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Theresa Verboort
Nov 12, 20203 min read
iUniverse Radio Interview
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Theresa Verboort
Feb 18, 20201 min read
Hillsboro author wins literary award
by Gabby Urenda of Pamplin Media Group - Hillsboro Theresa Verboort won the WILLA Literary Award for Best Young Adult fiction in 2019....
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Theresa Verboort
Nov 7, 20194 min read
Best Friends
This is a fictionalized account of events in my life, written as an essay. Best Friends I finally went to talk to her last week. It had...
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Theresa Verboort
Oct 30, 20194 min read
HGTV & Me
I have to admit that I used to be hooked on HGTV. Like a vulture drawn to a ripe corpse, I was pulled to it every day. I found it to be...
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Theresa Verboort
Apr 15, 20192 min read
The Dinner Table
Mamma was a good cook. I have often thought about how tired she must have been when we all sat down in the evening to eat.
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Theresa Verboort
Mar 30, 20193 min read
A Childhood Memory
"They're still at the hospital. C'mon and have something to eat. Don't worry, they'll be back soon." . But I'm not so sure.
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Theresa Verboort
Mar 29, 20193 min read
Growing up in the fifties
Actually, I did a lot of growing up in the forties. However, the fifties are always the years my mind goes back to when I am reminiscing,...
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Theresa Verboort
Feb 27, 20191 min read
The Power of Books
Books were always my lifeline, my connection with humanity. I didn’t have access to many children’s books when I was growing up.
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Theresa Verboort
Feb 18, 20191 min read
What's missing?
Have you noticed that there's an old fashioned word that you almost never see in print or hear on the media these days? It's a concept...
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Theresa Verboort
Feb 2, 20192 min read
Bus Scope
Written in July, 2,000 On a trip to San Francisco to visit my daughter, we took the bus downtown from her apartment. I am not a “Big...
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Theresa Verboort
Feb 1, 20194 min read
In Memoriam
I haven't added to my blog site in a long time due to technical difficulties. Finally, I am able to get back on track. Some of you may...
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Theresa Verboort
Oct 12, 20183 min read
My Kitchen Window
Standing at my kitchen sink, I watch out my window. He slowly moves across the yard, carrying his spray canister. I remember waiting for...
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Theresa Verboort
Oct 11, 20181 min read
Andrea's video review...
YOUNG ADULT (VIDEO) BOOK REVIEW of The Communing Tree, a new young adult novel by Oregon author, Theresa Verboort of Hillsboro, Oregon....
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Theresa Verboort
Oct 3, 20183 min read
Home
The old woman sat dozing on the bench, soaking in the warmth of the sun. Her careworn face was shadowed by the green scarf that hung out...
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Theresa Verboort
Oct 3, 20181 min read
Getting Older
The spool of life runs out faster and faster once you pass sixty. Each day is precious, and you try to make the most of it. At the same...
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Theresa Verboort
Sep 21, 20182 min read
Call Missing
One thing I'll never forget is the time I was faced with a male visitor wanting me to come down from my tower. The Forest Service...
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Theresa Verboort
Aug 28, 20181 min read
Short stories and such
I will be uploading short stories and such, including work from my writer's group "Just Write." For now, this page is "under...
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Theresa Verboort
Aug 28, 20181 min read
And so the story grew
I always harbored the secret desire to write my own book. I wrote stories in my head throughout my childhood, and sporadically wrote...
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Theresa Verboort
Aug 28, 20181 min read
Books were always my lifeline
Books were always my lifeline, my connection with humanity. I didn’t have access to many children’s books when I was growing up. There...
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