Tag: writing sample
member name: Kimberly Ripley
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August 24, 2008 12:19 AM EDT --
Do you remember being a kid in elementary school and having to write the proverbial "What I Did On My Summer Vacation" essay? Well this one is a little bit different. I'm writing about . . .
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December 27, 2007 11:17 AM EST --
Greetings, Gather writers! Now that the holidays are drawing to a close, and the winter weather will undoubtedly linger, many of us are faced with a case of the doldrums. It's perfectly natural. . . .
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August 26, 2008 10:33 AM EDT --
I've always been one of those mothers who didn't look forward to sending the kids back to school. I enjoyed having my kids at home and liked doing things together as a family. For the past six . . .
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January 17, 2008 05:09 AM EST --
Greetings , Gather writers. It's Thursday! I can't wait to read what you have in store for me today. Since it's been a crazy week, I'd like to propose submitting some lively writing. . . .
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April 08, 2009 12:34 AM EDT --
Tomorrow I'll have the distinct pleasure of meeting an actual Gather friend in the flesh. I've always thought this would be so much fun, and I have been looking forward to it for many weeks now. . . .
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January 08, 2008 09:58 AM EST --
Issue #23
Greetings, Gather writers, and welcome to this issue of Freelancing for Pleasure and Profit. Did you create a writing list of New Year's Resolutions? This is completely separate . . .
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April 24, 2009 12:42 AM EDT --
Greetings from Savannah! We checked into a hotel just after midnight after leaving Fort Myers around 2:00 this afternoon. The driving was easy, and my daughter took over for a couple of hours while I . . .
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November 09, 2007 09:24 PM EST --
You've seen the pieces in country kitchens. They may be prevalent in the memories of your elderly relative's homes. Some people know the line as purely functional. It has . . .
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December 30, 2007 08:43 PM EST --
I've heard it dozens of times.
"They'll get their just desserts."
Maybe they did. Maybe they didn't. I doubt I'll ever know. As a writer, however, I've always . . .
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May 31, 2008 11:01 PM EDT --
Some people have junk drawers. I have a junk room. In fact, somewhere in the midst of my junk room is my office. Yes, I work amidst stacks of stuff....some of it will be sold on eBay, some of it will . . .
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February 28, 2008 07:39 AM EST --
Greetings, Gather writers, and welcome to Thursday's Writing Essential. As writers we frequently need to tell our readers a little something about ourselves. Our biography---or bio, as it is more . . .
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December 28, 2008 06:30 PM EST --
'Tis better to give than to receive.
There are times when this proves false, but even more times, however, when the phrase rings completely true. The act of giving becomes a gift...not . . .
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January 01, 2009 08:20 PM EST --
May you go out of your way at least once every few days for someone else....maybe even a stranger.
May you strive to improve your health....even if it's just one less cookie or a ten minute . . .
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April 20, 2009 10:45 PM EDT --
While I don't subscribe to a lot of the thinkings of some radical Christian groups...those promoting hatred toward any group of human beings....I must say I have witnessed some disturbing behaviors . . .
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November 10, 2007 10:25 AM EST --
I don't often try my hand at poetry. I worked on this as part of a mission's group at a church a few years back. Our goal was to teach compassion for those not blessed with the comforts . . .
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January 01, 2008 06:51 PM EST --
Restroom Reflections
(Ever thought of putting in a port-o-let?)
Ask ten people what their impression is of a public restroom, and it is quite likely that . . .
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January 22, 2008 02:40 PM EST --
Issue #23
Greetings, Gather writers, and welcome to this issue of Freelancing for Pleasure and Profit. If you haven't yet been published, and are looking for unique opportunities to do . . .
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February 11, 2008 11:30 PM EST --
You've heard them whether you've attended an auction or not. You've undoubtedly heard one on the radio or witnessed one on TV. Auctioneers are a rare breed. And how on . . .
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February 21, 2008 10:17 PM EST --
This was today's challenge for the writing essential group:
Write something about your ultimate publishing goal. Is your goal to simply become a published writer, or do you aspire to become . . .
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March 04, 2008 10:23 AM EST --
Issue #27
Greetings, Gather writers, and welcome to this issue of Freelancing for Pleasure and Profit. For those of you who travel, like I do...and take along your work, these tips . . .
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