PinnedEngaging Confessions~inDeborah Gilson’s Engaging ConfessionsWildFlower WannaBe“Mom! I’m going to be a flower child when I grow up!” During the mid60s, my single mother, brother and I rode our rented bicycles through…6 min read·Oct 18, 2020----
Engaging Confessions~inDeborah Gilson’s Engaging ConfessionsWhy Black Lives MatterI’m hopeful George Floyd’s heart-breaking murder becomes the light finally seen through the darkest eyes in the world.4 min read·Jun 4, 2020----
Engaging Confessions~inDeborah Gilson’s Engaging ConfessionsCory, the Homeless ModelI’m learning to be less judgemental. After all, I don’t want my subconscious to believe I need another painful life lesson.3 min read·May 7, 2020----
Engaging Confessions~inDeborah Gilson’s Engaging ConfessionsRocky, the Pigeon, Came for CoffeeWhile growing up, my mother referred to me as Chatty Cathy, the talking doll of the 50s and 60s. There wasn’t anyone or anything…4 min read·Apr 29, 2020----
Engaging Confessions~inDeborah Gilson’s Engaging ConfessionsNods From Bruce SpringsteenDeborah Gilson is feeling excited in Redding, California.1 min read·Apr 14, 2020----
Engaging Confessions~inDeborah Gilson’s Engaging ConfessionsWANTED: A Comfortable and Beautiful BraIf shopping for a training bra as a 13-year-old threw me into a tailspin, can you imagine what it’s like as a middle-aged woman?6 min read·Apr 12, 2020----
Engaging Confessions~A Writer Belittled Bruce Springsteen and I’m BefuddledI may actually be angry. I haven’t yet decided. However, I have decided the writer of the unflattering article on Bruce Springsteen is…2 min read·Apr 6, 2020----
Engaging Confessions~inDeborah Gilson’s Engaging ConfessionsToilet Paper or Corn Cobs?The other morning, I was talking with my aunt Audrey and the subject of toilet paper came up. I mentioned the frantic scene this awkward…5 min read·Mar 31, 2020----
Engaging Confessions~inDeborah Gilson’s Engaging ConfessionsTuffy and the Humping TurtlesThe memories from my family’s vacation in 1970 crept into my mind. I was 10-years-old when my family and I were living on a 165-acre ranch…4 min read·Sep 29, 2019----
Engaging Confessions~Regina’s Toy Wasn’t From Hasbro, Was It?As a leasing consultant for a 762-unit property in San Francisco, California, I was prepared for anything. After all, in the land of peace…4 min read·Sep 14, 2019----