Favorite Books:
ARE MYSTERIES, CURRENTLY BY LYDIA ADAMSON AND VINTAGE MARY HIGGINS CLARK. AS A TEENAGER, I WAS INITIATED INTO THE WORLD OF WHODUNITS BY NANCY DREW. MY TRIBUTES TO NANCY INCLUDE DRIVING A GLAMOROUS BLUE ROADSTER, AND WHILE CRUISING, INVARIABLY ATTEMPTING TO SOLVE THE MYSTERY OF WHERE I AM.
Favorite Movies:
I FEEL NO AFFINITY WITH HOLLYWOOD’S WOMAN OF THE MOMENT. PORTRAYED AS VARIOUS VERSIONS OF A BAZOOKA-TOTING BRAIN SURGEON, SHE SPENDS 16 HOURS A DAY SAVING LIVES AT THE HOSPITAL, THEN ROUNDS OUT HER DAY BY SAVING THE WORLD. AND MANAGES TO PREPARE A GOURMET DINNER.
CLASSIC SILVER SCREEN FILMS INCLUDING LAURA AND ALL ABOUT EVE DEPICT WOMEN AS SMART, BUT FEMININE. EVEN LESS-THAN-IDEAL CHARACTERS EXUDED GRACE AND CHARM. WHILE POSSESSING BRAINS AND WIT, THEY DEMONSTRATED NO COMPULSION TO COMPETE WITH MEN, EXCEPT IN THE BITING SATIRE ADAM’S RIB, AND YOU KNOW HOW THAT TURNED OUT.
Favorite Music:
OLDIES FROM THE ’60S AND ’70S ARE MY FOOT-STOMPIN,’ JUMP-UP-AND-DANCE FAVORITES. I ECHO THE WORDS OF BOB SEGER, “STILL LIKE THAT OLD TIME ROCK & ROLL. THAT KIND OF MUSIC JUST SOOTHES THE SOUL.”
Deborah J. Rebolloso (aka Deb Reb) is a native Chicagoan, currently residing in Southern California with Luv, Snuggle Lee Butts and Kali Ko (husband, cat and cat, respectively). She writes a monthly humor column for Long Story Short called Humor Me and another for Heal Yourself Magazine.
"KEEP ’EM LAUGHING! HUMOR INVITES US TO SEE THE ABSURDITY OF SITUATIONS THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE CAUSE ANNOYANCE, THUS DIFFUSING THEM. I BELIEVE THAT LAUGHTER IS NOT ONLY A WOMAN’S BEST MEDICINE, BUT ALSO A SUPERLATIVE COSMETIC."
PUBLISHED WORK:
Fou-Fou 's New 'Do (And a Tutu, Too) - a Children's eBook published by Long Story Short Publishing Company.
Summary: Fou Fou the flea shares a home with beaucoups brothers and sisters in a flea market in Paris. She doesn't mind being named FouFou (silly silly) if she gets to eat her favorite food, croissants. In this delightful adventure, Fou Fou finds a way to add some frou frou to her life. She enlists the help of a flea friend to create a new 'do and a tutu, too. The added bonus? Both hair and tutu are her favorite color, orange! A unique feature of Fou Fou's story is the interweaving of basic French words throughout, along with a pronunciation guide at the end. Fou Fou's story combines three elements designed to enthrall a youngster: the joy of reading (or being read to), the thrill of discovering creative solutions to problems and the pleasure of learning a new language.
