Comments on: Glamour Girl

By: Deb

Deb — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:53:43 +0000

I’m so glad I reached you, Ciarcullen, despite the sadness. Maybe there’s hope yet for my writing!

I’m so sorry to hear about your loss. There are still times when I think “Oh, Mom would like to hear about that” and I almost reach for the phone. But time passes…

Thank you so much for writing. It means a lot.

By: ciarcullen

ciarcullen — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:16:41 +0000

Oh, you brought a tear to my eye. I lost my mom in September. I hope they run into one another beyond the stars.

By: Deb

Deb — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:58:59 +0000

Congratulations, Teagan! What an honor to be chosen and it sounds like a terrific workshop! You have to find a way to go! Yeah, I’ll be there! Nothing could stop me.

By: Teagan Oliver

Teagan Oliver — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:39:30 +0000

If all goes well I’ll be at National this year. I’ve been picked to give my Creating Believable Anti-Heroes workshop. I just have to figure out how to come up with the rest of the fee. I take it you’re planning on going?

By: Deb

Deb — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:32:55 +0000

Thank you, Teagan. There’s something so special about old photographs. Seeing our parents and grandparents in their younger days is like opening up a door to the past. Neat observation, about your inheritance. Connections.

Thanks for your post and for following my blog. Are you going to National this year?

By: Teagan Oliver

Teagan Oliver — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:29:12 +0000

I loved this. I lost my mom 5 1/2 years ago and I miss her every day. Incidently, your mom’s picture reminded me of a picture of my grandmother that I saw at Christmas. It was a trip that she and Aunt Fan took to visit a friend in New York City and they had made their way to the top of the Empire state building. The picture is of my grandmother and Aunt fan standing on either side of the guard on the observation level of the building. They have fancy hats and gloves on and even the guard is smiling. It was at that moment that it struck me that I had gotten my wanderlust from her. And her nerve to head off in unknown directions without being scared.

The lessons we learn..

By: Deb

Deb — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:18:31 +0000

Thank you for your kind words, LaDonna.

By: LaDonna

LaDonna — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 04:31:43 +0000

Deb, beautiful story, and what an amazing picture! My heart goes out to you. I, too, lost a mom and the empty space is always there. She sounds like a wonderful mom and friend. You did her proud today…

By: Deb

Deb — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:57:04 +0000

Thanks, MJ.
It’s a favorite photo. Mom is in the center, between her cousins. She was 18.

By: Casey/Mary Jo

Casey/Mary Jo — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:39:08 +0000

Wow, Deb! Fantastic and I know what writing this cost you. Your mom would be proud, really.

Great photo also.

Perhaps, you need to build a novel around this story. There’s much in there readers would love.