Tag: literature
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November 07, 2009 06:34 PM EST --
When I was a kid, I attributed unrealistic feelings and awareness to inanimate objects. Maybe that's why witchcraft in its core appealed to me so much over the years. Sometimes I still get the . . .
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November 07, 2009 07:00 PM EST --
Pastor Jones, in the middle of his sermon, jumps prostrate to the floor, slamming his forehead onto the carpet: "Oh, Lord! I am nothing before you!"
Deacon John follows, his forehead whacking the floor: . . .
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November 07, 2009 06:51 PM EST --
I am the quintessential misplaced zygote, never having a people, never having a home, never having dirt that's mine. Living and dying in exile. In that, no people are my people and all people are my people. . . .
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November 07, 2009 01:17 PM EST --
Comments please!
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November 07, 2009 03:38 AM EST --
5.0 out of 5 stars A ROAD WORTH TRAVELING: A REVIEW OF NIAMA WILLIAMS’ THE JOURNEY May 18, 2009
By Doni Tamblyn author of LAUGH AND LEARN
If a poet were to write an autobiography, what . . .
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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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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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November 05, 2009 04:35 AM EST --
Literature, as with all forms of creative expression, is a highly subjective art. This list intends to blend highly recognized and celebrated works with those that may have gone overlooked by those outside . . .
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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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