“Torch Song,” Valley Guide Quarterly

By Lori DeBoer Glass blowing is not for sissies. Flames flare against the charred wooden paddles that shield Scottsdale artist Newt Grover from the heat of the molten glass he twirls on the end of a long metal pipe. Sweat streams from his face. The glass glows...

“A Love-ly Work of Art,” Phoenix Magazine

By Lori DeBoer Been looking for love in all the wrong places? Well, there’s a whole lotta love these days at the Civic Center Mall in Scottsdale. The newly-acquired “Love” sculpture, towering 12-feet high and made of metal, can make anyone swoon. Artist Robert Indiana...

“To Hear Her Story Told,” Pithead Chapel

By Lori DeBoer When my son was a toddler, I spent a week in the summer writing program offered by Naropa University.  My group was instructed by Bobbie Louise Hawkins, esteemed poet and essayist.  I wrote an essay under her direction but  it was a little far afoot,...

“Childish Things” Published in Mamaphonic Anthology

Read an excerpt: “I correspond with some members of a group of people afflicted with PPH. One woman lives on a ranch in some Western state, more than an hour’s drive from a doctor, longer from a hospital.  She blew a hole in her heart giving birth. The baby is...

“ITS in Phoenix Shines Bright,” ITS World

By Lori DeBoer With Arizona’s population growth three times the national average and roads strained to their utmost, implementation of ITS to help alleviate traffic congestion has picked up speed. In 1996, Phoenix was one of four metropolitan areas selected by the...

“All the Love in the World,” Bellevue Literary Review

This short story was shortlisted for the 2013 Bellevue Literary Prize, judged by Jane Smiley, and published in the April 2013 issue of the Bellevue Literary Review. It was inspired by my father, Eldon Rohlk, who had Alzheimer’s Disease and was a farmer in Iowa. ...

Gretchen Clark’s Recent Publication Success

Congratulations to my client Gretchen Clark for her recent publication success. Her piece, “Kiss and Make-Up,” won second place in Writer’s Advice 9th Annual Flash Nonfiction Contest. She also had a piece, “Territory, Redefined,”...

It’s Time to Get Your NaNoWriMo On

by Lori DeBoer It’s about time. It’s about time you wrote your book, once and for all. It’s about time you stopped putting it off or making excuses or letting fear get in your way. It’s about time you stopped deferring your dreams and started...

August 20, 2014 – Lori DeBoer’s Writing Book Club

The Boulder Book Store has asked me to host an ongoing book club at the store. The aptly named Lori DeBoer’s Writing Book Club will meet on Wednesday, August 20 at 7 p.m. at the Boulder Book Store, 1107 Pearl St., Boulder. There is no charge for this event, and...

“Sustainability Tax,” Boulder Weekly

By Lori DeBoer I interviewed a number of folks for an article, “Sustainability tax:  Boulder County proposes a new levy aimed at boosting local agriculture,” which appeared in the May 22, 2014 edition. You can read the article HERE....

Dawn Virnig’s Romance Wins First Place in Zebulon Contest

Congratulations to client Dawn Virnig, whose debut novel The American took first place for Romance Fiction in the 2014 Pike’s Peak Zebulon Contest. Her novel is about an American woman who must trust a shady Australian tour guide to protect her after she stumbles upon...

Amanda McCracken Appears on Katie Couric Show

Congratulations to essayist and journalist Amanda McCracken, Boulder, whose writing on virginity, sexuality and relationships has captured national attention, landing her a spot on the Katie Couric show. “The producers in their research had come across my essays in...
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