Tag: writing
group name: creativetags
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April 13, 2008 10:18 PM EDT --
I came to Gather for the First Chapters Writing Contest, back when you could take your best girl on the trolley out to get a sassafras malted for just a nickle. I wore an onion on my belt, which was the . . . more
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November 01, 2007 10:24 PM EDT --
It’s become a national phenomenon. A much higher number of people these days are caring for their aging parents than this country has seen in several decades. Many of these families are still caring . . . more
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June 17, 2007 06:17 PM EDT --
...that their plastic surgery has gone too far?
I ask because, after looking at one of my connection's icons, I am concerned that she has had one too many botox injections. If you look at her picture, . . . more
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February 14, 2008 10:06 PM EST --
Here's what I requested this morning for today's writing essential:
" For today's Writing Essential, I'd like to feature pieces that show our expressions of love. NO LOVE . . . more
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October 06, 2007 01:55 PM EDT --
I dedicate this article to Peter Wimsey because Ron B. said Peter is the father of Gather's Creative History genre, and I believe him. "C.H. is intended to reflect your knowledge of a topic," . . . more
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March 03, 2008 08:57 PM EST --
Filling in for John Philipp today was a treat...I truly enjoyed the many wonderful pieces s ubmitted in various states of humor. Featured pieces for today included:
"Corn Dog Cartoons" . . . more
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March 20, 2008 03:46 PM EDT --
Buried in deadlines, I have been mostly ignoring what's going on at Gather (although I do recommend you go read the Chive 's latest piece: White on Wright: As if we should talk ) but I just stumbled . . . more
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July 23, 2007 05:29 PM EDT --
I received this gathermail today:
Hey J,
I just wanted to let all promising writers know about the writers contest. You seem like you would really appreciate a contest like this. So here it is:
ANNOUNCING . . . more
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December 03, 2007 11:56 AM EST --
Book Review by Richard Frisbie
The author is a recalcitrant and fiercely independent product of the sixties who thanks Mr. Brokaw for the wake-up call.
To give you an idea . . . more
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May 11, 2008 03:13 PM EDT --
Do you love chocolate like I love chocolate? I thought I knew all about chocolate until I stepped foot into Max Brenner on Broadway in New York City last Thursday evening. Actually . . . more
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February 12, 2008 01:05 PM EST --
When flit asked for submissions stating where our writing ideas come from, I had to stop and significantly pare down my list. After all, I only have so much time to write and quite honestly most people . . . more
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April 14, 2008 09:06 AM EDT --
My breasts talk. They don't actually speak the words out loud, but they do in fact convey mounds-no pun intended-of information. The first to inform me of my pregnancies, their tender condition . . . more
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January 18, 2008 04:08 PM EST --
A PHOTO ESSAY . . . .
One doesn't have to visit Northern Europe or the British Isles to admire the architectural majesty of an intricately . . . more
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May 30, 2007 10:56 PM EDT --
It's balmy....ha! Balmy.
It's balmy outside, and I am eating watermelon.
But, it tastes like waterlemon..hummmmmmmmmmmmmm....
You know, I just took a knife and cut the whole end off. Its setting . . . more
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August 07, 2007 02:29 PM EDT --
Scranton PA - A Foodies Paradise
Scranton PA - Part Second
Scranton Culinary Tour - Part Third - The Inn at Nichols Village
A few miles north of Scranton in Clark’s Summit is the boutique hotel . . . more
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September 05, 2007 02:36 PM EDT --
In the course of my culinary travels I've encountered some odd things . . .
Did you know that the new trend in restaurants is to create outrageous bathrooms? I've noticed some bizaare and . . . more
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December 27, 2007 02:14 PM EST --
Madeira Is The Island Of Sad Cows
Modern Madeira has many highways and tunnels through the mountains to access the once remote interior. Prior to the mid 1900s there were few roads into the isolated . . . more
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February 10, 2008 05:11 PM EST --
THANK YOU EVERYONE -- author Robin Gerber , a noted historian and Eleanor Roosevelt expert -- was here to answer your questions. Her book Eleanor Vs Ike is a carefully crafted recreation . . . more
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July 20, 2007 04:00 PM EDT --
Today I was researching Ernest Hemingway for another post, and stumbled on this information from Wikipedia. Sure, we all know of the possible failings of user-inputed definitions. However, the advice . . . more
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June 24, 2007 04:49 PM EDT --
My son, age 12, called me to his side. He sat at the family computer. The screen flickered with the ochre, black and gray of NPR's website.
"Mom! Look! You should send one of your stories here!" . . . more
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