http://writing.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Gather Writing Essential en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:24:25 GMT 2009-12-30T16:24:25Z 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=281474977965221&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace All month I have built up to this point.  I began by asking you to open your gift to yourself as a writer .  You responded with treasures of publication, time, energy, clear minds, and fame.  . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:05:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977965221&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace Susan Budig 2009-12-30T08:05:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967806&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace Thought~Byte No.194       Concept and words by John Philipp. Drawings by Phil Frank. (The comments below are where the wisdom is found.)   Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:53:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967806&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace John Philipp 2009-12-30T04:53:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968120&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace Dear President Obama, Each holiday has its own associated stories and tall tales and characters, and as Christmas just passed, I’ve been thinking about Santa and the elves, and other holidays . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:15:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968120&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace Brett Ortler 2009-12-30T04:15:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967801&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace Thought~Byte No.193       Concept and words by John Philipp. Drawings by Phil Frank. (The comments below are where the wisdom is found.)   Wed, 30 Dec 2009 04:51:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967801&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace John Philipp 2009-12-30T04:51:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968091&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace Sherlock Holmes is not a faithful adaptation; I would like to point this out straight from the beginning. For those of you who are going into Guy Ritchie’s latest picture, expecting to see . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:59:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968091&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace Palmer S. 2009-12-30T03:59:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968036&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace God is great! Copyright ©2009 Dawn Kilby   God's grace; easy to find; oh so kind. Troubles instantly unwind within one's heart, soul and mind. . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:55:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968036&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace Dawn (a kitty-kin on the wall) 2009-12-30T02:55:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968011&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace ‘ Isis ’ by Douglas Clegg advertises itself as a ‘tale of the supernatural’ and it lives up to the promise.  Beautifully illustrated by Glenn Chadbourne, it tells . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:15:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968011&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace La Lady Lisa Westerfield 2009-12-30T02:15:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967967&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace   Letters, not for her (To Sunil's mother)   Postman brings three letters, none for her. Ten minutes of quiet waiting till she opens the door; her dog barks . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:23:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967967&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace Kushal Poddar 2009-12-30T01:23:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967936&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace   Drums of Love     The plain field turns down a clear path to exaltation, Countless time we spent mesmerizing inside twilight. I imagine . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:53:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967936&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace Rony J. 2009-12-30T00:53:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967932&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace I'm bound and determined to get on here every day from now on...the days may blur because sometimes I am up until VERY late at night (which explains the date on my last freewrite) so consider this one . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:45:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967932&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace Janice F. 2009-12-30T00:45:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967906&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace Sandy returned from her day at work and, after doing her dance explaining she hadn’t found any flowers, was surprised at being shuffled aside as countless workers left the hive, burdened with food. . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:11:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967906&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace Len Maxwell 2009-12-30T00:11:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967854&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace Written in collaboration with Corinna Parr.  Contributions are noted.   the trees are wet and brown but there on a branch a cardinal waits               . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:10:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967854&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace James Ciriaco 2009-12-29T23:10:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967861&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace   Amy’s Mom gave her the wrong blanket for Christmas. She’d chattered for weeks about the red one with blue stars. This blue blanket simply wouldn’t do so Amy threw it away. . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:15:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967861&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace Sheila Deeth 2009-12-29T23:15:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967803&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace I will not stop you as you detach from this hitching post I feel I've lost a friend and one who matters most Why not remain a visitor to this meeting place this site and check in now and then . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:40:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967803&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace Allen H. 2009-12-29T22:40:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967796&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace   Change   I resist all kinds of change Like the cow who confronts a new gate; I am fearful of some things I haven’t yet tried And I’ve been . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:38:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967796&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace Greg Wright 2009-12-29T22:38:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977185435&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace originally posted 11/27/07 - worth revisiting On the anniversary of Franco's death . . . this is a somber departure from my writings, but the power of the village of Belchite in ruins prompts a serious . . . Sat, 24 Nov 2007 18:10:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977185435&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace Richard Frisbie 2007-11-24T18:10:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967737&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace Volcano's   We sometimes forget that nature changes the climate of the world, this has happened many times in the past. Look at 1650bc when a volcano erupted in Greece. This volcano took . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:54:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967737&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace graham Lear 2009-12-29T21:54:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967705&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace           Ssshh, now Touch shall be our words Let's leave the world behind the shut door It's closed, the threshold blocked, we are safe from all that's out . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:17:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967705&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ 2009-12-29T21:17:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967642&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace Since a few people think I’m presumptuous, I guess I will be and lull you to sleep with something academic. I love writing because of a stubborn flaw in my personality. I like to analyze, consider . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:33:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967642&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace William Dotani 2009-12-29T20:33:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967511&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace Does anyone think that the electronic gizmo, dohicky and gadget craze is becoming rediculas? Today there is every kind of cordless or rechargable device from electronic toys, cars to the necessities. . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:58:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967511&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace Richard Regener 2009-12-29T18:58:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967628&grpId=3659174697247731&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=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace Andre W. 2009-12-29T20:21:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967587&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace The Cure is now available at online bookstores around the world. Below is a partial list: US and Canada: IndieBound Amazon.com Network (U.S., Canada, France, UK, Germany & Japan) . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:02:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967587&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace Antoine D. 2009-12-29T20:02:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967579&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace Eternity's Feast Copyright ©2009 Dawn Kilby   Eternity-shaped bowl; endless supply of sweet, succulent cherries, swim vivaciously within; skinny-dippin' . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:02:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967579&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace Dawn (a kitty-kin on the wall) 2009-12-29T20:02:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967537&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace Have you heard of EPIC or EPICon?  It's a non-profit organization for writers of all genres.  Every year we have a conference in cities across the U.S.  March 4-7, 2010 EPICon will be held . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:09:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967537&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace Charlotte "CJ" Parker 2009-12-29T19:09:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967533&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace They’re not to be trusted, Moaned Seamus. Who? Asked Finn, lifting his eyes From his glass to the bar, Where two young women Sat, their legs showing from The thighs down. Women, Seamus said, . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:09:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967533&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace Terry Collett 2009-12-29T19:09:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967505&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace Back then in my restless nights When I whispered to my ears and scratched my eyes Wishing for an angel to walk by.... The pillows would caress my lonely arms And the cold wind would play its freezing . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:54:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967505&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace Noble Chinwendu 2009-12-29T18:54:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967446&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace Hazel Willow stands by the door of her mother's front parlour. Hesitating, she peers round the room and sees the dark-brown coffin resting on wooden trestles over by the unlit fireplace. Her father . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:13:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967446&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace Terry Collett 2009-12-29T18:13:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967369&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace Why is it that people do not want to think for themselves these days?? A couple years ago we had this happen with yahoo maps (I think it was). The father died going for help here in Oregon. In that . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:14:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967369&grpId=3659174697247731&nav=Groupspace MrsRoad Runner 2009-12-29T17:14:13Z