Tag: literature
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November 20, 2009 05:55 PM EST --
During cinema’s early years, it isn’t surprising that much of its fare was derived from melodramas and vaudeville skits that didn’t require sound in order for the plot to be . . .
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November 20, 2009 07:27 AM EST --
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics
Mark Twain.
It's a Clavinism that 87% of all Internet statistics are made up.
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April 08, 2008 03:42 PM EDT --
Everybody always asks what your favorite book is. I was curious as to what your least favorite book might be. I don't necessarily mean a book that's badly written, although it could be, but just . . .
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November 19, 2009 06:54 PM EST --
I had some nice mail the other day...
Portia investigated to make sure it was safe.
Opened it up...
Yay! The books I won in a Gather contest! . . .
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November 20, 2009 05:04 AM EST --
"I celebrate myself, And what I assmue you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you."
Walt Whitman
Poetry across the landscape can be just about anything and take . . .
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February 19, 2007 01:15 PM EST --
I propose to publish a series of pieces that together I will call Guidelines for Writing Fiction. In this, the first in the series, I will discuss point of view (POV).
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January 24, 2009 10:43 AM EST --
Well, if you are here is a great Poe site. Quite a few of his poems and stories are in e-book form, so you can click on the link, print them out and read them later. Or just bookmark the . . .
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August 13, 2007 12:00 PM EDT --
The following is based is based on information taken from excellent Complete Idiot's Guide to Literature by Jay Stevenson Ph D.
I compiled these notes in order to discover where I fit into the world . . .
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February 29, 2008 12:40 PM EST --
This is written for John Beck's Friday Gather Essentials: Writing
Two beings started the journey together
One was lame, other was blind
Blind carried the lame on his shoulders . . .
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March 05, 2008 09:37 PM EST --
Reading is the singing of angels, the heartspeak of the world, my most consuming passion (next to my grown ass kids).
I generally read between 12 to 14 books every two weeks, because I got it like . . .
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July 30, 2008 02:50 PM EDT --
An ordinary man can surround himself with two thousand books and thenceforward have at least one place in the world in which it is possible to be happy.
~Augustine Birrell
Or, an ordinary . . .
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December 31, 2008 05:34 AM EST --
I'm not qualified to judge many of these, but I thought we might roll the Oscars, the Emmys and the Grammys all into one. What were your favorite movies, books, songs, albums, whatever during 2009? . . .
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October 07, 2009 10:41 AM EDT --
The other day we opened the fireplace grate and had the first fire of the season. A few feet away the big dogs stretched out in the warmth, and we crashed on the couch as I read aloud a few chapters from . . .
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January 29, 2007 05:02 PM EST --
Supposed to be the notetaker ... but today the prof is sooooooooooo easily led off topic that there are few notes to take... and several students on the other side of the room are quite happy to . . .
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February 01, 2007 09:29 PM EST --
If your virtually untouched high school copy of The Grapes of Wrath is still occupying the prize slot on your bookshelf, or if you’re still regretting . . .
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April 29, 2007 12:25 PM EDT --
I am trying to help someone find a book from a vague description.
"a childrens' book about a girl who when she spins on the spot, finds herself in a magical land where she can talk to animals. . . .
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December 02, 2007 05:19 PM EST --
Hey everyone,
I recently joined your group and look forward to getting to know the readers and writers "out there". I just signed up with Gather when I entered the Court TV Crime Writers . . .
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May 23, 2008 12:59 PM EDT --
My daughter Rozi has a roommate named Brian. He's a very sweet guy. His aunt is Iris Johansen, who has written at least 30 books and a multiple New York Times best-selling author. He's been . . .
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September 30, 2009 01:57 AM EDT --
Have you ever felt difficulty in getting the exact meaning of the words you don't know? Well, its quite difficult, people seldom try to get through. I prefer to know the words but seldom I use. Literature . . .
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December 08, 2007 09:26 PM EST --
Nobody is ever supposed to admit this, but I just can't get into Jane Austen.
Sweet polite stuff that's mainly about protocol and manners and polite society has just never been my thing. . . .
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