Tag: short
group name: whatisyourstory
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April 13, 2008 03:08 AM EDT --
I have written about dogs and other critters. Little critters, like that raccoon that set out On The Fast Track one day in the mountains. And I've written about bigger . . . more
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February 19, 2008 03:48 PM EST --
Old connections are like ghosts - looms without purpose , I log off. Usernames on my msn messenger, years since we talked. Some carry good memories, others . . . more
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March 06, 2008 02:24 PM EST --
I guess you might say I was a drifter. After my tour of overseas Army duty, I went back to my old neighborhood, but things had changed. My first day back should have certainly been a clue. There was no . . . more
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November 05, 2007 04:25 AM EST --
“My dear Mrs. Pemberton, hello!” Captain Williams said as he answered the door to her insistent knocking. “Won’t you please come in?”
“Good morning Jeffrey’ . . . more
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March 07, 2008 02:50 PM EST --
I felt relieved to be home. I was a bit surprised my parent's had put up new awnings and it looked like my dad hadn't mowed the grass for weeks. There were a bunch of newspapers still neatly wrapped . . . more
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March 17, 2008 12:38 PM EDT --
You'd think I'd be happy to finally be home, but the silence was uncomfortable. I sat down at the kitchen table in sort of a daze. A siren in the distance brought me to my senses and I noticed . . . more
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March 24, 2008 06:28 PM EDT --
I stood watching Peggy Sue walk home. Maybe I was a bit too infatuated with her. I had to remind myself she was only 16. There were things to do. I showered, shaved, put on jeans and a T-shirt, then started . . . more
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January 22, 2008 03:38 PM EST --
Two of my favorite movies are "Back to the Future" and "It's a Wonderful Life". Both are heartwarming tales of how different the world and the lives of others would be if not for . . . more
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February 10, 2008 03:48 AM EST --
A old dusty typewriter I bought at a yard sale had a half page letter titled 'Pigtail Legend: 1976 USA Olympic Team.' An injured weight lifter discovered Wilma needed no assistance lifting him . . . more
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December 11, 2007 08:56 AM EST --
[Author's note: As requested, I've reposted the story rather than link to the original.
Part 2 will post at lunch today 12.11.07 EST and Part 3 at lunch tomorrow 12.12.07.]
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December 11, 2007 12:02 PM EST --
[ Read PART 1 first ]
Ryan’s lips slowly turned into a smile of remembrance of their first meeting.
In order to pay for his car expenses, Ryan worked a part-time early morning . . . more
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December 12, 2007 11:19 AM EST --
[ Part 1 ] [ Part 2 ]
Bad company
And I won't deny
Bad Bad company
Till the day I die
Till the day I die
The heavy song made its way from the . . . more
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November 28, 2007 09:09 AM EST --
One in Twelve
Coca Cola was having a contest. One out of every twelve bottles of Coke have the words “You win a Free Coke!!!” under the cap. Hundreds of these bottles . . . more
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December 12, 2007 02:10 PM EST --
Belief in rhythm carries no doubt
And churns the compass land ho the shout
And moments react and intertwine
Within the heart of a gentle time
Release can be found within the . . . more
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July 16, 2008 05:32 PM EDT --
A man I had never met had died and left me a house in the middle of nowhere. I drove up north to find this property. Strangely street signs led me to this property. I was amazed to see a stately Victorian . . . more
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December 06, 2007 04:22 PM EST --
There is a man from South Africa
Who danced while using an abacus
Now some people say he did this all day
And also ate Vegemite sandwiches
There is a man from South Africa
Who slept in . . . more
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January 11, 2008 02:46 PM EST --
The first time I saw my husband walking down the street, I thought....! I'm going to spend the rest of my life with him. There was something so sexy in the was he looked at me I thought I was going . . . more
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April 10, 2008 10:03 AM EDT --
I did not sleep well and woke up quite early coughing and sneezing and feeling chills come and go throughout my body. I found my mom's old thermometer. I was just a tad over 102. I definitely had . . . more
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July 11, 2008 10:15 AM EDT --
My content on Gather, for the most part falls into one of the following categories:
Poetry
Short Stories
Novel Excerpts
Reviews
Bloggy/Op-ed Stuff
Questions I really want answers . . . more
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March 28, 2008 02:12 PM EDT --
I almost felt like it was déjà vu. This crazy old lady yakked at me all the way home from the Supermarket. I was so glad to get out of the car to get away from her, but then her son's car . . . more
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