The Debutante Ball

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

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Tag: Life

  • Posted on Sunday, November 12, 2006Monday, November 13, 2006
  • by Anna

Saturday Night Fever By Deb Anna

On Saturday nights, our family was happy. During the week, Dad wasn’t ever around, my brother and I fought, and…

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  • Posted on Saturday, November 11, 2006Wednesday, October 15, 2008
  • by Kristy

Kiss The Girl – by Deb Kristy

Alternate title: Why Jude the Obscure Infuriates Me  1982. Eighth grade. Fifth period. Speech class…Mark. I only had three crushes in eighth…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, November 8, 2006Wednesday, November 8, 2006
  • by Jennifer McMahon

In The Treehouse by Deb Jennifer

Fifth grade.  Danny.  He had freckles and smelled like some exotic spice: cardamom or coriander.  He was a foster kid…

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  • Posted on Sunday, November 5, 2006Monday, October 13, 2008
  • by Anna

First Kiss By Deb Anna

Ah, my first kiss. His name was Luke. Branson School lower parking lot. After a Christmas tree lighting event which…

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  • Posted on Friday, November 3, 2006Thursday, November 2, 2006
  • by Eileen

Predictions by Deb Eileen

I love this week’s topic. My first book- In the Stars– is about a woman who fakes psychic abilities in…

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  • Posted on Thursday, November 2, 2006Wednesday, October 15, 2008
  • by Kristy

Always Tip Your Waiter – by Deb Kristy

First, a big squishy Debutante thank-you to Mia King for taking over last Saturday (hence my appearance here on Mia’s…

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  • Posted on Sunday, October 29, 2006Sunday, October 29, 2006
  • by Anna

Home Improvement By Debster Anna

I should start by explaining that I’m not writing off topic — even though the topic of the week is…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, October 25, 2006Tuesday, October 24, 2006
  • by Jennifer McMahon

“The Time Has Come,” The Wall Man Said by Deb Jennifer

This past week, instead of writing, I’ve been dealing with contractors — the retaining wall beside our house has fallen…

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  • Posted on Friday, October 20, 2006Friday, October 20, 2006
  • by Eileen

Lurking by Deb Eileen

I looked under the bed this morning to see what was lurking. The recovered tally includes: one lone sock, a…

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  • Posted on Thursday, October 19, 2006Sunday, October 18, 2015
  • by Mia

The Earthquake Chocolate Relief Fund by Deb Mia

This just out: if you can make it through a 6.7 earthquake (including a 5.8 aftershock and some), then you…

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