Midnight in the Pawnshop (Book) - 8/5/2026 9:48:30 AM
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Chronicles of Henry Roach-Dairier: The Inception of the Combined Colonies (Book) - 8/5/2026 9:45:50 AM
Hi Author!
I just wanted to say that I really enjoy your work, your story is amazing, and the characters and plot are so engaging! I'm a commission-based artist specializing in manga ,comic, and webtoons, and I love helping authors bring their stories to life through visuals. I think your work has great potential as a comic or webtoon. If that's something you'd ever be interested in exploring, I'd be happy to chat and discuss your project. Feel free to reach out anytime. Looking forward to hearing from you!
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Chronicles of Henry Roach-Dairier: The Inception of the Combined Colonies (Book) - 1/22/2019 11:06:22 AM
Not having read the previous books in this series, I was apprehensive about jumping into this one. Boy, am I glad I did. The author kindly includes, in the first pages: notes of importance to understand, the beginning, character list, and a map of the colonies.
The author's creativity comes alive in the heartfelt story of this most unusual world. The amazing book cover gives readers a glimpse into what is contained in the pages of this fantastical story.
I was immediately drawn into the story and quickly became invested in the need to know what happens next, thus, reading in one sitting.
The parallel to the human world, whether intended or not, is certainly there and made this book that much more interesting.
the author's passion for her story comes through in every word. The characters' personalities show the author's time in making them real. A reader can easily imagine the hours the author labored over this publication.
Frontiera's books are ones I am thrilled to add to my home library. The addition, at the end of the book, gives titles and a synopsis for readers wanting to purchase additional books in this series.
Midnight in the Pawnshop (Book) - 2/24/2018 12:44:47 AM
Midnight in the pawn shop is a well read book. It takes hold of you at the start. I did not put it down until it was done. loved the story.
Midnight in the Pawnshop (Book) - 1/16/2018 4:58:21 PM
It's always nice to find a nice little story about furniture and stationary coming to life. It very much had a Beauty and the Beast vibe, only set in pawn shop.
I think things could have been a little clearer for a young reader if the narrator didn't flip back and forth so often, but once you got into that it almost felt like a fun rhythm. I felt the dialogue was a little stiff, even though it was being spoken by an inanimate object.
Still, I liked that the stories all dipped back into history, and the set-up was engrossing enough. I think we've all looked at an old item and wondered what kind of events it had witnessed.
Midnight in the Pawnshop (Book) - 12/26/2017 11:52:58 AM
The title is what hooked me. Books with certain locales (pawn shop library, bar, inn) just scream 'magical'. A place where anything can happen and everything is possible.
'Midnight in the Pawn Shop' does not disappoint. Starting with Teapot's story was a smart choice. I was immediately reminded of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. Ordinary objects able to speak and communicate? Not a great leap. Real issues are broached here. Frontiera does not offer solutions; she does make us consider how our lives and actions may affect those around us, whether we know it or not. Each chapter is an individual tale, but all are interconnected. There are main threads that are satisfactorily resolved
'This is a quick, well-paced read. 'Midnight in the Pawn Shop' is highly recommended.
'I thought to myself how sad it is that humans often don;t realize the need that tings have to be wanted used for their specific purpose...If only people would think about the object itself.'
Midnight in the Pawnshop (Book) - 12/12/2017 5:01:30 AM
I have to say the title and the illustration of this book first piqued my interest without even reading its description. I usually go straight for murder mysteries but i felt like a change. Much to my surprise there was a lot of mystery in this pawn shop, where objects can speak, and have feelings like real people. I like the way Ms Frontiera jumps right with the character who narrates this story. Her style of writing put me right in that pawn shop like a fly on the wall. It captured my interest right away and kept me reading. This book moved me so many times as each character was introduced to think about my own childhood memories of my inanimate objects and what stories they would tell about me if they could. I think this story could make a great movie for kids and adults. I challenge anyone to say they have not spoken to their teddy bear or Chatty Cathy doll or even just tucked one of their toys in at night. The only disappointing thing is that it left me wondering what happened to all the characters, but for the writer that is a good thing. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
Midnight in the Pawnshop (Book) - 12/2/2017 4:37:48 PM
Midnight in the Pawn Shop
By: Deborah K. Frontiera
As an adult I normally don’t pick up book with less then 300 pages. But when looking for a book for my daughter… This has everything that she finds appealing. From looking at the world from the view of an inanimate object to the right amount of suspense. This is a must for the kiddies. A perfect 5 out of 5. For a children’s books I could not ask for more.
Midnight in the Pawnshop (Book) - 9/16/2017 8:09:22 PM
What an interesting concept to write about. Teaching and reviewing feelings, that we as humans usually hide, through the thoughts and words of inanimate objects.
