Tag: vivian a
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November 19, 2007 10:26 AM EST --
An older brother is a...gift with no measure. Always wiser in the ways of life, guiding younger siblings along. One particular day frolicking barefoot in the grass I spotted a rather . . .
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March 28, 2008 11:10 AM EDT --
Wriggling my toes, I watched the sand trickle out like those in an hourglass. The goosebumps on my arms stood like mountain peaks as I dug my feet deeper back into the fading warmth . . .
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July 02, 2008 01:53 PM EDT --
Summer Adventure Part 1- Northern Colorado
As inquiring minds want to know here is the skinny on my summer adventure. We were visiting some friends who recently relocated to Fort . . .
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October 14, 2009 03:39 PM EDT --
Hey Gatherers,
HarperCollins has made Barbara Kingsolver's The Poisonwood Bible available to read online in its entirety!
CLICK to read
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January 07, 2008 04:06 PM EST --
Evolution- characters and plot
Unless you are Mozart, there are revisions to your work. Noweither you're a plotter and have a good idea where you're going OR you're apantser fly . . .
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June 19, 2008 05:37 PM EDT --
Well I'm visiting some good friends and wanted to take something special as a hostess gift. These chocolates are special. Not only did our hostess discover the shop, but had them flown in for her wedding . . .
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October 09, 2009 12:02 AM EDT --
It's that time of the year again.
Yes.
Time to write horror. Now while there are a few among the wisdom who find this an easy task and slide right in, there are just as many who resist and deny. Why? . . .
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April 08, 2008 12:08 PM EDT --
Wistful imagination aside, let's assume your work finally is ready to submit. After a few drinks and smiles it's back to the grind. The catch? Writing is a solitary pursuit for the most part, sure . . .
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August 07, 2009 01:19 PM EDT --
Like a petal, the Bringer of Light plummets,
Cast aside.
As it was destined, eternally
Set apart. Alone.
Transformed.
Existing on the abandoned, . . .
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September 22, 2009 11:21 PM EDT --
Hey Gatherers:
LJ Smith's The Vampires Diaries: The Awakening
Debbie Ford's 21 Day Consciousness Cleanse
Deborah Carroll and Stella Reid's Nanny 911
Betty Smith's A Tree Grows in Brooklyn . . .
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April 23, 2008 11:54 PM EDT --
An article to leave random thoughts, sort of an interactive journal between the two of us. Could be great in spiration or just a litany of blithering, either way scribble it here .
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September 08, 2009 03:21 PM EDT --
Beast.
Well beast is better than boring. What is your sure fire trick for giving a character zing? What makes your character worth reading about rather than passing by at the bus stop? How . . .
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June 09, 2008 01:35 AM EDT --
Humor, The Last Frontier in the Man vs. Woman
This divide became eminently clear while watching television with my husband the other . . .
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June 16, 2008 12:18 PM EDT --
It's true, every once and a while it happens. Suddenly it's NOT funny, and neither are you.
How exactly did you lose your sense of humor? Did it get scooped up and thrown . . .
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August 27, 2008 03:03 PM EDT --
My Summer Vacation by Vivian A.
Couldn’t resist. This writing challenge took me right back to grade school and those essays we hobbled together the first day of school. . . .
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September 05, 2008 02:42 PM EDT --
The Virgin Islands, the name says it all... unspoiled.
St. John is the quiet one and the most untamed with much of the island belonging the National Park Service bequested by the Rockefellar . . .
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August 08, 2009 11:52 AM EDT --
Bremen located in northwestern Germany is a hidden gem. The old town, a small island in the Weser River, was surrounded by fortifications, a wall. Though the old wall had been removed the city council . . .
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September 21, 2007 07:25 PM EDT --
Phantasmorgia
Gather around the fire and hold hands, dance naked, or just twirl.
In the spirit of campfire stories, as the leaves lay dying beneath our feet I summon Wombats to weave . . .
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December 03, 2007 11:24 AM EST --
Pantomime
Cool winds whipped at skirts, jackets and hats alike. The pleasant autumn afternoon suddenly turned and everyone scuttled along their way making . . .
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December 12, 2007 10:34 PM EST --
Traditions
These are the common threads that bind us. In an open society there is a wide spectrum. In a xenophobic society it is narrow. Holidays are traditions, . . .
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