Tag: family
group name: bookwomen
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October 15, 2006 11:10 AM EDT --
My great-grandmother died before she reached the age of 30. Repeated childbirth did her in. She was a European transplant, the educated daughter of a wealthy merchant. She left a husband and three surviving . . . more
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September 17, 2007 05:18 PM EDT --
Mary - "writing" Cynthia's Attic: Book Four
It was a dark and story night...
www.marycunninghambooks.com
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September 22, 2006 09:15 PM EDT --
Reading has been my passion since I was a little girl. It is
through books that I have traveled to other countries (and even
other worlds), met other people, and learned . . . more
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May 29, 2007 01:02 PM EDT --
So I was reorganizing my bookshelves this weekend when I came across some old college books. One of them was The Paston Letters. This is a collection of letters sent back and forth . . . more
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July 20, 2007 02:57 PM EDT --
I have 30,000.00 of credit debt that I incurred staying home with my daughter for the first two years of her life. I have a 401k with 50,000.00 in it that they won't let me have unless I quit my job . . . more
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July 11, 2007 10:31 AM EDT --
Horton's Books & Gifts in Carrollton, GA, would fit gracefully in the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The oldest bookstore in Georgia (established in 1892) with its wood floors providing . . . more
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March 17, 2008 12:02 PM EDT --
'Write what you know.' Everybody—especially writers—have heard this adage. So why do I always find myself writing about sisters (I have three brothers), old houses . . . more
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March 25, 2008 12:02 PM EDT --
Recently I was riding in my car (blissfully and unexpectedly alone—except for my dog) and I heard an old Rod Stewart song. I'm not certain of the title but the lyrics go something like . . . more
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June 25, 2006 09:50 PM EDT --
one of my new children's picture book discoveries is the author and illustrator, grace lin. she is amazing. i am always on the lookout for intercultural books. this is important to us, as we are an . . . more
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March 03, 2008 07:36 PM EST --
wind lifts, skies darken , leaves to yellow,
white sand memories of kicking foam,
and the tides rush in, crashing sandcastles
we built when you were small;
we made mountains, . . . more
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April 22, 2008 05:00 PM EDT --
Are you tired of all the fruit juices out there that are loaded with sugar? Capri Sun is looking for reviewers to check out their new line of fruit juices with 25% less sugar and review it on Gather! . . . more
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April 14, 2008 11:52 AM EDT --
It's time for a time-out! Go stand in the corner and wait for me to call you out. It's not really time for a time-out, but according to the authors of Mothers Need Time-outs Too , sometimes . . . more
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July 26, 2007 11:49 AM EDT --
Decatur, Georgia (a small city due east of downtown Atlanta), will hold its second annual AJC Decatur Book Festival from August 31 to September 2, 2007. Over 240 authors (including Charles Frazier, . . . more
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July 18, 2006 10:00 AM EDT --
On a cold winter's night in 1964, Norah Henry goes into labour. Unable to reach the hospital in time, her husband David, an orthopedic surgeon, and his nurse Caroline, assist Norah with the delivery. . . . more
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May 13, 2007 04:50 PM EDT --
Oh, Mama, I wish we could meet again. I would tell you over and over how much you influenced me in all the important ways. I would ask you questions I never dared ask when you were alive. . . . more
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January 29, 2008 10:41 AM EST --
Today we are celebrating the launch of Patry Francis's The Liar's Diary. Patry, a Gather member as many of you know, has been recuperating from serious illness and surgery. To assist this wonderful . . . more
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April 14, 2007 12:10 PM EDT --
It all happened the summer I found the rabbit lying in the road, hit by a car, legs broken, he couldn't be saved. Yet I had to try. I knew the marriage couldn't be saved. Yet I had to try.
I called . . . more
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June 19, 2007 03:23 AM EDT --
There are few memoirs that can compare with The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. The story begins as Walls is on her way to a party in New York City, traveling by taxi down from her Park Avenue apartment. . . . more
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March 20, 2008 05:30 PM EDT --
Slowly I walked to the back of the house, a swarm of gnats following like persistent memories, down to the gravel path that led to the dunes, and finally beyond them, the Atlantic Ocean. I stopped on . . . more
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May 01, 2008 11:41 AM EDT --
It's no secret that women lean heavily on their friends, especially their girlfriends, in order to stay sane. When we just can't take it anymore-the kids are driving us nuts, our husband . . . more
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