As you read you can picture yourself as Vase or 33rpm or even Teapot. You begin to emote with these characters as unlikely as that may seem.
I found myself wanting to know what happened to them. How did plyers continue when he was reunited with his owner? What happened to teapot and her children after they were pieced back together? Did Vase have the life she dreamed of?
Midnight in the Pawn Shop is a very thought-provoking read. Deborah K Frontiera has a vivid imagination and her novella is worth the time to read. I know you will enjoy it as I did.
The Time of Our Lives (Short Story) - 3/7/2026 11:39:18 AM
A lifelong story of two sisters and how your lives intertwined. I was close to tears when your father brought back The Hitchhiker to you. And the ending was so poignant. Left me wondering what happened to the novel where insects became rulers of earth.
There are parallels to my life in your story, but with my brothers. And my mother, Born in 1925 by a midwife that came to the farm through the fields in the snow with a sleigh because the roads were blocked with drifts.
She sent me, My Story, about her childhood in the early 20th century. But she told me not to share it, so I haven't. Her mother, my grandmother, gave me her album that I have scanned and shared all of the pictures; including many of my mother as she was growing up.
Time marches on, with or without us. You and I both wonder how it will turn out long after we're gone.
Ron
The Giant Flower (Short Story) - 2/26/2024 11:54:11 AM
I am enlarged the photo by clicking on it and saw all the bees. But I can't find the rest of the story here… Where is it?
Our hummingbird feeder here in Houston Texas of the same design became infested with fire ants that climbed the tree and down the wire to get to it and the sweet nectar.
Ron
The Lunch Box (Short Story) - 7/17/2022 1:57:13 PM
Another well-written story that is all UP. Right down to the name, Maki. My parents, after raising two sets of twins and a daughter with the twins 16 years apart, could not wait to be winter Texans and escape the long cold months of north-central Wisconsin.
Sophia is so typical of children being raised in foster care or by their grandparents these days. You handled the way she came out of her initial fear so well. There's a lot of school counselor in you.
The Lunch Box (Short Story) - 7/14/2022 3:29:18 AM
A heartwarming story about coming around after trauma. Well-written and realistic.
The Lunch Box (Short Story) - 7/13/2022 8:37:06 PM
I'm so happy I finally had the chance to sit down and read this story. This story is moving and is so well-expressed in love. Sophie was lucky to have a pair of loving grandparents who loved her, thus making up for all the hardship she had endured in her young life.
I had also lived with my grandparents (my mom's parents) when I was a young girl. I lived with them from birth 'til I was 6-1/2 years old, and to this date, I can tell you those were the happiest time of my life.
I moved back to live with my mom and dad and my dad's parents after my grandfather passed away in his sleep. I was also fortunate to get along well with my grandparents, especially my grandmother (my dad's mom), while my dad was out working every day. Grandparents are so precious!
Thank you for sharing your story with us!
Sandie
Diving Down Google Rabbit Holes (Article) - 10/26/2020 11:25:34 AM
I admire your determination when it comes to acquiring the necessary information you need for your books. Since mine are fiction, I don't have to rely on exact facts to make my books become realistic to the reader… I hope.
Ron
When Your Characters Bug You (Article) - 3/5/2019 2:54:14 PM
I always applaud when my characters begin dominating, and completing my writing.
I so enjoyed reading and reviewing your Simon book, do you want to send Henry et al for review?
Never Stop Writing!
m
When Your Characters Bug You (Article) - 2/14/2019 10:26:51 AM
It is interesting that you can create a whole story out of personifying ants and roaches into a fable, if you will of human enlightenment. I'm reminded of Thoreau's allegory viewing the colony of ants at Walden Pond.
I can't say that my characters drive me, but I do find it relatively easy to create a character necessary to carry the story along. In The Last Wanderer, I resisted the temptation to give my wanderer a name.
Ron
Entwined (Poetry) - 4/21/2026 2:29:28 PM
Cool and scientifically correct. The wonder of nature never ceases to amaze.
So good to see you posting again. We are finally getting rain and she is planting like crazy.
Ron
The Spider (Poetry) - 8/30/2025 11:50:35 AM
Smart spider, indeed. But without crafty spiders, small flying insects went over populate and caused severe damage to the environment. Why I don't kill spiders when I see them. They are one of the voracious eaters of dust mites in my bed.
Unfortunately, if one runs across my face, I will tend to swat it… unintentionally.
Ron
Spring Haiku (Poetry) - 3/26/2022 3:13:15 PM
Deborah, I like this haiku; its imagery is quite good!
Thank you for sharing it with us in the Den.
Continued success-
Barbara J.
