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Gather.Com is a friendly writing site where you can get feedback on your articles and express your concerns about life. I've been a member of Gather.Com since December 1, 2006, and have posted dozens of articles there.

I find that the readers often prefer shorter articles of less than 500 words, but long articles are welcome too. I've written both. I also own some groups there.

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Articles

The main point of the site is to write articles for others to comment on. Here I list most of the articles I've written there.

My memoirs on Gather.Com

...this and that.

Cottage Cleaners: My grandmother owned a dry cleaning shop...
The Hidden Flowers: Nobody saw the flowers but me, and I can't forget them!
How I Escaped From A Batterer: Are you a woman living with a man who batters you? If so, this was written for you.
Lunar Eclipse: My experience watching a lunar eclipse in 2007.

My diary-like articles on Gather.Com

The "my life" series!

I write these once in a while to give a 'slice of life' look inside what it is like to be in my life.

My Life v.1: Ruth, Snow, Nightmares, Electricity and Marilyn Monroe: Feb 27, 2007
My Life v.2: A Snow Fort, Happy Camp, Floods, Food, and a Dislocated Shoulder: Mar 01, 2007
My Life v.3: Hot Water, A Map, Firewood, Netflix, and DHEA: Mar 02, 2007
My Life v.4: Walking Downtown, Walking Bear, Happy Camp History, Alonzo, and A Four Leaf Clover: Mar 25, 2007
My Life v.5: Selling My Business, A New Job, The Party Place, A Nice Gift, and Gather: Apr 01, 2007
My Life v.6: My Birthday, Spacey Music, The Little Grider Fire, Happy Camp News, and Pizza, Pizza, Pizza: Jul 23, 2007
My Life, v.7: A Promotion At Work, New Squidoo Lenses, the Fifth Revision, Staying Home, Movies, and Medical Marijuana: Sep 08, 2008
My Life, v.8: Fast Internet, a MySpace Playlist, Sixties Music, Parental Alienation Syndrome, and the Festival of the Inner Light: Dec 23, 2008

Mountain Life Articles on Gather.Com

The Stolen Bicycle and the Small Town in the Mountains: What happened when someone stole my son's bicycle.
Why I Want To Move: Every now and then I day-dream about moving back to civilization. This was one of those times.
Five Things I Love About My Home: I like remembering things I'm grateful for.
Mountain Lion Attack: In January 2007 a mountain lion attacked a man hiking in the woods near Eureka, California. This article is my reaction to that news.

Life With Children Articles on Gather.Com

Great Playground Ideas: Two playgrounds that impressed me enough that years later, I'm still writing about them!
Homeschool Children Participating in Public School Activities: Should homeschoolers be allowed to participate in public school extracurricular activities such as sports and athletics?

My Writing Articles on Gather.Com

Writing A Novel: My journey toward becoming a novelist.
Writing With Wings: Comparing writing to flying.
Themes In Children's Fiction: How to develop a theme for your children's story.
Spicing Up Your Articles: If your articles seem dull, try these tips for making them spicy and exciting as well as informative.
My Writing Progress: My progress with writing as of Sept. 2007.

Movie Reviews on Gather.Com

The Illuminated Chakras: Take a colorfully illustrated look at the chakra system.
Into the West (1993): A 1993 film about two gypsy children in contemporary Ireland. This is one of my favorite films ever.
The Blue Butterfly: It started as a tear-jerker. A little boy, about age ten, was thinking something like, "Why do I have to die?" He has a brain tumor.
The Phantom of the Opera: The Phantom of the Opera (2004) - an odd film you'll either hate or love.
Snap Decision: Snap Decision, a movie based on a true story about child protective services.
Dissolving Barriers: An inspirational DVD put out by Louise Hay, owner of Hay House.

Book Reviews on Gather.Com

Secret of the Andes: I also have a Squidoo lens about this book: Secret of the Andes.
Quantum Touch, The Power To Heal: This book teaches the simple method of Quantum Touch hands-on healing.
Education and the Significance of Life: "The greater our love, the deeper will be its influence on society." - J. Krishnamurti
The Science of Getting Rich: Become all you can be.
Protecting Children from Child Protective Services: Alan L. Schwartz was a CPS investigator who worked for many years with families on an Indian reservation.
Winesburg, Ohio: Short stories tell the truth about the citizens of Winesburg, Ohio. This book is a classic.
The Bell Jar, by Sylvia Plath: The sad progression of a girl's madness.
Al Capone Does My Shirts: A Newbery Honor Book in 2005 explores the life of children on Alcatraz, back when it was a prison.
Travels With Charley by John Steinbeck: A writer, a truck, and a big black poodle combine to make a memorable travel-log.

