http://slow.writerscafe.org/dkbarry2010 The original writings of author Debbie Barry en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776070308 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Based on something that happened this weekend, this is a fictionalized account of an interaction between wildlife and civilization. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2163982/ Based on a true story from my childhood, this is a fictionalized story of a little girl's terrifying enounter with a duck. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2163979/ Just a little rhyme that twirled through my mind. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2048025/ Just a rhyme about various lifestyles. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2048023/ Just a rhyme that wandered through my mind as I watched the woman from housekeeping sweep my hospital room. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2048022/ Just a little rhyme that popped into my head. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2048021/ No one really rests in the hospital. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2048020/ Just a little rhyme about my first solid food in the hospital, after surgery. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2048019/ Just a little rhyme that wandered into my head. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2048018/ Just a silly rhyme that wandered into my head. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2048017/ Just a little rhyme that popped into my head, probably under the influence of Walter Crane. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2048016/ Just a nursery rhyme that popped into my head during my stay in the hospital. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2048015/ A poem about my cat. He thinks he's protecting me. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2048014/ A poem about my cat. He likes to groom me after a shower. It's sweet when he does. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2048013/ I had some down time in the hospital, so I wrote nursery rhymes. Here's one about a frog and the weather. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2048012/ A nursery rhyme that worked itself out in my head while I was in the shower. I doubt that's actually relevant. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2044271/ A long nursery ballad about a billy goat exploring the scope of his world. Inspired by several stuffed animals. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2042858/ A nursery rhyme about an English fisherman, with a comment on French cuisine. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2042856/ A nursery rhyme about weaving. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2042855/ A nursery rhyme about bees. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2042852/ A nursery rhyme about the dreams of one of my cats. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2042851/ A nursery rhyme about frogs looking for food on a hot day. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2042849/ A little nursery rhyme about a frog, inspired by the unseasonable heat. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2042844/ A nursery rhyme about my cat. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2042843/ A nursery rhyme about my cat. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2042841/ A little nursery rhyme about my cat. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2042839/ A little song that wandered into my head in the night, inspired by an episode of Rick Steves: The Best of Europe. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2031746/ A little ballad that wandered into my head in the middle of the night. It's about love and wanderlust. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2031745/ This isn't really a story. These two book reviews are my genuine reactions, but written in response to the challenge of a creative writing prompt. The prompt asked for one review; I wrote two. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2031117/ A fictional story about a strange visitor and a traumatic experience, based on a writing prompt. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2031088/ A what-if story, based on a writing prompt. The back story in this is my true story, up to just before the phone call that opens the story. Events in the story itself are fictional. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2030910/ A new nursery rhyme, which popped into my head in the night. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2030291/ A new nursery rhyme, which poppep into my head in the night. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2030290/ A new nursery rhyme, which popped into my head in the night. This one is sad. Newgate was, among other things, the prison for debtors. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2030287/ A new nursery rhyme, which popped into my head in the night. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2030285/ A new nursery rhyme, which popped into my head in the night. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2030284/ A new nursery rhyme, which popped into my head in the night. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2030283/ A new nursery rhyme, which popped into my head in the night. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2030281/ A new nursery rhyme, which popped into my head in the night. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2030279/ A new nursery rhyme, which popped into my head in the middle of the night. "Don't throw the baby out with the bath water." http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2029439/ A new nursery rhyme that popped into my head in the middle of the night. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2029438/ A new nursery rhyme, inspired by the season. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2029436/ A new nursery rhyme about 18th Century life. Beer was about 2% alcohol, and safer to drink than unboiled, fresh water, so everyone drank it. Bread was made with the yeasty barm left after brewing. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2029435/ A new nursery rhyme, based on the fishing culture of Cornwall. This was inspired by an episode of Rick Steves: The Best of Europe. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2028912/ A new nursery rhyme, about the fishing of Cornwall. Inspired by an episode of Rick Steves: The Best of Europe. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2028909/ A story I wrote in college, which seems apt today. Posted on my Facebook page, in responses to a writing prompt. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2024654/ A new nursery rhyme.ballad, based on true events. This is long, but I think you'll find it worth it. It's supposed to resemble a 17th Century Scottish ballad. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2012453/ A scrap of nursery rhyme that wandered into my head in the night. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2012373/ A tiny scrap of nursery rhyme that popped into my head in the night. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2012371/ a bit of new nursery rhyme that wandered into my head in the night. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/dkbarry2010/2012370/