Tag: people
group name: borders
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April 24, 2007 03:00 PM EDT --
I was an honors student in High School. You never admit such things in school, but I loved school and I loved learning. I excelled in every class -- except biology. I liked biology, but I just . . . more
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March 30, 2007 07:05 PM EDT --
why is it that some people will be your friend,when its good for them?or be "nice" to you and pretend to be your BEST FRIEND when they don't really care?and talk about you behind your back..just . . . more
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April 17, 2007 08:01 AM EDT --
It was the one of the worst images a parent can face. My son was sitting in the back seat of a squad car with handcuffs on. His childish body, small for a young man, was barely visible, yet . . . more
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April 25, 2007 12:32 PM EDT --
Finding Strength in a Mother’s Arms
In August of 2006, my husband of sixteen years informed me that he was leaving me for another woman. The news was surprising . . . more
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July 05, 2007 01:44 PM EDT --
So I'm on the road again for a tour, this time to talk to people about my book. I feel very disconnected from the other Tour, the one that is winding its way through France this month. This is the . . . more
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August 07, 2007 09:41 AM EDT --
My publicist sent me an e-mail the other day, and I noticed an addendum to her standard signature at the bottom. It was a note written in green accompanied by the image of a small pine tree that said, . . . more
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April 17, 2007 09:02 PM EDT --
There had been few phone calls as panicked in all my life, all ten years of it, than the one I made that afternoon. My mom’s voice echoed through the receiver, and brought with it a sense of . . . more
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August 21, 2007 07:44 PM EDT --
Everybody has them -- the painful stories that shaped their childhood. Those moments that outshine every single perfect birthday party, every dazzling new bike, every first roller coaster ride, every . . . more
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April 21, 2007 04:30 PM EDT --
Recently I orchastrated a "Panel Discussion on Islam" at my local community college. (Although I have graduated, I remain active in bringing culture and education to the community.) . . . more
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September 01, 2007 03:55 PM EDT --
Angel of the night
As my thoughts race
restless,
in my worried mind.
And dream I chase
you hopeless,
despair I find
I see your face
but darkness
drives me blind
I close my eyes . . . more
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March 29, 2007 03:35 PM EDT --
I have been blessed with many excellent, caring teachers through the years. High on the list is my high school Latin teacher, Mrs. Pokorny. This dear lady taught Latin - with a German accent. I can . . . more
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March 21, 2007 02:09 PM EDT --
What would you have done if you were an ordinary German citizen during World War II? Would you have risked your life to hide some Jews? Or turned them in? Would you have joined the Resistance? . . . more
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April 18, 2007 01:48 PM EDT --
Even at the age of 82, Lee Iacocca isn't one to beat around the bush. Not only is he fightin' mad that his beloved Chrysler Corporation's soul now belongs to Daimler-Benz — he's mad . . . more
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January 09, 2007 02:07 PM EST --
I would be interested in discussing how everyone feels about the Iraqi initiatives being put forth by the President. Does throwing more troops in make sense? Or is it better to have a concrete plan for . . . more
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May 05, 2007 08:36 AM EDT --
There have been a number of good articles on Gather lately regarding the vast difference between rich and poor in this country. Most of the comments which have poured in have been supportive . . . more
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August 22, 2007 11:05 PM EDT --
As the night passed…
like a shadow
And the sun shied…
away from my sorrow
I woke up terrified…
To a midnight dream
You hear me scream…
lone in my room
as the . . . more
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April 21, 2007 09:55 AM EDT --
I am rounding the home stretch to my teaching degree. This choice in vocational calling developed early but was placed on the backburner to provide for my family, nonetheless the desire . . . more
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April 23, 2007 03:05 AM EDT --
Well Carl, no manuscipt ever seems ready. I go over mine several times, my wife is excellent in grammar and spelling spends hours on it. Then I send to my editor who proceeds to point . . . more
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April 24, 2007 10:01 PM EDT --
My pop pass away and i decide that mom should have something too keep her company while im at work so she and i want too the local animal shelter. We looked at hundreds of pets, tons of cats two rooms . . . more
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April 27, 2007 05:17 AM EDT --
Sweaty palms, sleepless study nights, when you do sleep, you toss and turn, nightmares of finding out there was a class you enrolled in but never attended. Your brain is on overload. Then . . . more
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