Debra R. Borys's Blog, page 23
December 2, 2012
Free E-Short Stories
Starting tomorrow, my short stories, Red Light, Green Light, Peeling the Onion, and Weeping Widows are available to download FOR FREE on Kindle for five days, Monday Dec. 3 – Friday Dec. 7. Most of the stories in these e-books were … Continue reading →
November 30, 2012
Judith Ann Braun – Fingertips
Reblogged from Ruminating: Picasso once said that all children are artists, and in that vein, New York artist Judith Braun keeps the youthful spirit alive, albeit with an adult’s sophisticated edge. In her large-scale finger drawings she creates wall-sized abstractions … Continue reading →
November 19, 2012
Then and Now
The city block where I spent most of my growing up years looks far different now. The houses have been replaced with commercial buildings and businesses. My old apartment building is the last residence still standing on that half of … Continue reading →
November 17, 2012
Youth Homelessness on NPR
Reblogged from Painted Black: I found a link to this interview on Twitter. Everything that’s said has proven so true in my experience as well. I hope I conveyed the reality of homeless youth in my novel Painted Black as … Continue reading →
November 12, 2012
Ghosts in the Wind
For the past few Sundays, I have been able to attend my old church near Tiskilwa, Illinois. Willow Springs was the congregation that became home to me and is where I met the people I call my second family. I … Continue reading →
November 7, 2012
Miss the Princeton Library Event?
Reblogged from Painted Black: Well if you did, they are posting three videos of my reading. The first two are below. I’ll post the third as soon as they get it up there. In Part 1 I talk about myself, … Continue reading →
November 2, 2012
Who Built This City?
Or can I even call LaSalle, Illinois a city? With just under 10,000 residents, does it qualify? Even combined with the just over 10,000 population in abutting rival town, Peru, most people would not call my hometown a city. Whatever … Continue reading →
October 30, 2012
god, i have a problem – (en/es)
Reblogged from Damantigui's Blog: ‘God, I have a problem.’ ‘What’s your problem Eve?’ ‘I know you created me and provided this beautiful garden and all these wonderful animals as well as that hilarious snake, but I’m just not happy,’ ‘And … Continue reading →
October 22, 2012
Scouting Book Launch Venues
I found a great place to hold a book launch party for Bend Me Shape Me next spring in my hometown area in Illinois. Sunday I attended Willow Springs church outside of Tiskilwa IL and afterward went to lunch with … Continue reading →
October 13, 2012
Laughter: The Best Medicine
Yes, I know it’s cliche to say laughter is the best medicine. But it’s so true that only a cliche does justice to the fact. My dad had a hard life, born to a fourteen-year-old Italian immigrant then shuttled away … Continue reading →
