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About me - Debbie Wingate

Hi and thanks for reading my articles.

I live outside the most-of-the-time-dreary, wet city of Portland,OR. I dream of the day I can retire to the warmer and more sunny climate of Sedona AZ.

I love to write fiction, memoir, essays and just about anything else

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Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: For children
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"Mama?""Yes, Billy?""Why are there so many stars in the sky?"Mary smiled in the darkness. "Well, when I was about your age, your grandpa told me it was because there wouldn't be much to look at if there was only just one." "Only one star? That's silly." Billy giggled and turned on his side to face his mother."I thought it was... More..

Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Childhood memories
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Sundays and Sandspurs - July 1967Running barefoot down the dirt lane that leads to Grandpa's house creates billowing clouds of dust the color of smoke. It settles over us like a weightless blanket. We never feel it, but in the hot and humid air, the fine particles turn glistening sweat rings around our necks the color of lead... More..

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Funny pet stories
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On a Walk with my Golden RetrieverI thought I'd heard something, but I was wrong. It's actually what I didn't hear that made me pause. I glanced out the window, and then opened the door to see if it was really true. Sunny stood next to me with a hopeful, pleading look in her eyes. I smiled down at her, absently scratched her ... More..

Arts & Humanities > Thoughts on Writing Why writers write
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The Writer"Why do you write?""Because I have to." "That's such a lame answer. Give me something else." Susan sipped her latte, raised her eyebrows, and stared across the table at Carol, her friend, and newspaper reporter doing a "local girl makes good" story. "That was rather harsh." "Yeah, well, who else is going to keep you... More..

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Survival
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SanctuarySo tired. Matthew couldn't remember ever being so tired. He scrunched his jean-clad knees closer to his chest, and lay his head down on top of them, careful not to rub the angry welt on his cheek. He muttered softly, "Can't sleep. Gotta stay awake to hear if they get too close." When his eyes began to close, Matthew ... More..

Computers & Technology > TV The conversion to digital TV from analog TV
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When you know absolutely nothing about something, you tend to fall back on what's familiar. I kept telling myself, "It's just a TV." I grew up with one. Granted, the first was black and white, only had three channels and you had to move your entire body in order to turn it on and off. We eventually upgraded to color, and a fe... More..

Creative Writing > Essays Essays: Trust
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Trust is a reflection of it's cousins: belief, hope, conviction, and reliance."I trust that you are well." We have hope that it's so. "I have the utmost trust that you will do a good job." We are reliant on others to do what they agree to do."I trust that God will help those who help themselves." Can we possess any greater co... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Homosexuality and the Bible: What does it really say?
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Last year there was a conference called Restore America held in Oregon. After reading about it, I lay, wide awake, wondering why so many fundamentalist Christians have so much hate for people who don't believe as they do. I thought about the commonality of all the speakers who attended the conference. Some of them were: Gary ... More..

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