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Recent Reviews for Debra Conklin

This Ain't Shakespeare...But It Sure Is Real (Book) - 11/9/2009 6:00:36 AM
I was a little curious when I heard the title of the book so I bought it. It came in the mail, I sat down "Just to flip thru" and I didn't put it down till I was finished. A book you can certainly relate to. I'll be waiting for the next one!!!!! Whatever type you choose, I know I'll be able to tune right into it. Thanks for a great read!!!

This Ain't Shakespeare...But It Sure Is Real (Book) - 6/29/2006 1:41:57 PM
CONGRATS! DEB: Good Luck with sales - the Reviews are GREAT! tom.

The Kindness of Strangers (Article) - 11/9/2009 5:54:03 AM
My brother used to hitch-hike home from school in Boston. My sister and I told him we always felt quilty for passing a hitch-hicker. He really gave us a speech about picking up riders!! The same is true for anyone asking for a ride, they never know what they may be getting themselves into. Thank goodness you all were safe in this case. 10 miles was a very kind thing to do.

The Kindness of Strangers (Article) - 11/9/2009 5:52:07 AM
When I ask God about working in mysterious ways...He just give me a chuckle! Georg

Dinner With The Vets (Article) - 10/31/2009 2:35:42 AM
That deafening silence from the gathering you mention I am sorry to say all the Nam's veterans heard, not a silence filled with pride. Yes, this Veterans Day should be to remember each and everyone of our soldiers, past, present and future. Georg

Dinner With The Vets (Article) - 10/30/2009 9:18:11 PM
Hi Debra, You have an excellent mix of many emotions from war to hometown moments, to just being together. Thanks for the great article and remembrance. Cynthia

Dinner With The Vets (Article) - 10/30/2009 4:36:43 PM
Wonderful story and yes we often forget that vast amount of experience and stories the seniors have to offer us free for the asking. fee

What A Line (Article) - 10/29/2009 3:03:34 PM
I skipped the early bar hopping days and became a Mom right away too. But it all caught up with me when I divorced 23 years later. I spent about 6 months heavy duty bar hopping. A wise friend of mine told me that I did the fast track for catching up, from 18-22 in 6 months!!! She was right and have no need for that stuff in my life again. Been there-done that-bought the t-shirt Great one Deb

40 and Olding (Article) - 10/29/2009 2:40:31 PM
Ye-haw, hurray for just being comfortable with who you are rather than be beaten by the "this is how you should look" attitude. While the blond was in her tanning bed you were either working or playing with your son. Who has the "life" ? DEB SOUTH

40 and Olding (Article) - 10/20/2009 5:20:57 PM
OMG - I SO know what you mean. And 40 is such a cool time. I'll be 47 this year and, hell, I am loving it. This was so good and true. Thanks, Debra. :)

Thirty Year Friendship (Article) - 10/19/2009 2:19:33 AM
Real Friendship is like Real Love, once in a lifetime, both will touch some to give them a experience that cannot be bought or loan but just be blessed by that touch. Georg

Thirty Year Friendship (Article) - 10/18/2009 6:23:16 PM
Commendable! Such a human interest article, Deb. Your bond even comes through in the photo...kodachrome don't lie...Say hi to Sue for me, will you? I stopped in for a beer with you tonight...thanks for Happy Hour... Love, Sage

What A Line (Article) - 9/9/2009 4:56:05 PM
I like the way you write and your "down to earth" attitude, Debra. Thanks for sharing. Love and best wishes, Regis

40 and Olding (Article) - 8/30/2009 1:30:59 AM
enjoyed the read

What A Line (Article) - 8/30/2009 1:29:18 AM
enjoyed the read

Words (Poetry) - 11/18/2009 2:20:26 PM
The pain in your words as if traveling the life trails with all it bumps, valleys, hills, and mountains. So much of what we experience when young shapes the perceptions of adulthood... Be always safe, Karen

Words (Poetry) - 11/17/2009 10:59:15 AM
Yup! We are, at this moment in time, a collage of our lifes experiences. Like computers with souls, inputted with every second we have lived. I went through a melancholy phase awhile ago where I prayed fervently that I could go back and erase all the bad, all the negative, all those things that had crushed me, all the times that i was an ass and hurt others, well you know, the list is long ... Of course, that prayer was not answered the way i wanted it to be. What i kept hearing, though, in my spirit, was that if I was able to do this that I wouldn't be me anymore. Huh? Yup! All you have been through has taught you something. And all these lessons and feelings and frustrations and desires and hopes and regrets can now be shared with others that are struggling and need to know that they are not alone; there are others in this world that have suffered too. Keep being you! Your light glows! Blessings ... r

Words (Poetry) - 11/17/2009 4:57:43 AM
Words can be like the stone that David used to fell the Philistine, once told can't be taken back, deceiving words will stay there to fester. Sometimes words of truth are like salt strewn on an open wound. Georg

Words (Poetry) - 11/17/2009 1:52:19 AM
This is soul, mind and heart reflection at its best and most painful. We all make mistakes when we are young. Relationships of youth are often shadowed and pressured into things we don't always fully understand. Passion gets mistaken for lust, lust for love and then the fences go up. Well written and executed write Debra. I felt the ache for what could have been in this one. fee

Final Reflection (Poetry) - 11/16/2009 10:35:28 AM
This is a very moving poem. We can only have compassion here because we're all so vulnerable.