Rabbit Tracks (Poetry) - 10/22/2021 9:14:54 PM
This charming haiku made me smile, and I needed that tonight. Thank-you! Lovely piece!
Modern Pterydactyl (Poetry) - 5/18/2021 9:02:21 PM
Wow! This is a beautiful poem. Nice use of contrast. Very good!
Rabbit Tracks (Poetry) - 2/15/2021 7:49:44 AM
Simply beautiful.
Rabbit Tracks (Poetry) - 2/9/2021 9:09:36 AM
Winter snow gives away their presence to both foxes and us.
Ron
Spring Haiku (Poetry) - 8/9/2020 12:05:36 PM
Lovely expressions.
Spring Haiku (Poetry) - 6/12/2020 11:23:16 AM
This is exactly the kin of haikus I would like to read an write like
Now you have inspired me to write
i will not rest intil I have done
This is what good writes do
It inspires you!
love
rosleine
Spring Haiku (Poetry) - 4/28/2020 9:39:52 AM
Interesting simile. I always found the green grass of spring poking up through a late snow to be rather incongruous.
Ron
Spring Haiku (Poetry) - 4/27/2020 10:20:46 PM
A nice though to get ones mind off of everything else. I can meditate for a few moments on this poem. It's an escape from life as it is now but it's also part of life we need to recall. Life around us goes on and that is so precious. Thank you for busting that bubble of confinement for a bubble of reality! Amen
Fall Ferns (Poetry) - 10/1/2018 7:34:41 AM
I'm with Sandie.
Fall Ferns (Poetry) - 9/30/2018 9:57:24 AM
I don't do Haiku, but I appreciate what a brisk walk in autumn due to your appetite for chocolate.
Ron
Fall Ferns (Poetry) - 9/29/2018 10:00:36 AM
It's scary! I'm not used to reading Haiku poem in one line. I only like reading the traditional Haiku in a 5-7-5 format. Any other forms are created as a result of mistakes made by some poets in the past and then called it a new type of Haiku's which I can't and won't accept.
Sandie
Fall Ferns (Poetry) - 9/29/2018 9:08:10 AM
17 syllables in a straight line. Unique. Nice message. r
Arbutus (Poetry) - 5/8/2016 8:24:36 AM
I don't know of the Arbutus, but I often think of Trillium that carpeted the forest floor in my childhood in northern Wisconsin. I wonder if they are still so common in spring.
Ron
Arbutus (Poetry) - 5/8/2016 7:10:26 AM
despite its petite size and external simplicity, this plant has vigor of a lofty tree concealed underground. . . a characteristic of a true dominatrix ;)) Cheers, alex
Ice Sculptor (Poetry) - 1/18/2016 6:05:16 PM
I love ice and snow as a theme in writing, ever since I read James Joyce's, "The Dead." I enjoyed your poem. Suzy Davies.
Modern Pterydactyl (Poetry) - 11/9/2013 1:25:24 PM
In flight they are graceful and majestic. On land, as you say, they are a mix of strange, to weird looking. Nice wording within the confines of the poem.
Modern Pterydactyl (Poetry) - 11/2/2013 3:13:28 PM
Beautifully and delicately written Deborah. Like the graceful flight of that great bird. They do kind of reflect that long ago flying reptile in many ways. I enjoyed this immensely. Bob
Modern Pterydactyl (Poetry) - 11/1/2013 7:50:01 AM
My first recollection of a great blue heron was when we were walking in upper Michigan at my grandfather's logging camp and found one hung on a tree, shot and discarded by some gun happy hunter. I have seen many since in bayous and river ways.
I believe I have a poem, titled Predator, about the pterodactyl, posted here somewhere that you might enjoy.
Ron
Modern Pterydactyl (Poetry) - 11/1/2013 2:17:06 AM
a wonderful portrayal in words
budd
Autum's Ardor (Poetry) - 10/5/2012 8:18:17 AM
Your your passion for autumn resonates with me. I long for those days I used to stroll through the trees under crystal blue skies. Our autumns are rather drab and warm. Nothing to write poetry about.
Ron
Fantasy's Front Door (Poetry) - 4/12/2012 12:31:58 PM
The arms of this tree reach out and grasp, just as the words of your poetry reach out and grasp the mind of the reader. You must be wonderful with children, the way you can challenge them to imagine!
Connie
Mosquito (Poetry) - 9/21/2010 6:40:08 AM
Well done!all the best!!!!!!!!!
Home Town (Poetry) - 12/16/2009 2:48:02 AM
Splendid work, Deborah.
Fantasy's Front Door (Poetry) - 7/21/2009 6:25:09 AM
Awesome picture, and very interesting write! One's imagination could indeed conjure creatures from other worlds. Loved it!
