by Debra Darvick | Sep 24, 2015 | Writing Life
I am cleaning my office, going thru old files and found this piece of writing. It isn’t dated but I figure it’s from at least a decade ago if not more. So here goes, a piece of fiction from the past. Pregnancy in Reverse I always thought that there was...
by Debra Darvick | Jun 2, 2014 | Maps, Musings, Writing Life
Last month I had the pleasure of speaking at the Catholic Information Center in Grand Rapids. Nu? What’s a girl like me doing speaking at the CIC? A lovely man by the name of Dan Pierson found me through the wonders of the internet. We got to talking. I visited...
by Debra Darvick | May 3, 2014 | Musings, Writing Life
I was shopping for baby gifts at Barnes & Noble last week—and headed straight to the children’s section to revel in picture books. Always my favorite part of the book store; always brings out my inner child. I walked down memory lane, reacquainting myself...
by Debra Darvick | Aug 12, 2013 | Musings, Read the Spirit, Writing Life
This letter from Ann Landers was one of the greatest thrills of my young life! I’ve had a lifelong passion for advice columnists, starting with Dear Abby when I was about nine or ten. This was my after-school routine: get home at three-thirty; grab the pertinent...
by Debra Darvick | May 19, 2013 | Musings, Read the Spirit, Writing Life
Reading in the New York Times Magazine how Burt Bacharach breaks through his writer’s block got me thinking about how I dealt with this affliction some years ago. I was working on a novel at a three-week residency at the Ragdale Foundation and was positively...
by Debra Darvick | Feb 13, 2013 | Bookshelf, Writing Life
I am thrilled to share with you that my first book, This Jewish Life: Stories of Discovery, Connection and Joy, has just been rereleased by a new house — Read the Spirit Books, the publishing arm of ReadtheSpirit.com. As with weddings, there is something old...
