by Deb Farris | Mar 4, 2024 | Faith, Mental Health, Musings, Writing
This morning, I woke up realizing I had dreamt an entire story in the night and also gone so far as to have written it down. “Or I was trying to to get it written,” I said to Todd after we woke up. “I was editing, I had a deadline, and the characters weren’t behaving....
by Deb Farris | Feb 28, 2024 | Faith, Musings, Writing
True, it was 73 degrees yesterday. The day ended with lightning. And high winds. A thunderstorm came, followed by hail and rain. We woke up to snow. But yesterday? “It’s a gorgeous day!” Liz said, her face exuding the beauty of a truly spectacular February day in...
by Deb Farris | Feb 20, 2024 | Faith, Musings, Writing
Have you noticed how many good stories on streaming services currently are coming from books by authors being published today? It’s inspiring for a writer, isn’t it? Or is it? Working on a novel I have had to ask, is that a means to the end? Or is writing itself the...
by Deb Farris | Feb 4, 2024 | Faith, Musings, Writing
From the foot of the long driveway, I closed my car door and was taken aback by the fragrant aroma traveling through the air to greet me. Turkish spices, tomatoes, garlic and potatoes, kale and golden raisins, were all surely doing their best to behave and blend...
by Deb Farris | Jan 30, 2024 | Faith, Greater Good, Musings, Writing
On any given Tuesday at 10:30 A.M. you will find me at City Market on Capital Dr. in Milwaukee with my friends, Lizzy and Ann. Our history together is rich and deep and reaches way back through the years. My mom was there at Lizzy’s birth! I was not. But the story...
by Deb Farris | Jan 19, 2024 | Faith, Memoir, Mental Health, Musings
The Artwork displayed in this piece is by Photographer JR Korpa from Malaga, Spain. Note to reader: This story references physical abuse. When I found out that you had a friend you were worried was in an abusive relationship, I wanted to speak up. And I didn’t. Back...