Debbie Garden

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“The Lost Years” by Debbie Garden

Submitted to Contest #47

You wake to the sun filtering through the sides of the ill fitting night blind and pull the covers tight around your face, not quite ready to give up the cozy cocoon feeling and the vestiges of your wistful dreams. The night was generous with no restless bouts of insomnia, just dreams of a sweeter time, with Jack facetiously poking fun at your beat up flip flops while racing you down to the lake.. These are the best mornings, where you allow yourself to perpetuate the bliss of nighttime dreams with Jack into a daydream, sipping your coffee w...

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Every person has a story, Deb Garden is a novice writer that aspires to write bittersweet stories that aim to make her readers cry a little and laugh a little. Deb’s fictional stories will always be intertwined with real life experiences, hers and the lives of the many fascinating people she’s had the privilege to know. A retired Software Specialist and developer, she know has the freedom to focus on her dream of becoming an author of stories that bring her’s and other’s experiences to life in print. Deb spent several years volunteering at a homeless shelter, meeting people from so many walks of life, all with amazing stories. She has also been fortunate enough to meet, help and work with many people immigrating to Canada from around the world, learning about their fantastical journeys. Through Deb’s relationships with coworkers from around the world, her friendships and volunteering, she has a wealth of experiences to draw from and fulfill her ambition to write fiction intertwined with the richness of real life.