Debra R. Borys's Blog, page 14

TV in 1937

I have a 1937 edition of Compton’s Pictured Encyclopedia that used to belong to my Grandmother Bodnum.  I love looking through it occasionally to see what I can find.Here’s a bit of history that seems hard to imagine in our … Continue reading →

Family

I’ve never been much of a photographer. Not that I can’t take a great snapshot if conditions are right, but I don’t feel the need to commemorate life’s events with a ton of photos. Usually that’s not a problem. I’d … Continue reading →

A Story Start Game: Suicide Shack

I’m going to try a little experiment here.  Below is the first page from a story I started many years ago.  I have lots of story starts like this that could potentially turn into completed works.  But should they be?  … Continue reading →

How Location Influences Fiction

For the reading I did last night at the Princeton Public Library, I was asked to speak on how setting and location influences crime fiction.  Below is what I intended to say, though I was so nervous, who knows if … Continue reading →

Library Reading and Book Signing

Reblogged from Bend Me, Shape Me: On November 12 at 6:30 p.m. I will be reading from Bend Me, Shape Me at the Princeton Public library, 698 E Peru St, Princeton IL 61356.  I will also talk a bit about … Continue reading →

Of Darkness and Light

Going through old notebooks and papers from twenty years ago and more brings up so many memories, both good and bad.  But even the bad are good, because they are proof that you can survive even those times when you … Continue reading →

Who Was I?

I know who I am now. I even think I know who I was during my teen years when I identified with the “Make Love, Not War” hippies of the day.  But I found a letter written somewhere in between … Continue reading →

"Often chilling, always entertaining"

Reblogged from Painted Black: Timing is everything.  During October, reviewer Angie Mangino is giving away her print reviewer's copy of Painted Black in a contest on Facebook.  Then today, I received notice that Gary Stout posted a review of Painted … Continue reading →

All In the Family

“Having mental illnesses doesn’t mean a person can’t be highly intelligent and extremely successful professionally” via Coming Out Bipolar, Round 1 « Disorderly Chickadee. You probably know, if you’ve been following this blog, that the main character in my second … Continue reading →

New Cover!

Reblogged from Bend Me, Shape Me: After some very thoughtful reviewers commented that the cover of Bend Me, Shape Me didn't do justice to the book and might keep people from taking a closer look, my publisher agreed to a … Continue reading →