Theresa Verboort

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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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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...

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...

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.

"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.

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,...

Books were always my lifeline, my connection with humanity. I didn’t have access to many children’s books when I was growing up.

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...

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...

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...

Standing at my kitchen sink, I watch out my window. He slowly moves across the yard, carrying his spray canister. I remember waiting for...

YOUNG ADULT (VIDEO) BOOK REVIEW of The Communing Tree, a new young adult novel by Oregon author, Theresa Verboort of Hillsboro, Oregon....

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...

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...

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...

I will be uploading short stories and such, including work from my writer's group "Just Write." For now, this page is "under...

I always harbored the secret desire to write my own book.  I wrote stories in my head throughout my childhood, and sporadically wrote...

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...