Final Reflection (Poetry) - 11/15/2009 10:31:59 PM
Such a wonderful rendering of the human emotions... Be always safe, Karen

Final Reflection (Poetry) - 11/15/2009 7:26:25 PM
Guilt overcomes and a confession needs to be made begging forgiveness, making promises, in order to stay. Eyes blink and she sees once again the reflection of a woman cast aside for her sins. Sad, harsh, and very real; your verses express a theme that is far too common in this world/life, Debra. Well done. Thank you. Love and best wishes to you, Regis

Final Reflection (Poetry) - 11/15/2009 10:04:34 AM
Great job. As the Bible says, we must guard our heart for above all else it is treacherous.

Final Reflection (Poetry) - 11/15/2009 9:08:21 AM
Your work for me is palpable. I have met so many in my life that fall into the parameters of this expression. Moreso in the last two years than ever before in my life. I fit into this, so does every person in my family and 95% of everyone I have ever met. I have no idea why vows are taken only to be spurned and cast aside when things get a little tougher than someone is willing to endure or work through. We are human and prone to imperfectness, and malady of mind and soul and heart. But if we honored the vows we once held so sacred, we would endure against these wars that rage against us and (on occasion) put us down. I have learned through personal experience that its the wounds that we inflict upon others, during our own personal struggles, against our own personal demons, that end up laying the groundwork for how our children view life and its inhabitants. Persevere ... r

Final Reflection (Poetry) - 11/15/2009 5:53:48 AM
OMG Deb, that is ------ I don't what to say, what the right words are. I was right there with you. You are amazing.

Final Reflection (Poetry) - 11/15/2009 5:27:48 AM
a superbly poignant write, debra. you really capture the reader's heart and mind herein! alas, desire's seduction in, whatever form, is always complicated and multi-sourced. and, that annoying word "sin" is so over-loaded! perhaps it is time to find another for describing those faulty steps we all make along our individual & collective path to spiritual evolution... much enjoyed this read, cg

Final Reflection (Poetry) - 11/15/2009 4:49:46 AM
Debra this captures well the seemingly long winding road that the need to be loved and wanted leads to. Often even the best of loves are tested and when apathy sets in sometimes so does outside interests. So much emotional turmoil and sadness here. fee

Final Reflection (Poetry) - 11/15/2009 4:39:38 AM
Family, Friends and other Enemies, unaware people tread on what appears the dreamed ground to find they are on a quagmire full of quicksands spots. Predators seems angels sent by God, but they aren't. Georg

Catching Love (Poetry) - 11/14/2009 4:21:04 PM
Some of us are truly blessed! Thank you for the poem.

Catching Love (Poetry) - 11/1/2009 12:37:21 PM
Very beautiful. :)

Walls (Poetry) - 10/21/2009 10:28:57 PM
pulls the reader in. well done. carolyn

Ending (Poetry) - 10/21/2009 10:25:51 PM
nothing wrong with moving on... sounds like georg & tomkat are onto something! got matches? cheers, carolyn

Catching Love (Poetry) - 10/20/2009 5:22:40 PM
Absolutely beautiful - I LOVE this. Wow. What a lucky daughter. :)

Walls (Poetry) - 10/18/2009 3:37:22 AM
Excellent poem,take care.Keep up the great work

Ending (Poetry) - 10/18/2009 3:34:50 AM
Great work,take care.I enjoy reading this poem

Ending (Poetry) - 10/16/2009 8:00:05 PM
Sometimes you have to allow the mind to block out the distasteful for the sanctity of life itself. Listen to your heart and allow God to be your guide... Be always safe, Karen

Ending (Poetry) - 10/16/2009 12:02:05 PM
This is the key, only it takes two willing personalities to have that conversation "and the interaction has not been counseled" Excellent articulation here, I enjoy your writing, Be Well, Carin'

Ending (Poetry) - 10/16/2009 9:22:33 AM
My perceptions. Straight honest respectful communication is always best. That's my opinion, formed from at least 20 early years of being a self-centered ass and ruining many good things. No one can ever say that you did not give this situation deep thought, i'm thinking, or an ample amount of time to be seen for what it was and then amended. Your heart shows here, and I feel that it is sensitive and honorable and requires nurturing and the kind of love that gives of itself rather than taking. Blessings ... r

Ending (Poetry) - 10/16/2009 5:14:23 AM
DEBRA - WATCH OUT FOR THAT 'DIRTY OLD MAN' GEORG! NOW - My suggestion would be a Pure White Bottle of MALIBU Coconut Rum - a Nice, Warm Glow from a Pellet Stove - don't have to worry about any Hot Ashes popping out on Us - a Really Soft Fire-Engine-RED Vellour Blanket - with Matching Thick Pillows - about Ten Big, Thick Apple-Cinnamon Candles Flickering & Surrounding Us - solely for Therapeutic Aroma-Therapy purposes - some Edible, Aromatic Oils for Reiki Therapy, while the Practitioner (ME) rubs the Patient (YOU) Down ALL OVER ... Thus Reducing Stress, Fatigue, and Pain - enhancing Energy Flow - EVERYWHERE! YOU TALK - I LISTEN ... AND RUB, AND RUB, AND RUB ... until Finally - You Say: "Guy? What Guy?" .... Your Willing Soother ... DIRTY OLE MAN TOMKAT !!!

Ending (Poetry) - 10/16/2009 5:06:45 AM
This is such a strong voice for those who also have felt this feeling of verbal or mental abuse. Some endure it in silence, some let it destroy their heart and soul but some like the subject of this write find the strength and courage to rise up and say...that's enough...I am better than this and walk the walk away. Well done Debra. hugs fee