Tag: literature
group name: allthingswritten
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March 12, 2008 10:54 PM EDT --
Since I was a young boy, first exposed to the works of Tolkein and other high fantasy authors, I found myself confronted by a philosophical conundrum. I wondered at the motivations of . . .
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October 11, 2007 09:07 AM EDT --
In what came as a surprise to many information markets the Swedish Academy has awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature to British author Doris Lessing. The Academy called Lessing "an epicist of . . .
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January 11, 2009 11:19 AM EST --
If you have ever attended Catholic School the film Doubt will carry you back to a place no amount of time can erase from your memory. I think most Catholics would agree that praying Rosary beads . . .
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March 21, 2007 11:48 PM EDT --
Blindsided
Brian Palmer
http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976933692
Synopsis: Kate Rowland is a closed off, twenty-something widow who works at a tiny bookstore, choosing to entertain . . .
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July 11, 2008 11:11 AM EDT --
I celebrate the birthday of acclaimed children's literature author, E. B. White, today.
Happy Birthday Elwyn !!
Elwyn Brooks White was born in the great state of Maine on July 11, 1899. . . .
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December 08, 2006 01:58 PM EST --
Boo Radley, Phone Home.
This summer I read To Kill a Mockingbird again for probably the fifth time. Boo Radley made his ghostly . . .
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May 01, 2008 11:33 AM EDT --
In 1896, in the close-to-history fiction of novelist Louise Erdrich, a plague of doves hits North Dakota. Doves are everywhere by the thousands.
But the blanket of birds can't cover up what's . . .
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April 28, 2009 10:23 PM EDT --
These days, I wonder oftentimes,
How we could’ve never noticed the trend.
The common thread flowing through it all,
As if someone’s holding a sign above his head
And we never bothered to look up . . .
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July 02, 2008 10:45 AM EDT --
You probably remember at least one book from your childhood. The Cat in the Hat, perhaps? Goodnight Moon? Where the Wild Things Are?
Seth Lerer, Professor of English and Comparative Literature . . .
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September 14, 2008 03:03 PM EDT --
Tushi was a cat who could have been an ocean.
She could have been other things as well like – a blanket that smelled of warmth, a puddle in your green yards, a broken wristwatch, a collage of photographs . . .
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September 12, 2008 07:46 AM EDT --
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January 22, 2009 11:08 AM EST --
I have a frozen rain in a glass jar. A regiment of raindrops. Carefully synchronized. The droplets are always in the state of falling. So that the rain goes on forever.
I often step into the glass. . . .
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December 08, 2006 12:14 PM EST --
Shadow Writer
By Theresa Kennedy
From beneath the shadows of an overhanging ledge a disheveled figure emerged. Ever . . .
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May 14, 2007 06:42 AM EDT --
A couple weeks ago I made the decision to start self-publishing and wrote an article here on Gather. The support was wonderful. Mainly, I have a novel with characters screaming to get on in the world that . . .
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December 08, 2006 12:18 PM EST --
Six Simple Rules for Aspiring Writers
Rule # 1. Get a cat. Studies have shown that the greatest literary artists in history wrote their best work in the company of a feline. Hemingway, . . .
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December 27, 2006 09:43 AM EST --
Calendars: Landscapes of a Dream
Art prints that give color to the Genesis of a season,
Numbered pages with lettered stepping stones,
The more beautiful and ornate and infused with color,
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August 27, 2008 11:30 PM EDT --
Just wanted to share my good news, everyone..., cheers Ivana
'A Decent Ransom' is a deliciously twisted story told by multiple narrators; these shifting perspectives keep the pace quick and . . .
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May 01, 2007 10:42 AM EDT --
A Writer's Guide has a new poem for discussion -Join the Group/Join the Discussion
If you want to become a better writer, this group is for you. This group instructs in the craft and 'art' . . .
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February 26, 2007 12:39 PM EST --
Two of the biggest questions in revising fiction: Whose story is it? and What is the story?
Whose story is it? - The answer to this question may be obvious, but frequently it is not as clear as . . .
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