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February 09, 2007 09:18 PM EST -- Years ago, I collected things that sat on shelves.   I guess because everyone around me was collecting something and it was fun to look for one of a kind owls, elephants, salt and pepper shakers, . . . more
June 10, 2007 10:39 AM EDT -- Most people are sensitive to the moods of others, but between close friends, the bond can often be much stronger. Practically anyone can experience extrasensory perception, or ESP, but the psychic forces . . . more
December 07, 2006 11:35 PM EST -- I have the winter blahs.  Yes, I do.  Here I am sitting by a beautiful roaring fire.  The weather is very crazy these days.  Here in Santa Barbara, it's 80 during the day and 30 . . . more
April 04, 2007 10:13 AM EDT -- It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. William Blake "Thy friendship oft has made my heart to ache; do be my enemy - for friendship's sake" William Blake "He who . . . more
January 15, 2007 02:27 PM EST -- I've been following this Sandy Knauer-Mary H*-Clay D*-K* H-Wendy-TJ^ thing (^insert name of choice) for weeks. Needless to say, Gather's soap opera is becoming way more interesting than TV. Gather's . . . more
December 26, 2006 09:12 AM EST -- I lost my best friend this morning. It has not been unexpected.  I have been friend, caregiver, housekeeper, and editor, for the past three years to an older woman with terminal emphysema.  . . . more
July 19, 2007 11:06 AM EDT -- Oh, I'm on this like white on rice...  What is your idea of perfect happiness? The downstairs apartment in a house on the Sunset District ten blocks from the ocean and two blocks from the N-Judah . . . more
Tennessee and Me
by Mariana T.
views: 53 | rating: 10 | comments: 34
January 31, 2007 01:45 PM EST -- "Don't you just love these long rainy afternoons in New Orleans when an hour isn't just an hour--but, a little piece of eternity dropped into your hands...?"  From A Streetcar Named . . . more
June 10, 2007 10:23 PM EDT -- BOOK REVIEW: Hollywood Sinners by Peter Joseph Swanson   ISBN 1-60076-041-4 Copyright 2007, Stonegarden.net Publishing     Preface: I enjoy reading books by fellow Gatherers. . . . more
July 24, 2006 10:53 PM EDT -- This evening, I received a lovely thank-you message from Vina Byrne, a librarian at William B. Ogden Free Library in Walton, NY.  Vina has created many illustrative scrapbooks on events and programs . . . more
A nation of two.
by Krista P.
views: 34 | rating: 9.8 | comments: 15
April 16, 2007 02:53 PM EDT -- Kurt Vonnegut and me. (And, of course, countless others) I remember during the Viet Nam war years, we used to pass around dog eared copies of his books (like controlled substances) to savor and discuss, . . . more
June 15, 2007 05:55 AM EDT -- One of the most important thing one can do for a child is to read aloud to them.  Reading good quality picture books (both fiction and non-fiction) not only expands a child's knowledge but also . . . more
January 06, 2008 09:31 PM EST -- Dear Folks.  In an effort, to get more readership for Gather members, I try to feature new articles every few weeks.  This week, I'd like to feature a great review by Colonel Possum of . . . more
Mom
by Jesse G.
views: 9 | rating: 10 | comments: 8
April 05, 2007 09:26 PM EDT -- Mark Brady sat at his kitchen table eyeing the three beer cans he'd emptied in the short time since Eileen had called. He sipped at the fourth as he listened to his sister explain Mom's condition. . . . more
September 10, 2007 02:27 PM EDT -- Surprsingly, there is nothing whetting my literary palate, but I plan on picking up a book or two. Any reccomendations? What are you reading at the moment? What has moved you? more
April 02, 2007 12:44 AM EDT -- Greetings Folks, In an effort to recruit new members to my G.R.I.T.S. (Girls Raised in the South) Group as well as to get some new Southern articles, I'd like to ask you to submit articles . . . more
August 13, 2007 07:27 AM EDT --                   POETRY CENTRAL    Volume 3, Number 3  ~Books that Change your Way of Thinking~       . . . more
February 25, 2008 04:05 PM EST -- Think Baby Boomers are all alike? Think again. This dynamic generation is nearing the traditional age of retirement, but is in no mood to slow down. Boomers are the dominant generation in America. Their . . . more
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