Tag: fiction
member name: John Philipp
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September 29, 2007 06:18 PM EDT --
Walter's gaze settled on the playing children as he rocked in his porch chair, sipping lemonade. They know nothing of Before, he mused, and wondered if that was a good thing.
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November 29, 2007 08:18 PM EST --
[This is an excerpt from the NaNoWriMo novel in a month challenge. This chapter has not been edited yet.]
Chapter 4 - Mr. Quigley's List
(This is a tale about an English town . . .
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October 16, 2007 12:49 PM EDT --
Periodically, Ernie Johnson posts information on writing contests. One of his sources is “Funds for Writers.” Ernie has some current information and a link to these contests at CONTESTS from . . .
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September 20, 2007 05:07 PM EDT --
Is it true? This will be the first time?
Yes. You'll be famous, in an infamous sort of way.
Will it hurt?
Given the nature of the operation I would not expect much pain. You will have . . .
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September 29, 2007 06:12 PM EDT --
Winston hesitated. Suncast shadows sketched a new black and white landscape in the snow, different after each big wind. The shivering reflex began even before he stepped . . .
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October 19, 2007 06:20 PM EDT --
I was sitting in the hammock tossing back a brew the day the snail rebellion began.
The snails were almost to my trailer stairs before I noticed . . .
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March 13, 2008 01:19 PM EDT --
Nick was entangled in a blood feud, but not the way he thought.
(A genre I aspire to: Humorous science fiction. This is just the beginning of a 7,000 word short story. Any comments/suggestions are . . .
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June 28, 2007 05:31 PM EDT --
(This is a tale of two English people who live in the town of Bedfordshire--except that isn’t its real name and these people aren’t really English. But that’s another tale.)
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October 15, 2007 08:18 PM EDT --
“I was thinking of attacking you.”
“You wouldn’t dare.”
“Would if I thought you could handle it.”
“I can handle anything you’ve got, cowboy,” . . .
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February 18, 2008 12:04 AM EST --
Whoops !
I told you not to say that.
Sorry.
So.
So, what?
So, what made you say "Whoops?"
According to my calculations, we entered normal space too close to that . . .
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December 10, 2007 12:00 AM EST --
"If you want to write a novel, here's my advice: lock up your characters at night."
Most writers by now know what NaNoWriMo means: National Novel Writing . . .
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March 17, 2008 02:30 PM EDT --
It's shaping up to be another fun day on Humor Monday. Here's a sampling of some of the fine, funny writing:
TODAY'S FEATURED ARTICLES
ShamRock . . .
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April 21, 2008 01:26 PM EDT --
Another funny day on Humor Monday - lots of articles to tickle your funny bone.
WARNING: Reading ALL these humor articles at one sitting may be deleterious to your mental . . .
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April 28, 2008 05:37 PM EDT --
Another excellent day on Humor Monday - twenty plus of articles to tickle your funny bone.
Sorry I'm a little late with the Update, but I have a sore throat and . . .
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July 25, 2008 05:19 PM EDT --
I've been t hinking a lot since Gather's ICE change — and reading comments about how people dislike the new format and hate to see gather "turn into a social networking site."
I . . .
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February 18, 2008 03:04 PM EST --
It's been a great day so far on Writing Essentials: Humor Monday.
Here's a sample of just some of what you'll find:
Featured:
Abe Lincoln speaks out on his birthday by John . . .
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April 13, 2008 11:46 PM EDT --
It's April 14th. That means some of you are two months late for Valentine's Day. But I don't need to tell you that. I'm sure someone else has mentioned it by now.
My point here . . .
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May 05, 2008 05:30 PM EDT --
Another excellent day on Humor Monday - twenty plus articles to tickle your funny bone.
WARNING: Reading ALL these humor articles at one sitting may be deleterious to . . .
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May 12, 2008 04:37 PM EDT --
Another excellent day on Humor Monday - twenty plus articles to tickle your funny bone.
WARNING: Reading ALL these humor articles at one sitting may be deleterious . . .
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June 30, 2008 05:23 PM EDT --
For six months I have had the extreme pleasure of reading and coordinating some of gather's best humorists. Now, I am stepping down from the Member Editor role to focus on some writing . . .
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