by Deb Farris | Jun 4, 2026 | Faith and Creativity, Musings, Reflections from the Road Home, Writing
What I learned when I cut 18,000 words Some of you may have noticed that I finally got up the nerve to upload my email list to Substack yesterday. A new essay is now live there. It grew out of a quiet morning—blueberries, irises, and the strange way endings sometimes...
by Deb Farris | May 14, 2026 | Grace in Ordinary Life, Musings, Writing
Sometimes a piece of writing finds its way into the world and you begin to notice the path it takes. Some of you know the looong journey I’ve been on—in more ways than one—and that I recently started a Substack called Letters from the Road Home to stay close to the...
by Deb Farris | Mar 26, 2026 | Faith & Art, Musings, Writing
After a week of wondering if I should start a Substack, like most of my writer friends have done, I ended up in a jumbled mess in my head—and so had my words. I can’t write when my head is jumbled. I realized the remedy to all this is simple: feeling loved. That’s the...
by Deb Farris | Mar 10, 2026 | Musings, Writing
Today, sitting with“through this door:wisconsin in poems”,I was reminded how poetry can open our eyes to the small things. I am grateful for the poets, editors, and the space to see—to read, to write—something new…🧡 How is it that wordsso carefully,so soulfully...
by Deb Farris | Mar 4, 2026 | Family history, Musings, Writing
My son Charlie on the left in 1983. My grandson Charlie on the right in 2026. Yeah you, I’m talking to you! 👩🏻🍼 I know! There’s two! 🐻🐻 The most precious baby gift I received when your papa Charlie was born, was a hand-stitched quilt made by his great-grandmother,...
by Deb Farris | Nov 23, 2025 | Faith & Art, Musings, Writing
With the birth of Charlie IV, I thought back to the birth of my Charlie III, Here’s the story I wrote for his 35th birthday on Oct. 15, 2017. Charles Lee Grimes IV, born Nov.18, 2025 As I think of you turning 35 today, I remember how my mom would always call me on my...
