Tag: challenge
member name: Mary Beth Magee
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February 03, 2008 12:17 PM EST --
Kelly stood silently, watching the ripples spread across the water. He hadn't expected to be so shaken by the simple action of tossing a box from a bridge. Yet he felt rattled to the core. . . .
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January 05, 2008 08:13 PM EST --
Here's the Sentence for week 30:
"A steady wind blew across the meadow, slowly erasing the footprints which disturbed the newly fallen snow."
The required . . .
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December 26, 2007 03:11 PM EST --
After a frustrating week of "Page cannot be displayed" I am finally able to get into Gather and other sites. Hallelujah! I am actively investigating alternative ISPs.
Here's . . .
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February 21, 2008 10:55 AM EST --
A blink, a wink,
a flirty look -
A tiny smile follows.
Is it something in your eye?
Or something in your heart?
Dare I think you meant to do it?
Spread, smile, . . .
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April 01, 2008 08:00 AM EDT --
What a whirlwind day yesterday was...
First let me thank you all for your prayers and thoughts. Daisy (my sister in California) printed off your kind comments and took them to Mama, so she was wrapped . . .
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November 14, 2008 10:06 AM EST --
I thought I'd give you an update on Mama, the original Judge of the Short Story First Line Challenge
She is stronger than she was when I arrived. She's getting up more and beginning . . .
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April 14, 2008 12:46 PM EDT --
"To Bob and Carol!" That heartfelt toast came from the best man. We all toasted Bob and Carol.
"To Mr. and Mrs. Wilson!" Bob's dad stood up and made that one. We lifted our . . .
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May 02, 2007 01:11 PM EDT --
Yesterday, Ludolf Grolle de Rochefort started a challenge based on the clerihew, a particular type of biographical rhyme. (See his article at: http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976972459). . . .
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May 15, 2007 07:02 PM EDT --
The purpose of this article is to provide a list of potential challenges. I've listed some of the ones I'm aware of, but I'm sure there are many I haven't discovered yet.
If you have a . . .
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February 04, 2008 11:56 AM EST --
A dream whispered to my heart today.
It spoke of possibilities - larger than life -
Waiting to be discovered.
It spoke of battles - might for right -
Waiting to be won. . . .
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July 28, 2007 02:36 PM EDT --
The First Line Challenge Sentence for the eleventh competition is:
“Flashing emergency lights reflected off the windows of the surrounding buildings, creating the illusion there were more . . .
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September 09, 2007 05:01 PM EDT --
Welcome to our results for sentence 16! We have an exhausted judge who says you're all making it extremely hard for her to pick the top three out of such excellent submissions. Once again, you've . . .
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October 07, 2007 08:09 PM EDT --
Sentence 20 brought a veritable smogasbord of results in response! Here is the menu of delectable delights (in order of submission) available for your reading pleasure:
“Time Out” . . .
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February 16, 2008 09:10 PM EST --
The Short Story First Line Challenge sentence for the 36th competition is:
"What is this, Mom?" asked Casey, curious hands pushing aside the tissue cushioning the contents of the box. . . .
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June 18, 2007 10:39 AM EDT --
We have had a great time at the Short Story First Line Challenge with the creative stories being contributed. I provide a first line and the authors take off in all directions with it.
I'd . . .
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October 25, 2008 05:47 PM EDT --
Dear Friends,
It's been way too long since I've managed to get online here at Gather and I offer you all my deepest apologies for disappearing so abruptly. Here is the Cliff Notes version . . .
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September 15, 2007 10:04 PM EDT --
The Short Story First Line Challenge sentence for the 18th competition is:
"The only sound in the quiet evening was the lonesome wail of John Winston's old fiddle weeping 'Wildwood Flower.'" . . .
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September 22, 2007 02:27 PM EDT --
The First Line Challenge Sentence for the 19th competition is borrowed from literature, with apologies and thanks to Charles Dickens. While I don’t claim it to be an original first line, I do feel . . .
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September 30, 2007 06:56 PM EDT --
I'm feeling a bit prophetic right now - my sentence for this competition turned out to be only too true. It IS the best of times - we have 112 members! But it is also the worst of times - many of our . . .
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October 14, 2007 09:58 AM EDT --
With apologies, friends! I didn't notice my post didn't go through last week until I went to print the entries yesterday! I don't know what I did, but the whole thing vanished. So, with . . .
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