Tag: writing
group name: penpals
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June 18, 2008 11:50 AM EDT --
Dear Mom,
I know, I know. You warned me about this again and again . . . the image you hoped I'd never project. The "look" that would give others (namely "him's") . . . more
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December 14, 2007 12:27 PM EST --
what about the grief
lying there in the corner
all too familiar
almost out of sight and thought
tiny sliver you can't find
more
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June 25, 2008 02:53 PM EDT --
This is 10 minute fiction based on Wednesday Writing Essential's prompt photo taken by Kathryn Esplin-Oleski. I've never visited Montreal and never had this experience but I do like to travel . . . more
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April 07, 2008 03:22 PM EDT --
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My cool Gather friend named Bart ( Bart H. )
Always tickles me with his odd art
His special group called "One"
Is charming, amusing and fun
. . . more
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November 30, 2007 11:14 AM EST --
Six years ago today, I was laying in a hospital bed on a magnesium drip. I had gained 11 pounds in the past four days. I couldn't breathe and really couldn't move much on my own - I was just too . . . more
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April 09, 2008 06:05 PM EDT --
Things I know, things I don't, things you should
Things I know:
How to make really good macaroni and cheese from scratch
How to do an unmentionable-in-a-family-friendly-blog . . . more
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December 09, 2007 05:03 PM EST --
REMOVED
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June 13, 2008 09:47 PM EDT --
I decided to take a dose of my own medicine. This is a writing exercise based on a poem by Carl Sandburg. See An Invitation to Write
My head spins round . . . more
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August 19, 2008 08:59 PM EDT --
I made a raid on fresh limeade
Paid a pretty price
Set up a stand under this tree
And filled the cups with ice
No one came by on the lonely road
So I gave the juice to . . . more
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May 20, 2008 11:16 AM EDT --
No, this isn't like the FCR many of us suffered through, this is a contest for all romance writers hoping to get their work in front of an agent or editor.
The Northwest Houston Chapter of RWA . . . more
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March 26, 2008 06:54 AM EDT --
The sun rises,
The sun sets.
Another day to love, to laugh, to live;
Yet so often we don't appreciate
these hours so freely given.
We spew venom,
cast stones,
and . . . more
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December 18, 2007 03:50 PM EST --
I hate to do what everyone else is doing. Consequently, I refuse to like what everyone else currently likes.
Red dining rooms? Ugh! So, like, three houses ago. Cowboy boots with a short skirt? Mercy, . . . more
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March 24, 2008 10:04 PM EDT --
True, perfect love is rare. So rare, that I've never seen it between two people. Oh, I've seen love. The normal kind. The yes, I love you, until death do us part as long as you do what I . . . more
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July 23, 2008 10:55 PM EDT --
Roses. This is a true story told in 10 minutes in response to kathryn's wedneday writing essentials prompt.
In 1996, I was at a writing retreat in one of the most scenic spots along Lake . . . more
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February 20, 2008 08:49 AM EST --
Green shoot
Splash of yellow
Breaking through winter's ground
Warmth of spring is soon approaching
Death fades
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February 16, 2008 05:32 PM EST --
About a year and a half ago Simon Wood posted at blog at Murderati mentioning how he doesn't use real people in his work, except for parts of himself, and it got me to thinking. . . . more
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March 11, 2008 03:55 AM EDT --
I'm thinking outloud here and at the same time, looking for opinions from anyone who reads this, as I'd like to improve my writing; and get more input from people on it when I do publish. . . . more
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July 11, 2008 10:12 AM EDT --
Welcome to Gather Essentials: Writing for Friday, July 11, 2008
Molly Campbell put on her "Little House on the Prairie" bonnet and took her great-grand-daughter . . . more
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August 08, 2007 04:10 PM EDT --
In this age of the Internet, snail mail has become known as, well, “snail mail"--a slow, outdated form of communication. People are even receiving and paying their bills online these days. Although . . . more
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February 04, 2008 03:15 AM EST --
Thursday, my husband picked me up around noon after my scheduled tests at the local hospital. Instead of going straight home, he decided to . . . more
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