http://mysterywriters.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by writing mystery novels and short stories en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:37:41 GMT 2009-12-30T23:37:41Z 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=281474977968775&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace At Smashwords and soon at the Amazon Kindle store , the price of Molokai Reef has been reduced to $3.95. Blurb follows or visit the Molokai Reef website .  (Paperbacks avail at Amazon . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:27:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968775&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace Dennis K. Biby 2009-12-30T16:27:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967662&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace May your heart seek a very special treasure There is, I hear, a place of peace Where never is heard a sound of conflict It holds a quiet contentment for those who wish rest They claim that an . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:49:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967662&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace Sharon P. 2009-12-29T20:49:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967628&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is open to anyone who loves expressing innermost thoughts and feelings into the beautiful art of poetry or writing a short story that is worth telling . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:21:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967628&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace Andre W. 2009-12-29T20:21:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961858&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace   Still looking for a few last-minute gifts?  Buy Baltimore!  Not the city, but products produced by and in Charm City.  To help you find some great Baltimorian gifts, Baltimore's . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:51:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961858&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-12-24T16:51:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961131&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace I decided to give this series, ‘ Darkest Powers Trilogy ’ a whirl while I twiddle my thumbs and wait for the newest ‘House of Night’ book, ‘ Tempted ’ to . . . Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:48:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977961131&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-24T02:48:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954992&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace The river flows as time goes by It passes caves and trees when it first begins its journey A river cannot choose its course, but must flow where the land allows Down hill it slides Drifting where . . . Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:19:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977954992&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace Sharon P. 2009-12-19T22:19:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944943&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace Hello, friends. In our family, we’ve always managed to get through the traumas and tears by holding on to each other and praying. A lot. My own philosophy, . . . Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:31:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944943&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace Aaron Lazar, (author of LeGarde Mysteries) 2009-12-13T15:31:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977932983&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace Waves lapped gently against the shoreline far below as Bess Halthrope stood on the cliff top. She was bare footed and wearing a dress that barely kept her warm against the coolness of the coming night. . . . Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:21:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977932983&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace maria (lurking in the shadows of the night) B. 2009-12-06T09:21:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977927933&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace Fresh from his flight to the Ottawa Book Fair, Gilbert the Flightless Goose is going to the first capitol of the United States: York, Penn.   That’s because Flightless Goose . . . Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:27:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977927933&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-12-02T23:27:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977926197&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace Just because the Mayans predicted it doesn’t mean that it will come to pass.  There is a lot of debate as to what the Mayan calendar meant exactly.  Several experts state that the calendar . . . Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:51:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977926197&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-01T23:51:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977923938&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace It was a dark night, well not that dark, there was a half moon up there I remember. That night Xu Li had decided to try her first hunt. She sat in a dark corner of our small garden, like a trap she . . . Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:42:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977923938&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace Syed The Shah 2009-11-30T22:42:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977922845&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace She picked up the pieces of broken glass one by one, careful not to cut herself. The sun’s reflection on the glass cast a myriad of beautiful colors against the wall. Beauty in the broken . She . . . Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:21:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977922845&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace Cheryl W. 2009-11-30T00:21:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977922494&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace Response to “It’s Over.” (this piece was published a few weeks ago - read it first if you have't yet.) Copyright 2009, aaron paul lazar When I found you that morning . . . Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:02:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977922494&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace Aaron Lazar, (author of LeGarde Mysteries) 2009-11-29T18:02:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977921288&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace Hi, Folks! Here's hoping those of you who celebrate Thanksgiving has a wonderful holiday. We sure did - I cooked for the whole family and it was a fantastic day with my wife, mother-in-law, . . . Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:11:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977921288&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace Aaron Lazar, (author of LeGarde Mysteries) 2009-11-28T13:11:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977918320&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace The Dream Quest One Poetry & Writing Contest is open to anyone who loves expressing innermost thoughts and feelings into the beautiful art of poetry or writing a short story that is worth telling . . . Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:56:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977918320&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace Andre W. 2009-11-26T02:56:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977916245&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace If you’re planning to attend the Ottawa Small Press Book Fair on Saturday, November 28, you’re likely to run into a native goose.  Flightless Goose is available all day at the fair! . . . Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:39:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977916245&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-11-24T21:39:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977914533&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace Monday is the saddest day of the week, no doubt.  It is positively the worst day to say goodbye to a trusted and true friend.  Yet, what is one to do?  Sometimes a companion cannot be . . . Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:20:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977914533&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-11-23T22:20:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977910817&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace ComSa ComSa sat next to Lord Vorn's chair. As a very small dog, he was rare, and thus popular. He had only had one run in with a bigger dog being a bully. Pulling the tablecloth off a table to dump . . . Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:57:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977910817&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace Sharon P. 2009-11-20T21:57:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977907166&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace Now Available in Time for Christmas a Children’s Chapter Book a New Series by Douglas Quinn   The Adventures of Quinn Higgins: Boy Detective . . . Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:57:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977907166&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace Douglas Quinn 2009-11-18T20:57:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977898390&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace It’s over. No longer will I hold my arms open and welcome you to my home as “friend,” waiting for your eyes to bore into me and squash me to the ground. No longer . . . Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:10:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977898390&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace Aaron Lazar, (author of LeGarde Mysteries) 2009-11-13T11:10:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977897913&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace International Gallery Event and Formal Charity Ball Offer Two Ways to Help Charities and Get Your Goose   With the holidays approaching, many people are already making their gift . . . Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:24:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977897913&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-11-13T03:24:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977894426&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace Ariel settled onto a bench to munch hazelnuts out of a bag. The younger Abkloi sat on a bench across from me. My old informer looked to the left and gasped surprise. "This shoud be interesting, here . . . Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:54:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977894426&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace Sharon P. 2009-11-10T17:54:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977885770&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace The Baltimore Writers' Conference is coming up Nov 14 at Towson University.    Keynote address will be delivered by Mark Bowden of Black Hawk Down fame.  It's been 10 . . . Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:34:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977885770&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-11-05T02:34:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977880844&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace It was a dark and stormy night. I was home alone I hard a knock at the door at 2:00 am I was scared to answer it. Then I heard my phone ring when I answered it no  one was there.Then I heard foot . . . Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:52:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977880844&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace Shaunee C. 2009-11-02T04:52:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977877996&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace copyright 2009, aaron paul lazar Living in an antique home has its problems, especially when you’re not a handyman. My father taught me all sorts of wonderful things when he was alive, . . . Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:47:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977877996&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace Aaron Lazar, (author of LeGarde Mysteries) 2009-10-30T17:47:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977876441&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace   Looking for a frightful way to spend Halloween night?  Or a way to commemorate Edgar Allen Poe’s 200th year?  Why not do both at once?   Visit . . . Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:05:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977876441&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-10-29T20:05:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977869508&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace One Big Itch by Sarah Williams Mystery/Suspense ArchBooks, 2009 Perfect Bound Magazine, 144 pages ISBN 1-781595-071972 **** ½   A Very Entertaining Read. Recommended. . . . Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:23:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977869508&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace Douglas Quinn 2009-10-25T21:23:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977867419&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace A woman smiled at me from farther down the table. "We have the biggest and strongest castle in the world." I saw another ghost out there in the hall below the ballroom. They are getting pretty common . . . Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:15:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977867419&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace Sharon P. 2009-10-23T22:15:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977866660&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace   Flightless Goose has another elementary school appearance — today!  That’s right.  I’ll be presenting Flightless Goose and leading discussions about the book . . . Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:49:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977866660&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-10-23T13:49:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977864255&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace   Since October 2007, the Lit and Art series at the Watermark Gallery has provided a unique opportunity to sample a variety of artistic sensibilities.  Fresh off its Baltimore . . . Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:55:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977864255&grpId=3659174697241363&nav=Groupspace Eric D. Goodman 2009-10-22T01:55:53Z