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Choosing the Right Type of Subject

When deciding what the subject of your sentence will be, you have three types of nouns from which to choose: creatures, things, and ideas.…

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Added by David Bowman on October 3, 2012 at 11:40pm — No Comments

Support Your Right To Read

Today is the final day of Banned Books Week 2012.

 

This celebration should have the support of every writer and reader and we should keep its message in mind throughout the year. Particularly in a time when libraries across the nation are closing because of lack of funding and schools, libraries, bookstores and, yes, publishers are being assailed with bans and challenges to our freedom to read.

 

The community where I grew up didn’t even have a library until I…

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Added by J. R. Lindermuth on October 3, 2012 at 3:41pm — No Comments

He Still Likes You If He Stabs You In The Back...

By Gloria Faye Brown Bates/aka Granny Gee

Remember the son I wrote about recently... who had a health crisis?  I worried for his mother, I cared so much.  He seems to be doing okay, he will be going for tests to see what is going on with him.

 

I was really shocked at something I heard yesterday.  A guy I've been paying close attention to for the past 2 years... told another lie!  Time after time, I've witnessed lies he tells to make himself look good.  He has a…

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Added by Gloria Faye Brown Bates/Granny G on October 3, 2012 at 11:54am — No Comments

What to do!

Okay, I'm sure many of you have this problem.  Working on my next novel, and ideas start popping in about the next book idea.  I write them down, but then its hard to get back to the current work.  I think I rushed through the ending of my first novel, to start this one, and now its happening again.  Do I put this away?  Do I try not to think about my next project?  What do you do?

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Added by Victoria Roberts Siczak on October 2, 2012 at 5:42pm — No Comments

Why Didn't They Come Inside? Where Did They Go?

By Gloria Faye Brown Bates/Granny Gee

 

I was sitting at my computer one evening about six years ago.  I was home alone, Skip was driving long-distance.  I heard the happy sounds of Tommy, his wife and the children.  They knew to just unlatch the gate to come on in... just to be careful not to let the dogs out.  I trusted them, knew they'd be very careful.. so, I sat there.

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Added by Gloria Faye Brown Bates/Granny G on October 2, 2012 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

Guest Post: Dawn Colclasure Escapes

My guest today, Dawn Colclasure, shares her thoughts on writing poetry and how the author can escape into his/her own special world.

Read her full post on my official blog - http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/2012/10/guest-post-dawn-colclasure-escapes.html

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Added by Mark Miller on October 2, 2012 at 12:21am — No Comments

Please Lord... Let This Son Be Alright

By Gloria Faye Brown Bates

 

I am sitting here at my desk, looking out the window of my mind.  I don't see anything, yet... I know that whatever I want to see ... is there.

 

I do see something now... it's another tall, big, blonde muscular guy, who reminds me of Tommy, my son.  I see him off in the distance moving around working on his big truck, doing maintenance on it. …

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Added by Gloria Faye Brown Bates/Granny G on October 1, 2012 at 7:28pm — No Comments

Kate Tenbeth is "Unlucky"

My friend, and author, Kate Tenbeth has an exciting new release! Here is the official story from her publisher: http://empyricaltales.blogspot.com/2012/10/kate-tenbeth-is-unlucky.html

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Added by Mark Miller on October 1, 2012 at 6:28pm — No Comments

Nuance Webzine.

Music, Culture, Metaphysics,  Spirituality.

Nuance  Webzine. Stephanie Lynne Thorburn.

Stephanie Lynne Thorburn.
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Added by Stephanie Lynne Thorburn on October 1, 2012 at 12:48pm — No Comments

My Mind Will Find Peace, Relax... Until The Next Time

Until The Next Time... For Now My Mind Will Relax, Find Peace

 

This evening I held Tommy's Arctic Express jacket close to my heart.  He used to be so proud of that jacket.  He got it when he first began driving a tractor trailer years ago.  It looked so nice on him.  Now.... I have it, I wear it when I begin missing him, or when I'm cold.

 

I am missing Tommy this evening.  I was thinking of his beautiful smile... when he turned one of those smiles on someone,…

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Added by Gloria Faye Brown Bates/Granny G on October 1, 2012 at 3:57am — No Comments

Coming soon, within a few weeks… 'It's Not A Lovable Pet Story'

 

           Coming soon, within a few weeks… 'It's Not A Lovable Pet Story' ...Written across the front cover, are the words: 'It's Like Reading a Three Dimensional Sci-fi Horror Movie Within Your Mind', which is a bold statement of pleasurable reading. The shocking action will jump into your mind's eye.

