The Debutante Ball

Seven debut authors. Seven books. One big dance toward publication.

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Category: I Liked My Life

  • Posted on Thursday, June 9, 2016Thursday, June 9, 2016
  • by Abby Fabiaschi

Dirty Fortune Cookies

The topic this week is food. I have a large extended family. My father was the oldest of five; my…

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  • Posted on Sunday, June 5, 2016Saturday, June 4, 2016
  • by Louise Miller

News Flash–Sunshine Edition

News Flash

Congratulations to Dr. Miller-Young, winner of Antonia Crane’s SPENT! Check back next week, where we will announce the winner of this weeks…

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  • Posted on Thursday, June 2, 2016Wednesday, June 1, 2016
  • by Abby Fabiaschi

Running Away From a Beautiful Now

The topic this week is regrets. My children are eleven months apart. We wanted kids close together, but no one…

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  • Posted on Thursday, May 26, 2016Wednesday, May 25, 2016
  • by Abby Fabiaschi

Strong Women

When I was nine years old I was attacked by a Rottweiler. The last stitch on either side of the…

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  • Posted on Thursday, May 19, 2016Wednesday, May 18, 2016
  • by Abby Fabiaschi

Remember the Year I was Jewish?

The topic this week is CHILDHOOD MEMORY.  We were supposed to begin at sundown, but Dad didn’t get home from work…

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  • Posted on Thursday, May 12, 2016Wednesday, May 11, 2016
  • by Abby Fabiaschi

The Power of Not Caring

While I can’t say I don’t care what anyone thinks about me, the list of people whose disapproval would keep me up…

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  • Posted on Thursday, May 5, 2016Thursday, May 5, 2016
  • by Abby Fabiaschi

No, I Don’t Write Erotica

“I think it’s great how you just put it out there,” a former colleague said after I landed a book deal. “Put what…

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  • Posted on Thursday, April 28, 2016Wednesday, April 27, 2016
  • by Abby Fabiaschi

Oprah Was On to Something

I suspect Oprah and I lead different lives. I could be wrong. She could be soaking a boy’s sweatshirt right…

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  • Posted on Thursday, April 21, 2016Wednesday, April 20, 2016
  • by Abby Fabiaschi

Timeless Truths

My grandma Betty died when I was eleven, but the truths she taught me are timeless: It doesn’t matter what people…

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  • Posted on Sunday, April 17, 2016Saturday, April 16, 2016
  • by Louise Miller

NEWS FLASH–Daffodil Edition

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  Congratulations to Jennifer Huelsebusch, winner of  our very own Jennifer S. Brown’s MODERN GIRLS! Check back next week, where…

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Since 2007, the Debutante Ball has been celebrating first-time authors and their books. Learn more.

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