time. December . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:24:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952259 marie Pinschmidt 2009-12-18T01:24:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944120 He was hooked up to all the modern tools of life-saving when I approached his bed in the ICU wing. Nurses went about their duties of checking I.V., oxygen supply and monitors; their faces registering . . . Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:31:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944120 marie Pinschmidt 2009-12-12T18:31:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943339 This is for Barbara H. and anyone else interested in memoir. I wrote this after my husband died.  Following is the beginning of the manuscript. Comments are welcome. I'm debating whether or not it . . . Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:25:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943339 marie Pinschmidt 2009-12-12T01:25:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977939892 Following is a brief excerpt from my latest book, SPANISH MOSS. Page 202 Justin lay motionless in the sterile, unembellished room. His head rested on an un-rumpled pillow; a wrinkle-free . . . Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:22:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977939892 marie Pinschmidt 2009-12-10T01:22:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977939766 Some of you on Gather have asked to be notified when my latest novel became available. It can be purchased through all book stores, Amazon.com, B & N. etc., also through my website http://www.paintings-prose-palmbeach.com . . . Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:57:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977939766 marie Pinschmidt 2009-12-09T23:57:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977939748 I watch swaying palm trees and cuddling coconuts And see walnut and hickory nuts. I admire the crotons but smell chrysanthemums. I walk on green grass and my feet shuffle through . . . Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:34:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977939748 marie Pinschmidt 2009-12-09T23:34:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977898586 Oh, to live as a butterfly Flittering about all day Amid lovely flowers of every kind without a word to say. Oh, to fly on gossamer wings Under sunshine welcome and warm Often teasing as I . . . Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:29:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977898586 marie Pinschmidt 2009-11-13T02:29:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977898579 If I could be a leaf Drift on a quiet stream. Glide over rocks and waterfalls Perhaps stop awhile and dream. Start before the snowflakes fall Take my time as i go End my journey where tradewinds . . . Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:22:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977898579 marie Pinschmidt 2009-11-13T02:22:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977896532 MAZURKA promises a bumpy ride from the first sentence and the turbulance abates only briefly throughout the novel. The first chapters kept me reading until the wee hours of the morning and awake even . . . Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:15:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977896532 marie Pinschmidt 2009-11-11T21:15:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977767812 This is for Friday Writing Essential   Into a shallow pond I gazed and saw an azure sky A tadpole moved its tiny tail stirring the clouds on high. A trifle deeper I then peered, my face came . . . Sun, 09 Aug 2009 01:28:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977767812 marie Pinschmidt 2009-08-09T01:28:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977764058 I wasn't sure I wanted to read this book about Alzheimer's since I knew it would be sad, and perhaps bring back memories of my years as a caregiver. However, I did read it and I did shed some tears, . . . Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:15:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977764058 marie Pinschmidt 2009-08-05T21:15:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977756332 The old man moved his rocker slowly back and forth, bach and forth, slowing with each effort. Although the temperature was warm, his lower body was covered with a lap robe. He was living in slow motion . . . Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:02:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977756332 marie Pinschmidt 2009-07-30T13:02:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977756304 July: Rest and relaxation, barbeque, picnics and a search for water. Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:36:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977756304 marie Pinschmidt 2009-07-30T12:36:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977756279 This is a dream I jotted down in 2002, two years after my husband died. I wrote it down because I seldom have vivid dreams, and I just found it among my "jottings".  I followed close behind a tall, . . . Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:11:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977756279 marie Pinschmidt 2009-07-30T12:11:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977750370 First of all, I was not prepared to enjoy this book. However, I was taken in by the unique approach by the author to tell the story in a series of letters to a friend.  HOUNDED is . . . Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:07:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977750370 marie Pinschmidt 2009-07-25T16:07:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977729236 I hope everyone is having a celebratory weekend, whether it be fireworks, picnics, attending parades, or quietoly meditating at home on our liberty here in the USA. Many are going through difficulties . . . Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:08:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977729236 marie Pinschmidt 2009-07-05T01:08:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977723228 Hello, everyone. I hesitate to post since I've always been taught to let others "toot your horn". But, what the heck, I'm feeling reckless. As some of you know, I have two published novels, "MAN ON . . . Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:16:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977723228 marie Pinschmidt 2009-06-28T00:16:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977682611  This is an article that was accepted and printed on Associated Content.com. I thought you might be interested. Comments are welcome. FAR-REACHING WORDS A Letter from IRAQ   . . . Thu, 14 May 2009 18:54:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977682611 marie Pinschmidt 2009-05-14T18:54:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977594074 Remember when we were kids and spent hours making valentine cards, and later the craft was forgotten because it was easier to buy them? And how excited we were to receive the red heart with a cupid's . . . Sat, 14 Feb 2009 02:05:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977594074 marie Pinschmidt 2009-02-14T02:05:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977588265 I opened the closet door and there sat my husband's scratched, abandoned and faded green tackle box. A flood of memories came rushing out when I lifted the lid. This wasn't just any old . . . Sun, 08 Feb 2009 21:50:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977588265 marie Pinschmidt 2009-02-08T21:50:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977573020     Marie Pinschmidt 471 Brackenwood Lane, N. Palm Beach Gardens, Fl. 33418 Phone 561-624-9003 Email: MariePin001@comcast.net Web site: http://www.paintings-prose-palmbeach.com . . . Sat, 24 Jan 2009 02:21:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977573020 marie Pinschmidt 2009-01-24T02:21:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977568000 "She was as skinny as a plucked egret" Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:15:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977568000 marie Pinschmidt 2009-01-19T17:15:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977567996 "Heartbreak is like a paragraph that ends too abruptly." Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:03:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977567996 marie Pinschmidt 2009-01-19T17:03:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977551582 "A jailer can imprison our bodies, but iron bars cannot contain our Soul" Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:35:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977551582 marie Pinschmidt 2009-01-03T00:35:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977308560                                                                                      . . . Sat, 12 Apr 2008 00:07:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977308560 marie Pinschmidt 2008-04-12T00:07:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977272713 I just re-read Edward Nudelman's article "Rolling the Stone Uphill". What we write is usually triggered by a memory, something we read, or deeply felt experiences. Before I can write a poem, . . . Sat, 01 Mar 2008 17:38:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977272713 marie Pinschmidt 2008-03-01T17:38:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977251368 I want to share an experience I had this week. I was invited to a Retirement Community to present a program on creativity - a "show and tell", if you will. In the lovely, spacious lobby of the . . . Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:58:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977251368 marie Pinschmidt 2008-02-06T19:58:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977231623 Did you visit me today As I walked upon the sand? Was it the breeze that caressed my arm Or was it the touch of your hand? Was it your tender touch That swept my hair behind my ear? . . . Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:58:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977231623 marie Pinschmidt 2008-01-16T21:58:05Z