            As if they're being turned into vicious serial killers, our lovable pets are viciously…

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Added by Chuck Keyes (The Chuck!) on October 1, 2012 at 2:21am — No Comments

Into The Ashram



Ashram » by Nicholas Roerich)



« Into The Ashram » is the opening chapter of the « Entering The Stream » trilogy, which also comprises « The Chrome Lake » and « Leaving The Ashram. »

This first chapter is…

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Added by Christopher Stewart on October 1, 2012 at 1:30am — No Comments

and so it begins...

Hi!  I'm Gwen.  New to this community but I've been writing for years.  Please read my short story called "Taxidermied" about a couple's encounter with a taxidermy project gone wrong. It's only 99 cents.  I love horror!  If you have any horror stories let me know! I love new authors.

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Added by Gwendolyn Wallace Davis on October 1, 2012 at 12:49am — 1 Comment

Beaufort Betrayal

Beaufort Betrayal is a story set in the beautiful seaside town of Beaufort, N.C.  The protagonist, Tory, thinks that she has it all only to wake up in a drug induced amnesia with nothing but her skills to help her through.  Soon enough she discovers that is not enough and starts to rely on God as never before.  Through his love for her, she is able to remove herself from a web of lies and deceit.  The book is for everyone.  The guys will appreciate the info on boats and sailiing.  The ladies…

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Added by Linda Heavner Gerald on September 30, 2012 at 11:26pm — No Comments

No Matter Where You Hide That Doughnut... It'll Be Discovered!

Skip was standing at the counter, enjoying dipping his doughnuts in his hot coffee.  I could see he was in another world... the world of tasting something so good!

 

Skip loves doughnuts.  Not only loves doughnuts, he can make them.  Skip can bake, cook with the best of them.  These doughnuts passed the test... they were 'perfect'.  Skip loves to tell me about how doughnuts are supposed to be made... don't overproof them, don't over-cook... under-cook them. 

 

If…

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Added by Gloria Faye Brown Bates/Granny G on September 30, 2012 at 3:22pm — No Comments

UMAT'S SNOWMAN

                                                 UMAT’S SNOWMAN

                                     A breathing portrait on notebook

Mushtaque B Barq

Umat was repeatedly sneaking her looks through that half broken window protected with iron grill which was seizing side glances which Umat was trying hard to take hold of the Vast Blue , yet the grill was enough irritating to produce different views of the cloudless sky. Her face was partially held by some unknown grief…

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Added by Mushtaque Basheer Barq on September 30, 2012 at 4:04am — No Comments

Destiny Denied .... sequel to Destiny's Dowry

Destiny Denied is at the printer now awaiting the cover art.

The manuscript received a 5-star review from Readers Favorite.  It is too long to post, but here is just one paragraph of the review:

 



"Destiny Denied" is an intriguing story of a family's deep secrets coming to light and leaving them with choices that they'd rather not make. That the late local parish priest Father Lahdra kept a journal telling of those secrets is a good writing ploy and makes "Destiny…

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Added by Rosemary Gard on September 29, 2012 at 4:55pm — No Comments

Our Pups ... Are Sweet Banana Pups!

By Gloria Faye Brown Bates/aka Granny Gee

 

I put frozen pieces of banana into the blender, along with crushed ice, a little cream.  I blended until the texture was thick, smooth.... it became banana ice cream!  I learned to do this from looking at recipe sites on my computer.  Oh, it's heavenly!

 

I spooned all into a cup, found my favorite spoon ( it is a long, slender teaspoon :))).  I took all outside on the porch to…

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Added by Gloria Faye Brown Bates/Granny G on September 29, 2012 at 3:30pm — No Comments

It's Official!

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Added by David Berger on September 29, 2012 at 5:55am — No Comments

Determined to Take Back My Life

Introduction

 

When a person is diagnosed with having a brain tumour, it is a natural assumption to fear the worst, thinking that life is virtually over. I was only eight years old when my tumour was discovered, and I was not particularly aware of its seriousness.  But it was my parents and family who suffered the most, hurling their lives into turmoil.

 

Back in the 1970s technology was not as…

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Added by Hayley Williams on September 28, 2012 at 2:39pm — No Comments

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