Anna
Fantasy's Front Door (Poetry) - 1/14/2009 4:46:17 PM
Hi Deborah, I read your poem,"Fantasy's Front Door". I found the words you used to discribe the thoughts that may occur to one who would come across such a wonderful tree,so rightand full of wonder themselves. Well done. Please feel free to visit my site here in the 'Den'.
Home Town (Poetry) - 8/18/2008 5:58:44 PM
Exquisite.
Home Town (Poetry) - 7/31/2008 12:34:07 PM
I like small home towns. Middletown is sort of like that but a lot of the old ones have passed away. Everybody does not know one another like in the old days. But we still have our downtown sidewalks and stores. Nothing like home, is there?
Ancient Wisdom (Poetry) - 7/25/2006 11:19:23 PM
After I read the words, I wanted to send healing to both,the
tree- and the liars. Nice work, Sylvia
Fantasy's Front Door (Poetry) - 6/14/2006 9:21:37 AM
IT WAS A PLEASURE TO READ SUCH FINE WORK.
Home Town (Poetry) - 5/29/2006 4:04:24 PM
My "home town" (more like a village) no longer exists. Love the feeling of this, Deborah. Thank you. Love and peace to you,
Regis
Geology of Life (Poetry) - 5/29/2006 4:02:26 PM
This is a gift from the depth of your being and it is precious, Deborah. I am sure your parent saw it as thus. Thank you for sharing it. Love and peace to you,
Regis
Mosquito (Poetry) - 5/13/2006 10:04:05 PM
Uniquely captivating, Debbie. Well done! Thank you. Love and peace to you,
Regis
Ancient Wisdom (Poetry) - 5/12/2006 6:52:25 PM
Your inspiration, born from the visual, comes through most effectively in this haiku, Debbie. Thank you for sharing this offering. Love and peace to you,
Regis
Fantasy's Front Door (Poetry) - 5/5/2006 8:08:14 PM
I love the way you expressed this, Deborah. I am a huge fan of "Lord of the Rings" and "Harry Potter." I've been accused of never having grown up. Oh well. Mayhaps that's why I love your poem so much. It's all good. Love and peace to you and thank you,
Regis
Fantasy's Front Door (Poetry) - 11/30/2005 6:54:57 PM
~Deborah~very cool~
~~martin~~
Ancient Wisdom (Poetry) - 8/7/2005 1:44:20 AM
wisdom on any level is beautiful ... by judging it, is when it becomes a deception ...
viable haiku ...
Ancient Wisdom (Poetry) - 8/6/2005 5:08:47 AM
Very interesting combination of pic and 'Ku, Deborah.
Ancient Wisdom (Poetry) - 8/5/2005 9:00:00 PM
Great, pithy piece!
Geology of Life (Poetry) - 11/7/2003 9:07:52 PM
I love the metaphor, Deborah, it is most appropriate. Very well written. I recall a time, years ago, when we had little money--certainly not enough to buy holiday gifts, even for our kids-- so, for weeks, I wrote a separate poem for each family member. When our large family came together to exhange gifts, I felt somewhat embarrassed: all I had was a hand full of envelopes to pass out to each loved one. After all, I really didn't-- and still don't-- consider myself a poet. Imagine my surprise when one relative after another began to cry and exclaim that they'd never received such a precious gift. It was then I learned that the truest expression of love is not what we can buy for another.
Visit me sometime.
Love in Christ~~
Bonnie Q
Unicorn Haven
Mosquito (Poetry) - 7/15/2003 5:59:05 AM
Very original and creative. realism in poetry has the savoir affair of a delicious meal.
Geology of Life (Poetry) - 7/15/2003 5:57:36 AM
I adore this kind of work. Bravo!
Family values and human virtues are hand to hand in your poetry.
I wish to be your friend.
María Cristina Azcona
Geology of Life (Poetry) - 6/20/2003 8:10:34 AM
I bet they were delighted. Well done.
Home Town (Poetry) - 5/19/2003 1:52:41 PM
"Home Town" full of life´s facts and emotions formed into a poemized message and poetized with an esoteric background.
This poem, "Home Town" is a true poem, painted as the images rung the bells of the heart.
I have enjoyed "Home Town".
Andre Emmanuel Bendavi ben-YEHU
Home Town (Poetry) - 5/15/2003 4:28:20 PM
Wonderful..Sounds just like my home town...
Home Town (Poetry) - 5/12/2003 7:29:35 PM
Especially like the face-lifts:). Phyllis
Home Town (Poetry) - 11/29/2002 4:36:21 PM
enjoyed
Home Town (Poetry) - 7/29/2002 5:09:50 PM
delightful nostagic touch
GC
