http://mbwalz.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by MaryBeth W. en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:07:02 GMT 2010-01-02T20:07:02Z 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=281474977973062 I boarded the bus just up the street, passing my already used (and thus illegal) metro ticket through the buses hole-punching apparatus. As I looked for a  seat, I searched the faces for those of . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 19:22:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973062 MaryBeth W. 2010-01-02T19:22:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968879 LIVE FOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE David Sedaris Read by David Sedaris At just over an hour long, this collection is like a Sedaris sampler platter, just right for bite-sized listening. . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:17:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968879 MaryBeth W. 2009-12-30T17:17:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965856 AudioFile Listeners' Guide to Sherlock Holmes If you can't see this email, click here. Discover Sherlock Holmes Audiobooks with AudioFile! . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:20:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965856 MaryBeth W. 2009-12-28T18:20:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961918 It feels bittersweet this year as I celebrate the joy of this season with my husband and kids. But as I look back, somewhat longingly to the Christmases of my past and feel a great emptyness as so many . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:40:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961918 MaryBeth W. 2009-12-24T17:40:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958541 AudioFile celebrates the best audiobooks and best voices of the past year. These are the titles that got the buzz (and deserved it), the favorites we couldn’t stop listening . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:01:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958541 MaryBeth W. 2009-12-22T13:01:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948985 AGES 4-8 A COLLECTION OF RUDYARD KIPLING'S JUST SO STORIES Rudyard Kipling Read by Jim Weiss (Greathall Productions) Read Review and listen to an excerpt DON'T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:31:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948985 MaryBeth W. 2009-12-18T13:31:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949882 AudioFile's Listeners' Guide to Sherlock Holmes The game is afoot! Discover AudioFile's Listeners' Guide to Sherlock Holmes . From December 16-29, listen to our exclusive conversations . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:48:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977949882 MaryBeth W. 2009-12-16T14:48:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948396 AudioFile's Best Audiobooks of 2009 AudioFile celebrates the best audiobooks and best voices of the past year. These are the titles that got the buzz (and deserved it), the favorites we couldn’t . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:58:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948396 MaryBeth W. 2009-12-15T17:58:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977908494 AudioFile Editors Toast Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett Neil Gaiman's blend of fantasy and horror entertains adult audiences with . . . Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:02:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977908494 MaryBeth W. 2009-11-19T15:02:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977903814 GOOD OMENS Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett Read by Martin Jarvis Who would have thought that the Apocalypse would be so entertaining? Martin Jarvis’s attentiveness to the authors' . . . Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:36:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977903814 MaryBeth W. 2009-11-16T23:36:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977896630 Come visit the AudioFile Magazine group to see what's coming up for great Audiobook releases in November! AudioFile Magazine - Discover the world of Audiobooks Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:29:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977896630 MaryBeth W. 2009-11-11T22:29:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977896592 LAST NIGHT IN TWISTED RIVER John Irving Read by Arthur Morey John Irving weaves a multigenerational, multi-layered tale, by turns heartbreakingly funny and shockingly grisly. Arthur . . . Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:08:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977896592 MaryBeth W. 2009-11-11T22:08:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977888728 WHAT THE DOG SAW Malcolm Gladwell, Read by Malcolm Gladwell This collection of the author's essays from THE NEW YORKER is both entertaining and informative. Malcolm Gladwell reminds us . . . Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:00:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977888728 MaryBeth W. 2009-11-06T19:00:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977873108 HALF BROKE HORSES Jeannette Walls Read by Jeannette Walls Following up her previous book, the hugely successful memoir THE GLASS CASTLE, Jeannette Walls is back with another family saga, . . . Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:49:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977873108 MaryBeth W. 2009-10-27T22:49:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977866612 AudioFile Editors Celebrate Edgar Allan Poe EDGAR ALLAN POE This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe, whose stories are perennial . . . Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:02:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977866612 MaryBeth W. 2009-10-23T13:02:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977760676 "Where'd you get that pretty red hair?" Why did people have to ask that daft question - they asked it all the time! My mother was quick to answer, "Oh, the Angles gave it to her!" and I'd smile sweetly . . . Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:21:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977760676 MaryBeth W. 2009-08-03T11:21:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977760140 The wipporwill's early calling sounds from the edge of the deepening woods other dusk dwelling birds swoop close to the trees and then rise swiftly to silhouette themselves against the midnight blue . . . Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:59:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977760140 MaryBeth W. 2009-08-02T21:59:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977759241 Sitting in the toasting sun absorbing rays the days are full of diesel engines off in the distance and the stone is hot, burning my feet that I've slipped from my sandals so I can chase the elusive lizard . . . Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:22:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977759241 MaryBeth W. 2009-08-01T21:22:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977729872 My skis balance on the edge of the cake-frosting snow and I look down - five feet down to the rushing water babbling below me under the crysteline ice blinding in the sunlight, It makes me thirst I . . . Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:52:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977729872 MaryBeth W. 2009-07-06T02:52:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977703664 A WINTER MEMORY I lay in the double bed - it was the one I'd had as a small  child. If you looked carefully, two of my fingerprints could be found in the paint on the the old headboard. My . . . Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:40:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977703664 MaryBeth W. 2009-06-07T01:40:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977677631 The sun pulls the scent from the leaves and sticks and bushes of herbs dried crisp in the Maquis Insects and lizards scuttle from holes searching for the hot shade of my body I stand soundless . . . Fri, 08 May 2009 21:33:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977677631 MaryBeth W. 2009-05-08T21:33:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977673880 Sitting in the toasting sun absorbing rays the days are full of diesel engines off in the distance and the stone is hot, burning my feet that I've slipped from my sandals so I can chase the . . . Tue, 05 May 2009 00:27:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977673880 MaryBeth W. 2009-05-05T00:27:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977659896 I Don’t want to stay, I don’t want to go It wasn’t bad His mind had just taken a Vacation And his kidney had shut down And there was a sudden Clot in the lung But it wasn’t anything they couldn’t . . . Sun, 19 Apr 2009 01:31:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977659896 MaryBeth W. 2009-04-19T01:31:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977659887 X-ray They were going to take a picture, A very thorough one Of his Lung We were escorted To a cold room In the bowels of the building With a colder electronic donut And an chilly electric . . . Sun, 19 Apr 2009 01:26:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977659887 MaryBeth W. 2009-04-19T01:26:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977659880 April Fools I wish there had been a Been a fence to keep us out The fluttering of the white Privacy Curtain Was not enough I was committed And couldn’t get away If only the curtain Had . . . Sun, 19 Apr 2009 01:21:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977659880 MaryBeth W. 2009-04-19T01:21:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977368970 Here are two short poems I published when I first started Gathering! They're two of my favorites and I just wanted to share them again! Aura Summer Storm   Thanks for reading! . . . Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:51:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977368970 MaryBeth W. 2008-06-11T10:51:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977367690 WHEN YOU ARE ENGULFED IN FLAMES David Sedaris Read by David Sedaris In David Sedaris's excellent latest collection, cringe-worthy moments follow on the heels of laugh-out-loud ones--you . . . Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:41:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977367690 MaryBeth W. 2008-06-10T11:41:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977366133 THE GINGERBREAD GIRL Stephen King Read by Mare Winningham   Similar in many aspects to King's recent novel, DUMA KEY, this story relates the inner workings of the human mind in such . . . Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:01:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977366133 MaryBeth W. 2008-06-09T11:01:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977364535   The Winter's long here (especially this year. But much of it is really beautiful! Eventually, Spring goes by in a few muddy days and then Summer's . . . Sat, 07 Jun 2008 15:04:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977364535 MaryBeth W. 2008-06-07T15:04:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977360749 The Chopin Manuscript Jeffery Deaver, Lee Child, et al. Read by Alfred Molina Audies Audiobook of the Year 2008 Murder, mystery, and music combine in this international thriller written by . . . Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:53:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977360749 MaryBeth W. 2008-06-03T23:53:41Z