Bigfoot Research Articles on Gather.Com

Bigfoot Sightings in Eight States: A collection of reports on Bigfoot activity.
Mushmasta's Bigfoot Video: Its blurry, and questionable... but there it is.
No Recent Bigfoot Sighting Reports: Drives me crazy when people won't tell me about their sightings.
Linda's Bigfoot Chronicles - China Point: This is the prologue of a manuscript I started two years ago.
Bigfoot Video & Bigfoot Protection Petition: Todd Standing says he's found Bigfoot in the Rocky Mountains - and he's made a documentary with Bigfoot footage to prove it.
Was Bigfoot Found and Killed in Georgia?: This was discovered to be a HOAX.

Articles About Vegetarianism on Gather.Com

What do vegetarians eat?: Over the years I've encountered many people who seemed a bit intimidated at inviting a vegetarian to eat in their homes.
Why I Became a Vegetarian: A short explanation of my reasons for not eating meat.

My Articles About Energy Healing and Other Health Issues on Gather.Com

Fluoride - are you at all concerned that this is a health danger?: I'm wondering how many of you are concerned about the presence of fluoride in your water and food supply.
Overcoming Anxiety With EFT: Anxiety comes from free-floating fears that keep us from our greatest happiness.
Distant Healing Session For My Daughter: Intuitive distand healing session.
Follow-up on Distant Healing Done For My Daughter: The results.
Dr. Maria's Conversations For Personal Development: Have you met Dr. Maria Moratto?
My Birth Vision & Learning My Purpose In Life: Could it be?
Menopause Advice: Natural remedies for menopause.
Charging Water With Life Force Energy: I've been experimenting with charging water using life force energy.
Raising the Planetary Vibration with Energy Healing: If we want to help raise the planetary vibration, we must start by raising our own.
EFT: Emotional Freedom Techniques: "Tapping? How can that help?" I asked my boyfriend. This was about eight months ago right after he found an advertisement for EFT.
EFT in the Dental Office: Every dental office should have an EFT therapist available.

Manifesting Articles on Gather.Com

Train Yourself To Be Psychic: Most of us have psychic experiences now and then. If you haven't, perhaps you can open yourself up to the psychic world.
How the Law of Attraction Worked For Me: A few examples of how the law of attraction has worked in my life.
I Found "The Secret"!: What happened when I was looking for my DVD of "The Secret".
The Fertility Bull: Did an ancient Hindu statue cause my pregnancies?

Family Rights Activism on Gather.Com

CPS Social Worker Violated Children's Rights: When CPS social worker Dana Gresbach asked two children to remove their clothes so she could inspect them for signs of abuse, she violated their privacy rights.
Mother Awarded 4.9 Million Dollars In Lawsuit Against CPS: A Southern California mother, Deanna Fogarty-Hardwick, won her lawsuit against CPS.
Protecting Children From Abusive Foster Parents: It happens more often than you might think.
Georgia DCFS Administrator Arrested for Child Cruelty: A Georgia child welfare administrator for the Department of Children and Family Services (DFCS) has been arrested for felony child cruelty.
Anchor Babies: This one is about Mexicans who come to the USA to apply for welfare for their unborn children.
Child Collecting Foster Adopters Sentenced To Prison: Some might think a couple who adopted eleven children out of foster care were philanthropists, but when you realize they got adoption subsidy payments for each of the children and were raking in thousands each month, you might recognize them as child collectors.
Should CPS take Social Security money away from Children?: A sixteen year old boy in foster care, John G., wanted to travel to Washington DC to testify before Congress because CPS is taking away his Social Security income!
Stolen Baby Video At YouTube: Find out what happened to CPS caseworker Gary Sanderson and CPS Director Jill McVey after Daddy Justice Films interviewed them on film!
Parents: Do You Remember the Fourth Amendment?: If you're a parent living in the USA with young children, and if you don't know what the Fourth Amendment is, please pay attention.
Another Child Beaten To Death In A Foster Home: Two-year-old Isaac Lethbridge died on August 16, 2006 because child welfare caseworkers took him from his parents and placed him in an unsafe foster home.

My Series of "Five Things I Love About..." on Gather.Com

Five Things I Love About Webdesign: I've been designing websites since 1995.
Five Things I Love About Gather: Gratitude, gratitude, gratitude!
Five Things I Love About My Daughter, Naomi: Seeing the best... nothing else matters.
Five Things I Love About Bedtime: Some things never get old!
Five Things I Love About My Cats | Gather: Ah yes, the cats!
Five Things I Love About My Home: I live in a cabin in the mountains.

