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member name: Christine L.
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May 22, 2008 03:55 PM EDT -- The flag d anced in the brisk breeze to the accompaniment of hardware tattooing against the metal pole.   Wind whipped through the thin material of Charlotte's coat as she clung to her husband's . . . more
February 01, 2008 02:31 PM EST --             It's not a myth or a legend.   I know, because I was there.   It was late in the spring of 1930.   In my third year . . . more
May 25, 2008 02:57 PM EDT -- You might recognize this.  I've been working on this novel for several months and am now ready to submit the first two chapters to a contest.  I am hoping some of you would give me some . . . more
May 27, 2008 09:55 AM EDT --      For t he past few months, I have been facing some very difficult issues in my personal and professional life.  I tried week after week to write, both here on Gather and off.  . . . more
Coffee and Memories
by Christine L.
views: 27 | rating: 10 | comments: 12
May 12, 2008 06:11 PM EDT --   One of my first sensory memories is waking on a cold, dark winter morning to the smell of freshly brewing coffee.   I don't remember my age, but I know I was younger than four since . . . more
May 31, 2008 08:47 AM EDT -- If you haven't joined Short Story First Line Challenge but love to read or write great stories, you ought to join.  This is for this week's challenge which needs to be 1,000 words or less.  . . . more
September 15, 2008 02:39 PM EDT -- This is a public repost written for the group First Line Short Story 2 .  Anyone may join, but all submissions are private and may only be viewed by group members.  Come join the writing fun! . . . more
January 20, 2008 12:06 PM EST -- A Changed Life    Confusion reigned everywhere.   Voices blended into one mass cacophony.   Rick's blank expression was mirrored in so many faces passing by.   . . . more
That Night - Repost
by Christine L.
views: 29 | rating: 10 | comments: 7
May 20, 2008 09:22 AM EDT -- This is a repost of a short story written for the Short Story First Line Challenge group.  I am reposting in response to Writing Essentials request to highlight our work.            . . . more
September 22, 2008 09:33 AM EDT --   Welcome to the third weekly challenge!  The first line of your short story is: " Sounds of muffled laughter came from behind the closed doors ."   . . . more
January 05, 2008 11:52 AM EST -- "Have you ever wished you could go back and change an event in your past?" Corey asked with a cocked eyebrow.                 . . . more
A Changed Life (fiction)
by Christine L.
views: 17 | rating: 10 | comments: 6
January 13, 2008 10:15 AM EST -- This article was written in response to a weekly challenge, but it really started me thinking.  How often will a chance meeting change the course of someone's life?      . . . more
January 17, 2008 12:55 PM EST -- I wrote this for Short Story First Line Challenge, but thought you might enjoy the humor as well.                 She watched . . . more
Love Found - Repost
by Christine L.
views: 24 | rating: 10 | comments: 7
May 27, 2008 08:42 AM EDT -- Yet another writing prompt response to Short Story First Line Challenge. Sam's shadow fell silently across the gravestone.   Though the song of dusk flowed around him, he continued to sit . . . more
September 13, 2008 08:33 PM EDT -- This is the Week #2 for the group First Line Short Story 2 .  Anyone may join, but only members may read and rate submissions.  Please join us.   Welcome to the second weekly challenge!  . . . more
Week #2 Entries
by Christine L.
views: 24 | rating: 10 | comments: 6
September 20, 2008 05:40 PM EDT --   Congratulations to all those who submitted an entry this week!   I know several people emailed that they tried to submit an entry but the groupspace gave them some problems.   I have . . . more
September 21, 2008 02:38 PM EDT -- Congratulations to all who entered!  I know there are still a few entries from last week that are somehow lost in cyber space.  I'm in contact with Gather trying to figure out what the problem . . . more
September 28, 2008 08:48 PM EDT --   Welcome to the fourth weekly challenge!  The first line of your short story is: " Cold, clammy hands reached toward her. "   The characters you must . . . more
I Won Third Place!!
by Christine L.
views: 20 | rating: 10 | comments: 12
January 15, 2008 06:56 PM EST -- Okay, I know it seems so small and trival to so many, but I have never placed in a writing competition before - and I've entered many!  Besides, this story was soooo much fun to write.  . . . more
May 27, 2008 08:36 AM EDT -- I wrote this in response to a Short Story First Line Challenge.  This is a great group to help get the juices flowing. "Have you ever wished you could go back and change an event in your . . . more
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