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DebWrites

@deborahz.bsky.social
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Biliary cancer survivor — I write romance, hor-rom, bad pun poetry, CNF, and the occasional blog post at newnormal2016.wordpress.com. Frequent smart ass. I like taking people to breakfast. You can find my latest CNF, Are We Not Evil, in the third Annual.

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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
My heart hurts for her. I hope, sincerely, that she brings down Cornell’s “leadership,” knowing even as I wish for it that, like so many before and since, she has been forever changed by entitled men. Perhaps it’s not all men. But it’s always a man.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It’s 2AM and my mini doxy is snoring so loudly I can’t sleep. I wouldn’t change a thing.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
National Dog Day? Isn’t that every day?
Freya, the long-haired, chocolate, mini doxy, and her litter-mate, Mina, the short-haired, back and tan, mini doxy, are watching the backyard world carefully from their perch on the cushions of the deck sofa. Mina’s head is up. She may have spotted something. Freya can’t be bothered.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
People are having very mediocre sex in the room above mine in this hotel. Had. It’s already over. Yuck. Except for the vomiting.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Good morning! There’s something interesting in the breeze. Let’s go explore.
The black and tan short-haired doxy is on my bed, which is against the white wall of my bedroom. She’s standing, back legs on the bed, front legs on the window sill stretching her nose up, up, up to smell all of the smells coming in on the morning breeze through the open window. Outside, green-leafed trees in early summer light are visible.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
My dog is snoring so loudly that I can’t sleep. I love her so much.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
And in today’s headline news from Pittsburgh Patch, we learn that Suri Holmes Cruise is the daughter, not of Tom Cruise, but of Katie Holmes’ playful night with Tom Hanks and a CMU student. In other news, I’ve cancelled my Pittsburgh Patch subscription.
A snip from the Pittsburgh Patch digital news feed. The headline reads “Suri Cruise No More: CMU Student Drops Famous Father Tom Cruise’s Surname.” The subhead, however, says, “Suri Cruise, the daughter of Tom Hanks and Katie Holmes and a Carnegie Mellon University student, legally has changed her name.” The phrase starting with “the daughter” and ending with ”student” has been highlighted.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Definitely Beaker, Pepe the King Prawn, and Oscar
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Ugh. Got myself a treat and HATED it. Wasn’t worth the calories. What a let down.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Nothing to worry about, right?
A screenshot of a weather app page for Erie, Pennsylvania (about 30 miles across Lake Erie to the Canadian border). The air quality warning is purple, 212, very unhealthy.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Check out this stag beetle hanging out on my deck this evening. She’s very annoyed that I didn’t ask before I took her pic.
A large female stag beetle on a cream-colored cushion. The picture is lit from above and her shadow, beneath her, shows her open pincers.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Lemon Meringue Pie for the party.
A close-up of homemade lemon meringue pie, the meringue tips toasted to a deep brown.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The dududemon just got robbed...again. I'm pretty sure the grab 'n dashers were profiled because they ran out the door as the cops arrived, IYKYK. The cops did not give chase on foot but their cars are everywhere right now. Is any place to hide with armfuls of clothing?
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
This is Presque Isle. The water is about 70F.
White-capped waves against the shore of Presque Isle in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Tomorrow starts the 20th annual Anthrocon in Pittsburgh! The parade is always fur-tastic, though the temp is supposed to be 🔥.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
It’s so hot in my bedroom the dog and I are fighting for fan dominance. I am currently losing.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
One day, I hope to write a sentence that hits like Noah Kahan’s lyrics in “Orbiter.” One day.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
They have Miss Piggy posters!!
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Is it Caturday yet? And will I care enough to do more than stretch further into this patch of sun?
The tortie cat is curled on her side, white paw tips gathered, one side of her white snoot in a patch of morning sun.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
There are two quilts on the bed: one for me, one for the pup. The pup, in an effective display of dominance, has pulled the quilts into a blanket throne. She’s staring me down. I shall sleep blanket-less.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
The new neighbor is screaming at the contractor working in her yard. I do not like it. The end.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
The graybeard across from me just asked this interview question of his young candidate: When are you going to die? Yeah, sure, it's a new spin on "where do you see yourself in 5 years," but come on. That's a terrible question. Don't do this to your candidates.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Absolutely delighted to report that the chocolate doxy is snoring.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Finally home, in my own bed, but entirely pet-less. Have I been replaced by a better snuggler?!
