Tag: writing
group name: points2ponder
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August 26, 2007 06:43 AM EDT --
“No man is an island”
A wise maxim asserts
In this ocean of earthly ties
I’m an archipelago of many isles
On isle of friendships
Confidants know me well
Supportive, . . . more
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March 12, 2007 02:52 PM EDT --
Restroom Graffiti
This is one I found humorous. As guys well know, there is a certain stance that is assumed when utilizing a urinal. I am sure you ladies can imagine. . . . more
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April 02, 2007 06:47 AM EDT --
It's been said that "everyone has a story to tell". That quote goes back many years and for a writer who wants to be published and sell books, that statement is a nemesis.
That statement . . . more
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April 07, 2007 04:43 AM EDT --
I hate it, mate, when snow accumulates. I'm glad to see spring, when God creates His wonders with flowers and the smell of spring in the air.
I don't want to be late for breakfast. . . . more
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August 01, 2007 04:44 AM EDT --
These came to my writer's group inbox and I thought I would share.
The Press (NZ) Summer Fiction Competition
(due September 3, 2007; no entry fee; win $2,000 and publication)
(competition . . . more
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March 15, 2007 12:17 PM EDT --
I wished I could take credit for this, but I cannot. Someone from my writing group sent this to the group this morning. How true these oddities in our English language really are. Enjoy...! . . . more
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July 02, 2007 08:09 AM EDT --
COMPETITIONS
ST MARTIN'S MINOTAUR BEST FIRST CRIME NOVEL CONTEST
http://www.minotaurbooks.com/competitions.html
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NO ENTRY FEE
Mystery Writers of America is pleased and excited . . . more
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July 16, 2007 09:44 AM EDT --
I got this in my e-mail and it comes from CoolNewsletter4Writers
I'm no MOMMY so I'll leave this one for you gals who are:
Mommy Mentors, an organization and online . . . more
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July 12, 2008 10:18 AM EDT --
Celibate pens make good narrators
For Houdini thoughts submerged in ink
Freed of all trappings again . . . more
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November 24, 2007 10:55 PM EST --
Why do people work hard all their lives...to save money, yet neglect to take care of estate planning? I would really like your input on this.
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March 20, 2008 09:11 PM EDT --
*Repost*
Explore me
Investigate the core of me
Consenting your fingertips
To sketch my outline
In a flowerbed made strictly for two
Hushed words conveyed by dusk . . . more
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May 16, 2007 07:24 AM EDT --
When I got out of the Navy, too many years ago to admit to, I wanted the simple life. That meant getting a job, getting married, settling down and buying a home, all the routine stuff. Along . . . more
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June 24, 2007 06:31 AM EDT --
What you see below came to my writer's group. It's one of the sections of WRITER'S GAZETTE, and where my Gather friends are always looking for a place to show their writing stuff, I'll . . . more
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June 28, 2007 06:56 AM EDT --
I was going to enter this in the Edit Red short story competition, but I's rather show it off here. At least a few people will read it here.
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June 03, 2007 09:05 AM EDT --
With all the newer members in Author's Unite, as well as to Gather all around, I thought it best I repost this helpful bit of information.
WRITING PROMPTS The term “prompt . . . more
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April 07, 2008 10:17 PM EDT --
You came into my life like a song
A melody I had yet to sing
But was buried in my soul for decades
Hidden beneath the rubble of words unsung
A silent and gentle swoop of air
Mixing . . . more
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November 17, 2007 01:06 PM EST --
I wrote this a very long time ago but was new to Gather and hardly anyone read it, so now I am reposting to see what your impressions are. Thank you
Fixations . . . more
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March 24, 2008 11:59 PM EDT --
My history
Roads of ancient passages
Filled in with quick sand
Always working against me
Oozing out of my heart and corrupting my present
Acquiring an adjacent soul
A devoted spirit . . . more
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March 31, 2007 08:43 AM EDT --
This is a repost from 2/9. We have a lot of new members
who missed this post when it was originally posted.
CHARACTERIZATION
Every story has characters, whether they . . . more
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September 27, 2007 03:36 PM EDT --
Church bells pealed ecstatic
Over the city’s din
“Allah ho Akbar,” minarets crooned
Loftily skyward
Temples echoed euphoric chants
Ingratiating deity
The ambient harmony superceding . . . more
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