Tag: writing
group name: educatorsreview
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December 11, 2007 03:13 PM EST --
When teaching students of Spanish
To write with poetry
You'd think I'd poured pure hot latex
Over their naked brains
As soon as I'd announced
The . . . more
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September 14, 2007 10:39 PM EDT --
I do a hummingbird watch for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. and have several feeders in my yard. Yesterday, a hummer was feeding at the one attached to the window (the one I watch the . . . more
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October 12, 2007 09:50 PM EDT --
The cool mornings and evenings. The leaves turning orange and yellow and red. The clear skies with streaks of cirrus clouds up high.
The Muse Online Conference is almost over. I've had fun, meeting . . . more
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December 01, 2007 10:50 AM EST --
I kept reminding myself not to say "um" every sentence. I thought I did pretty good, until I listened to the radio interview last Thursday. I didn't say "um" every sentence. (Good). . . . more
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August 11, 2007 02:35 PM EDT --
Dear Ms. O'Shea,
From the moment I began reading For The Love of Letters, my writing began to change. My e-mails suddenly had salutations and closing sentiments. In fact, they had become letters. . . . more
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August 03, 2007 04:41 PM EDT --
Today I am not in frame of mind to write.Ya,writers are like this but after reading few articles I took my pen and started writing on a very sensitive issue, which plays a major part in a writer's . . . more
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December 03, 2007 05:24 PM EST --
And hello to all of you. I just finished reading The Choice by Nicholas Sparks. A good one.
I'm also reading a picture book to review. I never planned to review books, but lately I've done . . . more
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April 14, 2008 05:22 PM EDT --
The greatest thing by far is to be a master of metaphor...It is the mark of a genius.
--Aristotle
A ny parent can attest to the effort necessary to explain to . . . more
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February 20, 2008 04:16 PM EST --
Hey y'all -
So, as a few of you know, I'm pretty new to Gather, but I am already loving how warm and welcoming the community is here. So I wanted y'all to meet another community that means . . . more
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November 12, 2007 09:26 AM EST --
Hi, everyone. I am excited to introduce you to a woman whose career includes being a speaker, corporate trainer, humor columnist, association executive, radio and television personality, stand-up comic, . . . more
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February 06, 2007 09:28 PM EST --
"I don't think writing is an art. I think it's sometimes raised to an art, but basically it's a craft, like cabinet making or carpentry." William Zinsser, On Writing Well
No . . . more
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March 06, 2008 09:28 AM EST --
Then:
When I was a teen, we sent bought or homemade thank you cards for gifts received. We mailed birthday, Valentine, Easter, and Christmas cards to friends and family. We signed them with our name . . . more
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February 29, 2008 07:47 AM EST --
Sailing the Maelstrom: A Case and a Curriculum for Meta-Science
When I was a child, my mother had a mantra that went like this: "He's going to be a marine biologist like his . . . more
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July 31, 2007 06:34 PM EDT --
"He searched for his daughter for hours but never found her. He was crying and hoping that one day this sea who swept away his only and only daughter will give her back. Krishnan lost his . . . more
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March 31, 2008 12:18 PM EDT --
Kids are under increasing pressure to grow up fast. Don't bother to apply to the best kindergartens if your baby doesn't already know everything, including the Robert Fulghum . . . more
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September 20, 2007 01:15 PM EDT --
"There is only on thing more painful than learning from experience and that is not learning from experience "
Archibald McLeish
Salute . . . more
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April 10, 2007 08:17 PM EDT --
by Kimberly Ripley
Our family participated in this not-for-profit organization for years. The piece I wrote below is about a sweet lady I came to know through letters and modest packages. . . . more
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April 08, 2008 06:09 AM EDT --
Debbie G. started a new group called "Growing Young Gatherers" and I thought it would be a fine place to feature some of the journal writers in my class. From the first day of kindergarden . . . more
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September 06, 2007 03:54 PM EDT --
by Kimberly Ripley
Americans stereotypically equate teenagers with the most rampant age of child drug abuse. While that may be true, it is imperative that parents not rely on such a statistic . . . more
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June 10, 2007 07:22 PM EDT --
It's time for me to shout and celebrate...a little short story I wrote is to be published by ...A Long Story Short...in their July issue of their e-zine. I am so happy, never thought I would see the . . . more
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