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
At a hotel in the Poconos. It smells like moth balls and wet cat. The night is clear. Where is the cat and how did it get wet?
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Cops arrived at my hotel at the same time I did. Is that a bad sign?
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
I received a threat email from ShinyHunters. They say they’re going to release my photos to all of my contacts. This is obviously very embarrassing. I take full responsibility for the 10,000 pet pictures on my devices.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Nothing says 250 years of this great experiment like building a wrestling ring on the White House lawn so a bunch of oiled men in skimpy shorts can pretend to beat the crap out of each other for money.
The under-construction UFC wrestling ring and stadium seating in front of the White House.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Just woke up. Dog to the left of me; cat to the right. Here I am; stuck in the middle with meow.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Did I miss the group counseling session after The Burroughs ep4? Because I’m not okay.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Stopped by Dad’s Dog and Burger in Bloomfield. So good. Shop local!!
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
End of August, from Noah Kahan’s latest album. Just listen to it, quietly. Those first notes just hit perfectly and then his vocals. It’s so beautifully melancholy.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
I’m not much of a TV watcher but these actors are some of my favorites. I’m two episodes in and really loving this show.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
When you want to nap but the sun is out…. Happy Caturday!
The black cat is sleeping on an old, white quilt with big red stars, his paw draped over his eyes.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
It’s raining. Happy Caturday!
The torty cat is sitting in the open window, looking out at the rain-soaked world. Her view is the bright yellow-green of spring.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Two worlds are about to collide.
The front paws of the chocolate doxy and the tail of the black cat are an inch apart on a worn handmade quilt in cream with a patterned pink edge.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Black Moshannon State Park, a little rainy but gorgeous.
A picture of tall pines, taken from the ground looking up into the sky. The trees loom, towering a hundred feet above, backed by grey sky.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
I don’t understand how or why this extremely blue monstrosity got approved. The roof-top deck is the best part and it’s going to be 130F all summer. The house itself is as ugly but much smaller than the photos suggest.
zillow.com
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Breakfast at Owen’s, somewhere in TN. I asked about their hand pies. The server said, “Our what?” They call them “fried pies.” 😂
Over medium eggs, definitely basted!, bacon and a bowl of buttery grits. All displayed on a diner plate with a few chips on the edges.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
A small boy stamped his feet to show me that his shoes light up. I told him that mine don’t and stamped my feet to prove it. He gasped in real sorrow, “Oh no.” His grief for me broke my heart a little.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Spring pie for a spring day.
Close-up of the golden brown meringue tips on a lemon meringue pie. The sun is shining through the window in the background.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Making lemon curd today. Because we’ve forgotten how many times we tried before we figured out how to stand upright.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Sometimes, when you’re reading a book, you just know the author is about to break your heart. That’s what page I’m on now.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Yes. She is snoring. Last night, she belched so loud I thought there was a beer-bellied longshoreman in the house.
A longhaired, chocolate, mini-doxy sleeping like she’s dead. She’s stretched out, on her back, on a vintage quilt. The quilt has a worn cream background covered with holly hobby forms in once-bright cottons. The doxy is wearing her red beaded necklace collar and nothing else.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Can anyone tell me how to infuse a shower with marble?
zillow.com
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Jaws the movie is so much better than Jaws the book.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Ugh. I made the mistake of engaging with my cousin who compared the US attacking Iran to the use of nuclear weapons in Japan. Why didn’t I just mute? Or block? Or both? Or yeet myself into the ocean?
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Woke up to the Artemis II playlist this morning. Things are grim but the music is joyful.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Ah, spring!
The sun is shining on Freya, the chocolate mini-doxy, who is stretched out along a pair of jean-clad legs on a wooden deck.
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DebWrites @deborahz.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
I’ve grown as a fish fry consumer. The Bitter Ends fish fry at Nancy’s Revival in Wilkinsburg, a “fits-the-bun” rather than “overflows-the-bun-by-two-meters” sandwich, was absolutely fantastic. Housemade, light-as-air, tartar sauce, tangy greens, and a tender bun made it a panko-coated masterpiece.
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