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March 20, 2008 12:23 PM EDT -- When Bev heard the front door open and shut, she called down the stairs, "Did you bring the mail?" A gust of cold air raced past her and she shivered. Winter had lasted too long this year. . . . more
April 17, 2008 08:59 AM EDT -- Lou buried his head in the pillow. The mosquito wasn't so easily fooled. The buzz sliced back and accelerated into his right ear this time. He slapped at it, hammering his ear. He tried to shake out . . . more
August 13, 2008 08:32 AM EDT -- UPDATE AUGUST 14: Here's the link, it's online now. http://www.readthehook.com/stories/2008/08/14/SHORTSTORY-Honenberger-DancingontheLedge-A.aspx A quickie, guys, on Wednesday morning . . . more
June 13, 2006 05:33 AM EDT -- Fireside 8: Hot Chocolate     What a wild evening it is!  Thunder and sheet lightning all over the place.  Damn, I'll have to oil these squeaking front door hinges.  Oh, . . . more
March 19, 2007 12:15 AM EDT -- Here is my first attempt of putting my stuff out there for the world wide web to do with what they will. I used to have a really good writing community--flesh and blood and all that--but life has gotten . . . more
February 18, 2008 06:11 PM EST -- I wanted to let you all know about a new market for previously published short stories.  AnthologyBuilder allows you to choose short stories from their database in order to print a customized short . . . more
September 07, 2006 06:43 AM EDT -- Thomas's eyes were bright and clear as he sat near the pond and a gentle breeze tussled his blond hair. He played in the garden everyday and the pond was his favourite place. He would sit and watch . . . more
July 02, 2007 10:43 PM EDT -- A few years ago, I wrote an article that was syndicated over a lot of writer sites regarding the importance of following publisher guidelines.  I think the actual method of submitting a work to a . . . more
September 20, 2006 02:58 AM EDT -- It was dark and raining hard when Elspeth Sanders pulled into the driveway. The old house stood and looked menacing in the shadows of the lightning that flashed constantly, casting an eerie look about . . . more
March 08, 2008 09:27 AM EST -- You know what happens after dark..." is a serialized horror story that appears each Saturday here and on "Under The Eyes Of God." (Installments appear one week later on Gather than they . . . more
once a spring treasure
by Laura B.
views: 51 | rating: 10 | comments: 17
August 25, 2007 05:02 PM EDT -- yellow birches, red maples, and old old oaks offer their leaves to the rain-soaked road, mourning this august twilight, in camouflage for the palm-sized discs of flattened baby snappers. i continue to . . . more
The Woman Afraid of Dogs
by Laura B.
views: 64 | rating: 10 | comments: 25
September 30, 2007 10:32 AM EDT -- The Woman Afraid of Dogs I envision her lying in her bed at night, shoulders sharp, clavicles screaming, and her eyes squeezed shut in anger at ambient starlight. I see her sitting at the kitchen table . . . more
December 07, 2006 06:54 PM EST --   This is my attempt at the Writing Blind - An Exercise in "Headfirst Narrative challenge issued by Alberto Turner here: http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976856212   . . . more
Elevator Shake-Up
by Serina Matteson
views: 28 | rating: 10 | comments: 13
October 07, 2006 04:08 PM EDT -- Elevator Shake-Up               The gargantuan clock on the main wall at America Perfidy Bank showed 4:55 pm. This left personnel with five . . . more
June 23, 2006 04:42 AM EDT -- Fireside 10: Goodbye and Hello     Hi, this is the earliest ever that you've dropped by.  Why, it's only just on dusk.  My, that's a big motor home you've parked . . . more
Forgotten Memories
by Cheryl W.
views: 54 | rating: 10 | comments: 19
November 01, 2007 10:03 AM EDT -- Two summers had passed, and Adele had chosen to spend both of them in their special place. She had met Tom nineteen years ago while she was vacationing on the Outer banks of North Carolina. He was attending . . . more
August 10, 2008 10:06 PM EDT -- This story won third place in a contest several years ago and was printed in an anthology of the contest winners. Inspired by a painting. I move in to a new place, give up the cash I’ve hoarded . . . more
June 16, 2006 05:33 AM EDT -- Fireside 9: Friday, 13th     Oh, I thought I'd never see you again.  You're brave to be out tonight, it being Friday the thirteenth, and all.  Oh, you're not superstitious?  . . . more
August 12, 2008 04:03 PM EDT --   ‘Miserly Murgatroyd mated madly. He planned it that way.'   She scratched through the second sentence and wrote instead, ‘ It happened accidentally.'   She stared at the . . . more
September 18, 2006 03:33 PM EDT -- Our first Gather Gnome Contest Can you guess the Gather Gnome's Age? Is our intrepid gnome A) 200 years old B) 225 C) 279 D) None of the above For a clue, read the latest installment of the . . . more
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