by Deb Farris | Dec 23, 2024 | Advent, Devotions, Faith, Writing
Part II of II This is the second segment of a two-part short story by Deb Farris. For Part I click here or just continue reading. “Good Enough-ness” _____________ As Muriel reassembled herself at the table, she said, “The third woman in the list of Jesus’s Family Tree...
by Deb Farris | Dec 22, 2024 | Advent, Devotions, Faith, Writing
Part I of II This short story by Deb Farris will run in two segments beginning Sunday, Dec 22 Part II will appear on Monday, Dec 23. _________ “Who does she think she is,” Leonora said as she leaned in to her friend Lucy. Lucy glared back and shushed Leonora as the...
by Deb Farris | Dec 1, 2024 | Faith, Musings, Writing
Mailing the Agreement for Just Along for the Ride to my new publisher Sometimes I stand, hands in pockets (hopefully I have pockets) a little self-consciously, as people walk past me, mostly avoiding eye contact, because, you know, that’s what we do sometimes. And I...
by Deb Farris | Nov 9, 2024 | Devotions, Faith, Mental Health
“You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.” The Rabbi read Psalm 16 in Hebrew then English to open the memorial service for my friend Jonathan Brostoff yesterday, November 8. “To...
by Deb Farris | Jul 29, 2024 | Faith, Family, Musings, Writing
I’m happy to share that “Turning Mourning Dancing” won a short story contest in @KaleidoScript Magazine: “After twenty-one years and forty moves, which included a career in theatre and dance, a marriage, a son, abuse, a divorce, a new career, a new marriage, and a...
by Deb Farris | Jul 8, 2024 | Faith, Musings, Writing
It’s early on a beautiful summer morning. Just as I’ve finished doing all these little things— like waking up, praying, making the bed, drinking water, taking Fannie around the block, drinking water, doing 22 minutes of classical stretch with Miranda Esmonde-White on...