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October 31, 2009 01:31 PM EDT --
In 1967, at Hiram College, behind a door, in a cabinet, in a biology laboratory, resided a cardboard box of very little weight. If you lifted the box, it would rustle. If you opened it, excelsior (finely . . .
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October 28, 2009 09:36 PM EDT --
Sunday the 25th was a gorgeous day, so we decided to take the grandkids to Crossroads Village in flint, Michigan. The Genessee County Parks maintains a "village" of transplanted houses, with an . . .
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September 15, 2007 08:39 PM EDT --
This is a new series starring the main character from my novel The Long-Timers. For other parts and additional material click here.
Part One
It was supposed to be a simple assignment, a fluff . . .
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September 20, 2007 11:08 PM EDT --
This story was forwarded to me the other night and really moved me...so I searched for it to get the necessary information so I could post it. Please just take a few minutes and read it - let it . . .
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August 30, 2007 02:21 PM EDT --
Just up the road from my home is a field, with two horses in it.
From a distance, each horse looks like any other horse. But if you stop your car, or are walking by, you will notice . . .
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October 04, 2009 12:30 PM EDT --
I woke up dead… again.
Some kid named Bobby was standing in my stomach, talking to a friend. Rude!
“Remember… ALL night!” The friend left.
“Yeah Jimmy, . . .
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August 25, 2007 09:07 PM EDT --
For those of you that don't know, my mother lives with us. She is nearly 80 years old and for the most part is pretty easy to live with on a daily basis. I am the youngest of 11 children and she is . . .
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January 06, 2008 10:26 PM EST --
I came across this story my father had written and given us girls when we were younger. It's a story from his childhood that used to crack us up evertime we heard it - so I wanted to share . . .
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August 07, 2007 11:40 PM EDT --
I am boring. That is my problem. People are not coming to my site as much; and well, I am sad. Some still do. Always, and I love them for it. And I try to go . . .
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October 03, 2007 03:52 PM EDT --
"No!" Mary shreiked as the car began to sputter. "Not again."
The car barely had enough power to get her to the side of the road where she stopped. This was the third time in . . .
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November 16, 2007 01:01 PM EST --
For other parts and additional material click here .
Part Ten
Victoria holds the door for Anna then follows her in and locks the door.
"Can I get you anything?" Victoria . . .
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October 19, 2008 05:05 AM EDT --
He stepped into the crowded room, pushing the heavy drapes behind him. Feeling their weight on his back, he scanned the ballroom for prospective victims. As he walked slowly to one of the card . . .
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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 . . .
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August 11, 2007 06:55 AM EDT --
One day I went to an old house that had been converted to an antique store. I climbed the rickety stairs holding on dearly to the handrail. I looked over some of the overpriced . . .
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February 01, 2008 07:55 AM EST --
You walk along the beach with the sand between and beneath your naked toes, the sun touching your skin, the slight breeze feeling your hair. You stop and stare at the sea, the sound of the waves on the . . .
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November 05, 2008 07:50 PM EST --
This happened in Wisconsin:
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Police in Milwaukee say a teenage boy has survived after being accidentally dumped into the back of a recycling truck and compacted.
Police say the . . .
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October 22, 2009 10:14 PM EDT --
Read the First installment, first: Life as a Ghost - Part 1: The Dead Life
Read the Previous installment: Life as a Ghost - Part 3: Confusion Reigns
I could handle . . .
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October 25, 2009 10:52 AM EDT --
Read the First installment, first: Life as a Ghost - Part 1: The Dead Life
Read the Previous installment: Life as a Ghost - Part 5a: Beginning the Exorcism
When I was . . .
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October 29, 2009 06:23 PM EDT --
Read the First installment, first: Life as a Ghost - Part 1: The Dead Life
Read the Previous installment: Life as a Ghost - Part 6a: Poor Sports
Later that afternoon, . . .
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February 12, 2008 09:40 PM EST --
Constructive criticism welcomed .
Janie Tompkins walks across the front lawn at her high school. Karen Anderson hurries after her.
"Janie, I thought you were going . . .
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