Tag: writing
group name: ourneighborhood
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December 26, 2006 11:51 PM EST --
December started out promisingly -- with a frosty six-inch blast of snow. As we watched that layer dwindle, the doldrums slowly sunk in. By the time of the 22nd, I was ready to . . .
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July 02, 2007 05:30 PM EDT --
Reposted for Good Humor Monday
Trapped in the kitchen of a run down relative's house, I daydreamed myself free. They were my ex's family, hockey people; the kind of dullards who . . .
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November 20, 2006 03:40 PM EST --
an open letter to my sons
(I will give this to them on Thanksgiving and read it with them if you have any suggestions on improving the wording please share them with me!!)
Dear Matthew and Andrew,
Today . . .
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July 11, 2007 03:52 AM EDT --
Now Write! Prompt #2 - A Childhood Event
I don't remember how old I was, only that I was very young. It was evening and for some reason my father was rocking me in the old rocking chair. I was terrified . . .
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February 21, 2007 10:48 AM EST --
I thought it couldn’t be done. Write a query with another author? Someone who has a distinctly different voice than mine? Impossible. We’d clash. We’d argue. Neither of us would . . .
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November 23, 2006 06:02 PM EST --
You guys got me inspired to write a poem but I am sorry that it didn't turn out like most.
I am From
Carol Roach
The cozy comfort of a warm inviting womb
Taking my first . . .
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July 02, 2007 11:26 AM EDT --
Didn't see you on the bus yesterday.
Naw, I took the day off; had to go to court.
How come?
Ex-landlord refused to return my damage deposit.
You win?
Slam-dunk.
Good for you.
Typical crap, but . . .
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November 06, 2007 07:29 PM EST --
Last Saturday, a Chevy Tahoe named “Boss” scored a $2 million prize by winning the DARPA “urban challenge”. Pretty good for a car without a driver.
The DARPA . . .
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December 01, 2006 11:27 AM EST --
I'm posting two quotes today since I have had computer issues and haven't been able to post much. All the quotes are from my handy-dandy desk calendar. These make a great gift btw, . . .
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November 20, 2006 12:35 PM EST --
My handy little desk calendar gives me a new quote to ponder everyday so here's a new one to think about. Comment, ponder, save it for a rainy day, you can do whatever you wish with it :)
"Although . . .
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December 27, 2006 03:58 PM EST --
Okay, from the early morning news shows right up through Anderson Cooper 360 and Nightline, this week's news offers reviews of good and bad things that happened to the country, to the world and to . . .
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February 27, 2007 08:15 PM EST --
Last night, per our usual routine, my two little buddies came upstairs to play with me.
Grandsons are precious. They're inspirational. Hysterical. Adorable. And they keep me humble.
All day . . .
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December 21, 2006 08:49 PM EST --
My Seventh Haiku
Wind gently whisp’ring,
Reminding of summer . . .
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December 07, 2006 05:25 PM EST --
Since I am sure that I am not the only one at Gather who has received this plea for my hard earned money, I am posting this email, which I received after an intial love letter type email. I do not . . .
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January 24, 2007 04:49 PM EST --
www.associatedcontent.com/article/122948/gears_of_war_for_the_xbox_360.html
Thank you everyone who gave me tips on Associated Content. I got my first paid submission published today. Please take . . .
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November 29, 2006 09:13 PM EST --
I pulled this recipe from this week's Woman's Day. I was attracted to it initially because I absolutely love olives of any kind. My husband's not too crazy, so I was curious as to how this . . .
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January 24, 2007 06:07 PM EST --
I've been slacking with posting quotes from my little calendar so I'm posting 3 to think about. All are in the month of January on my calendar.
1. "All you need in life . . .
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February 01, 2007 04:03 AM EST --
I thought that I would make a quick post to anyone who writes articles at Associated Content and pass the good word that the clout system that has been "on hold" for a few months now has been . . .
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June 23, 2008 02:14 AM EDT --
Hi Everyone
I had a question and not sure anyone can help. As some of you know, I have published quite a few of my poems on here and I think it would be giving up a goal . . .
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January 22, 2007 09:35 AM EST --
I drive my car through trenches carved in snow, I park it in a trench and I walk through trenches. Exchange the ice for mud, throw in some moldy canvas and mustard gas and I would believe that I . . .
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