http://xtabber.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by X Tabber en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:51:33 GMT 2010-01-03T12:51:33Z 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=281474977958763 Nice work on last week's prompt!  We had some interesting submissions and I hope that the season is treating everyone well. It's the week of Christmas, and I'm sure that many of us -- primarily . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:54:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958763 X Tabber 2009-12-22T15:54:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948452 The door opened onto a scene of chaos.  Amidst the laughter and shouts of children, there was the laughter of adults, the clinking of glassware and the drone of Christmas carols being played . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:30:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948452 X Tabber 2009-12-15T18:30:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948223 We had wonderful participation for last week's Tuesday's Child, the Snowfall challenge.  I'm hoping that this week's challenge provokes your creative spark as well! This is the time of . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:58:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948223 X Tabber 2009-12-15T15:58:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937693 Rabbi Boris Paskoff's home was a shambles.  Books were piled across the carpet, a three dimensional plush that you either navigated gingerly or fell flat on your face.  A plastic covered . . . Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:24:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937693 X Tabber 2009-12-08T22:24:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937164 Snowfall The very air seems padded and soundless My heartbeat loud in my ears but also Soft hiss as the whirling flakes fall to the ground Like a tea kettle beginning its boil from afar My . . . Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:53:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937164 X Tabber 2009-12-08T16:53:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937138 Well, I've been advised that my challenge last week was too difficult and too dark.  Sorry about that.  I wrote my response to it and found it too dark to publish so mea culpa my friends. . . . Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:30:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977937138 X Tabber 2009-12-08T16:30:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977925505 Like many other people, I was traveling this past week to visit family for Thanksgiving.  Due to the extraordinary high cost of plane fares, I elected to drive the 800+ miles to the DC area . . . Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:01:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977925505 X Tabber 2009-12-01T16:01:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977915700 It won't take much digging to figure out today is my birthday.  I find it auspicious that my day to edit GWE and my birthday fall on the same day, so let's make some hay with that. I think . . . Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:43:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977915700 X Tabber 2009-11-24T15:43:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977914483 I count myself lucky every day To have found someone who Listens to me, even when I make no sense Holds me when I need the comforting arms Feeds my soul, my stomach and my head Challenges me intellectually . . . Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:00:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977914483 X Tabber 2009-11-23T22:00:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977904836 Well, I'm traveling again.  Seems that this is my trend lately -- every Tuesday, I'm off somewhere else.  This time, San Francisco.  I can think of worse places to be for business! . . . Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:28:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977904836 X Tabber 2009-11-17T15:28:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977894248 First, sorry about being absent the past couple of weeks.  Two Tuesdays ago, I was traveling out of the country, and try as I might, I could not get my mobile device to give me internet access.  . . . Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:04:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977894248 X Tabber 2009-11-10T16:04:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977876524 Decomposition Fragmentation The man stares back, no hiding the grizzled face Start of crow's feet there, a smile line turned frown line there Is asked pointedly, "Do you feel all is . . . Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:55:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977876524 X Tabber 2009-10-29T20:55:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977861733 Greetings Gather Writing Essential Members! We had good (but not great) participation with last week's Halloween prompts, but I'm delighted by the work turned in by our fellow Gatherers.  . . . Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:47:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977861733 X Tabber 2009-10-20T15:47:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977851837 Crit Welcome!  I wrote this piece today just for this Tuesday's Child challenge.  Help me make it better! Autumn had fully descended upon my little town of Dead Cricket, Missouri.  . . . Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:01:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977851837 X Tabber 2009-10-13T20:01:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977851734 With Halloween fast approaching, the leaves changing color, and the wind taking on Fall characteristics, I get nostalgic for those carefree days of my youth.  The smell of cheap vinyl masks, . . . Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:40:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977851734 X Tabber 2009-10-13T18:40:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977841004 A couple of weeks ago, I suggested that writers looking for critique to improve their work should ask for it.  This was a common sense recommendation, but it left a number of well-meaning would-be . . . Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:15:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977841004 X Tabber 2009-10-06T15:15:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977821948 Have you posted something to Gather, only to have lots of people pat you on the back, but give you no constructive criticism?  Even with that glaring typo in the first line? Or, have you posted . . . Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:01:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977821948 X Tabber 2009-09-22T16:01:04Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977813463 This piece is inspired by the King Crimson song "Satori in Tangier" Hot stink of livestock, cooking grease and excrement Brutal sun pushing down like an artifact of gravity Shouts and curses, jingling . . . Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:08:18 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977813463 X Tabber 2009-09-15T16:08:18Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977813399 M onday's child is fair of face, T uesday's child is full of grace, W ednesday's child is full of woe, T hursday's child has far to go, F riday's child is . . . Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:38:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977813399 X Tabber 2009-09-15T15:38:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977807460 In my dream, I flew high over velvet earth Slid sideways through treetops, like dodging cones Alighted upon clouds, wetting my feet with dew. When I found I could not fly, I fell Wind sucking the air . . . Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:16:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977807460 X Tabber 2009-09-10T18:16:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977797766 Who are you, really? What are your favorite things? What are your goals? How would someone describe the "real" you? Take the "Real Me Survey" and share who you really are with the Gather community! . . . Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:07:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977797766 X Tabber 2009-09-02T22:07:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977681118 The skies opened up as soon as Winston left the terminal, soaking him instantly to the skin.  Puddles forming on the sidewalk splashing his trousers as he slogged through to the parking garage. . . . Wed, 13 May 2009 00:58:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977681118 X Tabber 2009-05-13T00:58:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977613607 The door slammed shut behind Winston as he entered his apartment.  Without the lights on, he could smell the trash decaying like dead beach creatures in the kitchen can.  He sighed and decided . . . Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:59:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977613607 X Tabber 2009-03-04T00:59:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977606067 This is a "party" entry for Sandy Knauer's Tuesday Writing Essential.  Details found here.   Winston Rafferty has a secret.  It's no secret that he's a flight . . . Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:10:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977606067 X Tabber 2009-02-25T04:10:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977546853 A disturbing trend has emerged here on Gather. Due to the attention to this issue brought by several articles on the topic of harassment, notably by JustMe , Selene and Valerie , it's . . . Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:52:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977546853 X Tabber 2008-12-28T15:52:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977531791 My "little" first cousin, Marnie Klar, participated in a Film Contest in NYC. Her team's film is called "Blur," and it's reminiscent of film noir suspense films. . . . Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:00:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977531791 X Tabber 2008-12-10T22:00:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977514690 I didn't feel it growing Didn't see it there Had no idea that All of the friction Force Tearing Would armor me Guitarists Ball players Construction workers Craftsmen All value . . . Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:59:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977514690 X Tabber 2008-11-22T17:59:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977508315 Someone else just published a very thoughtful piece using the ghost as a metaphor, and it reminded me of this piece I wrote two years ago (omg, was it really that long?).  Haven't looked at it . . . Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:14:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977508315 X Tabber 2008-11-16T17:14:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977506939 Confusion first, head spinning How could this be happening? Where did this come from? Wind whipping around, flailing. Anger next, blinding red fury It must be your fault, not mine! . . . Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:31:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977506939 X Tabber 2008-11-14T20:31:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977504477 I. Bang II. Cradle me in your warm bosom Dapple the sunlight on me Keep me from the endless Loneliness and Emptiness Sing a violent storm of new III. To leave mother's . . . Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:24:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977504477 X Tabber 2008-11-12T05:24:53Z