My Articles About the Web on Gather.Com

How to Use Squidoo - For Gather Addicts: Why I love using Squidoo and Gather together.
Brighten Up Your Site: Make your site pleasant to look at.
Webdesign Tip of the Day: Use A Template: You can save a lot of time by using a template.
Webdesign Tip of the Day: Choose Colors Wisely: Wise use of color is an issue every professional webdesigner takes seriously.
Webdesign Tip of the Day: Plan Your Site: Plan things out in advance.
Webdesign Tip of the Day: W3 Schools: You can learn any kind of web design technique at the W3 Schools site.

Miscellaneous Gather.Com Articles

Six weird things about me: I was tagged to reveal six weird things... about me.

On Writing Well

On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction

by: William Zinsser

Amazon Price: $10.19 (as of 12/07/2009)

Get some help with article writing... this book is the best known classic on non-fiction writing.

Groups

At Gather.Com you can create and join groups, similar to those here at Squidoo.Com. Here I list the Gather.Com groups I own.

My Groups at Gather.Com

Energy Therapy: Articles about energy therapy and all types of energy healing are welcome here.
Coffee Klatsch: Welcome to the online coffee klatsch. In this group you can post anything you'd like to share with friends over a cup of coffee (or whatever it is that you drink).
Make Money Online | Gather: If you're into affiliate programs, blogs, web 2.0 money generation, or anything similar, you might like to be part of this group focusing on finding ways to make money online.
Comment Masters: In this group we agree to comment thoughtfully and compassionately on the articles of others.
Family Rights: This group features anything about family rights including educational rights, homeschooling, welfare, parental rights, childrens' rights, grandparent rights, and all related topics.
Webdesign: If you have a question about graphics or webdesign, ask it here. And if you're an expert with an article or tutorial about any aspect of design for the web, please post it here.
Webdesign Tip of the Day | Gather: Webdesign Tip of the Day is an archive of my webdesign articles.
Five Things | Gather: Tell us who or what you love, and why. Brainstorming for a list of five items will help remind us why we love the people and things we love. This is sort of like writing a gratitude list, but more focused.
Bigfoot Research | Gather: This group is for anything written about Bigfoot research.

Friends

At Gather.Com you can make friends. Friends comment on each others articles. Some of my Gather.Com friends are Squidoo.Com friends too!

A Few of My Gather.Com Friends

It isn't possible for me to list all my friends, but here are a few of them:

Mary Bradley McCauley: I know Mary on Squidoo too! She wrote: The Healing Power of Bananas.
Elsie Duggan | Gather: Elsie is a vibrant, wonderful 82 year old poet. She wrote: Instant, Immediate, Forever Love, My Valentine and many other love poems about her husband.
Debbie G.: Debbie G. writes about nature, horses, writing, and more. She wrote: Voting in a Small Arkansas Town.
Roger Kiser: Published author and Internet writer Roger Dean Kiser's stories take you into the heart of a child abandoned by his family and abused by the system. He wrote: Hard to Believe?.
Austin Cushing: One of Gather's most prolific authors - he is a Money Correspondent and wrote: Common Cents: Economic Stimulation Through Gainful Occupation.
Laura Cushing: Austin's lovely wife is a Music Correspondent on Gather.Com. She wrote: Game Review: Hidden Mysteries of the Civil War.
Beverly M.: Beverly is one of my dearest friends because she's a member of the same writing critique group I'm in. She writes inspiring YA novels (for teens)... of which I'm blessed to have read two of them! On Gather.Com she wrote: If Trees Could Talk, about Mesquite Trees!
Carol Roach: Carol has been at Gather.Com longer than I have! She wrote: Linking Vitamin Deficiency With Multiple Sclerosis.
Glen F.: Here's someone else you will recognize from Squidoo! Glen wrote: Stoicism.
Nancy H.: Nancy writes about family rights, since her daughter was unfairly abducted. She wrote: Kit's & my speeches from 1/10/2009 - Citizen Speeches to Northern Virginia General Assembly Members at Fairfax County Govt Center .
Bonnie D. (BDKZ): Bonnie is well-known here on Squidoo! At Gather.Com she wrote: How cold is it in Cleveland, OH?.
Paula Atwell: Another famous Giant Squid I ran into on Gather.Com! She wrote: Weddings Gone Green--Resources and Gifts for Green Weddings.

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marsha32 marsha32 Mar 2, 2009 @ 4:24 pm

I'm going to lensroll this with my own gather lens. Are we friends on gather? If not, we should be there too. I did just click to follow you on twitter, which is how I found this lens. In fact, I may have signed up here at squidoo under you from your gather article that I also have open right now?

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Lensmaster LindaJM has been a member since June 11 2007, has rated 1,575 lenses, favorited 678, and has created 111 lenses from scratch. This member's top-ranked page is "To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee". See all my lenses

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I live in the Klamath River Valley of Northern California. I share my life with my partner, Bob. We like to watch movies at home on DVD, swim, hike, and prospect for gold in the Siskiyou Mountains.

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