Tag: writing
member name: Petula W.
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July 23, 2007 12:06 AM EDT --
I was editing a poetry book not too long ago and the poet had a formula in the manuscript for self-portrait poetry. I thought I would try it out. Here's my poem and at the end is her (M. Ranae . . .
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March 15, 2008 11:25 PM EDT --
I hear that you are miffed at me
It's all in your voice.
It seems like you are pushing me away,
But I guess it's your choice.
I wish that you would tell me
What you think and . . .
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March 13, 2008 09:05 PM EDT --
The redness seeped from her gums and she spat into the porcelain
Letting the wetness carry it away
Her muscles throbbed like the rhythm in the depths of the ocean
She could hear her joints scream . . .
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September 18, 2006 10:33 PM EDT --
A Review of "The Perennial Boarder" by Phoebe Atwood Taylor
By Petula Renee Wright
There's not a word wasted in "The Perennial Boarder" (The Countryman Press, Junes 2006, . . .
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August 08, 2007 04:51 PM EDT --
I haven't really gotten a lot of feedback on my blog and I would like for my Gather family to help me out with that when you get the chance. I'd like to know what you think about the layout, colors, . . .
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September 12, 2006 10:25 PM EDT --
I was considering what society thinks about a woman's beauty. We've been taught to color our hair because another shade will be more flattering. They say silky smooth legs are better so we shave. . . .
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October 12, 2006 02:16 PM EDT --
My husband and I along with our two youngest children set out from Georgia to Maryland. We were trying to have a positive outlook on the 12-hour drive given that the two youngest children are 20 months . . .
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October 26, 2006 06:41 PM EDT --
It's no secret that I'm the proud mother of Amareah, 20 months; Andre, 2; DeAndre, 12 and Amber 15. What's also not a secret – as me and my mommy friends have discussed – is that . . .
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February 27, 2008 11:45 PM EST --
You only think you want me
Because I am your memories
I am the girl you wanted to marry
The one to have your babies
I was the one to be there always
Until you changed to maybe. . . .
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September 15, 2006 12:01 PM EDT --
I wrote this newspaper article some time ago for a spoof newspaper. It's based on a real person whose identity and some facts have been changed, but it has real information that I think is helpful... . . .
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September 04, 2006 12:04 PM EDT --
Responsibility is not a want to
It's a need to
It's not a feel like
It's a have to
Responsibility keeps the
Children fed
Laundry washed
Lawns mowed
Dishes stacked
Socks . . .
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September 17, 2006 09:36 PM EDT --
Check email. Article posted on Gather. Image posted on Gather. Click link. Read article. View image. Back to email. Already 20 more Gather email. Oh no!
I don't know about anyone else, but my email . . .
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February 25, 2008 02:34 PM EST --
I went to bed longing for you as only missing you can make me do. My body longs, my heart seeks, my fingers tingle and reach. All because I miss you.
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August 24, 2006 11:44 AM EDT --
Over the past few years I have become extremely conscious of the ever-changing components of my body. You know what I mean: wrinkles that weren't visible a day ago, gray hairs that appear instantaneously . . .
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September 08, 2006 01:15 PM EDT --
Small eyes peer from under tiny, but long, feather-like lashes
Little limbs uncurl, miniature fingers unfold
A roll, a whimper, a glance
"Mama! … Mooommmmieeee!"
In the next room, mommy . . .
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February 25, 2008 11:19 AM EST --
I hear the reggae
It vibrates in my soul
With thoughts of you consuming me
I can touch the rhythm
Feel the beat
Hear your voice
It resonates within me.
Your laugh echoes
Memories . . .
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March 05, 2008 07:25 PM EST --
What I told you that I wanted
Is exactly what I said
I guess it just got all messed up
Somewhere inside my head.
Okay the total truth is that some things . . .
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August 07, 2006 01:19 PM EDT --
As a mom who is most fortunate to have the opportunity to work from home, I am able to spend quite a bit of time with my 15-year-old daughter during the summer. We hang out. We go shopping. We veg out . . .
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October 26, 2006 02:51 PM EDT --
I didn't know what to expect when I picked up "Multiple Choice" by Claire Cook*. In fact, to be honest, the reason I picked it up was to sell in on eBay®. It had been lingering on my . . .
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September 01, 2006 09:05 PM EDT --
I wrote a similar article for my blog at http://petulawright.blogspot.com(check it out when you get a chance) and altered it a little to fit a broader audience.
"Let us not become weary in . . .
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