Tag: short
group name: criticscorner
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April 03, 2008 05:30 PM EDT --
Nothing could stop carcinoma cells from multiplying as they sought to dominate her healthy cells. She lay in her hospice . . . more
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January 25, 2007 05:32 PM EST --
Leslie ran as quickly as her short, twelve year old legs would carry her. Finally she had reached the front door of her home, and with trembling hands, she turned the knob. She was safe. . . . more
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March 05, 2007 06:09 PM EST --
This short short story is based on the poem, "Billy Talbot", by Ed Nudelman.
Plato chases the ground hog under the deck, shoves his snout in against the edging and claws at . . . more
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May 18, 2006 01:45 AM EDT --
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This is part of a novel I am working on. Please critique .
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He'd come seeking rest and peace from the wearying drones and taxing dramas. Following an ancient teaching, climbing a mountain. . . . more
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April 28, 2006 06:25 PM EDT --
trees looking limp and damp
and when a gentle breeze comes
leaves shake, wiry branches
sway.
it is as if the . . . more
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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
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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
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September 27, 2006 04:28 AM EDT --
Solemn silent hours creep,
Still I long the day to keep,
I won't release me to my sleep,
So long as there are thoughts to reap.
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March 04, 2007 08:59 AM EST --
Those of you who have read my previous articles on writing may have noticed a persistent theme. Whether discussing point of view, narrative or scene, from time to time I have brought up . . . more
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March 11, 2007 09:42 AM EDT --
This is a rewrite of a hastely written story I published a few weeks ago based on Ed Nudelman's poem, "Billy Talbot".
Plato chases the ground hog under the deck, shoves his . . . more
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January 30, 2008 01:23 PM EST --
[readers, this was published on gather in response to a "first line" challenge. thanks for your consturctive criticism. I have implemented many of the suggestions, changed the verb tense, . . . more
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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
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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
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June 27, 2006 10:05 AM EDT --
Agent George Stone
Agent George Stone had been driving all day in the sweltering heat of the Arizona sun. Night had finally came and without warning a thick fog had descended down upon the road and . . . more
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December 21, 2006 08:38 PM EST --
Grey clouds drifted over the town. Snow clouds it seemed. If the temperature dropped a few degrees the town folk could be looking at a . . . more
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July 12, 2007 07:00 PM EDT --
Today's Writing Essential explores darkness, fear, things that go bump in the night. Gather's writers have posted some incredible stories and poems of their dances with the devilish. I'm enjoying . . . more
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June 05, 2006 04:48 PM EDT --
My roommate finds an animal on the street and wants to have it as his pet.
"Pets are not allowed in the complex," I tell him, . . . more
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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
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June 12, 2006 08:03 PM EDT --
Aching
I need your touch
The way you kiss my lips
Losing yourself inside of me
Lovely
The way I feel
Every time you touch me
The whole world seems to disappear
With you
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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
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