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Category: Kerry Schafer

  • Posted on Monday, November 5, 2012Sunday, November 4, 2012
  • by KerryS

For Deb Kerry, It’s All About The Ride

Family rituals. There have been a lot of them over the years – family dinners, bedtime stories, Friday night waffle…

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  • Posted on Monday, October 29, 2012Sunday, October 28, 2012
  • by KerryS

Deb Kerry Doesn’t Like The Scary

I’m not much for the spooky stuff, to tell you the truth. I grew up believing that the Devil was…

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  • Posted on Monday, October 22, 2012Friday, November 20, 2015
  • by KerryS

Deb Kerry Believes that Villains are People Too

Villain. It’s a term that makes me think of a black-caped man in a pointy beard and waxed mustache tying…

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  • Posted on Monday, October 15, 2012Sunday, October 14, 2012
  • by KerryS

Deb Kerry Gets Poetic in the Fall

A VAGABOND SONG THERE is something in the autumn that is native to my blood— Touch of manner, hint of…

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  • Posted on Monday, October 8, 2012Saturday, October 6, 2012
  • by KerryS

Deb Kerry Naked in Shower With Snail. Photos Included.

Surprise!   Welcome to Surprise Week here at the Ball. Seriously – if you thought I would post pictures of…

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  • Posted on Monday, October 1, 2012Sunday, September 30, 2012
  • by KerryS

Deb Kerry’s RITA moment

The topic of the week here at the Ball is “Writer’s Conferences,” or “Interacting With Other Writers.” As it turns…

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  • Posted on Monday, September 24, 2012Sunday, September 23, 2012
  • by KerryS

Deb Kerry Finds Humor in the Dark Places

We stand in a forlorn little clump on the funeral parlor sales floor – my brother, my mother, and I…

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  • Posted on Monday, September 17, 2012Saturday, September 15, 2012
  • by KerryS

Deb Kerry’s Altered Reality

Sometimes, the idea for a book comes to me in a flash – a character walks into my head and…

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  • Posted on Monday, September 10, 2012Saturday, September 1, 2012
  • by KerryS

Deb Kerry Asks, “What the Heck is a Hobby?”

This week’s topic is hobbies, or “what do you do when you’re not writing?” My initial reaction when I saw…

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  • Posted on Monday, September 3, 2012Saturday, September 1, 2012
  • by KerryS

Deb Kerry Writes Between

Oooh, looks like I’m the first new Deb on the dance floor. I’m feeling a little self conscious all decked…

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