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Liz deBeer @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Art as Restorative Did you know Philadelphia, called "The Mural Capital," has a program called Mural Arts which hopes to transform justice-impacted individuals as well as their communities via art? lizardstale.substack.com/p/art-as-res...

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Art as Restorative

Highlighting Mural Arts Restorative Justice Program

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Liz deBeer @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Thank you @literarygarage.bsky.social for publishing “Testing” - a fictionalized version of a moment from my years teaching public high school #school #testing #crucible substack.com/home/post/p-...

Liz deBeer @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Delighted that this micro memoir is in @fiveminutelit.bsky.social This happened years ago, and, tbh, I still think about the key & the cryptic note. <3

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Liz deBeer @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Thank you for @fictivedream.bsky.social for publishing this micro!! It’s fiction but inspired by a bus-stop episode from my childhood in upstate NY. 🌨️

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Liz deBeer @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

How is Art Like an Elephant? Check out my review of Philadelphia Museum of Art's “New Eyes: American Landscape Drawing.” www.inliquid.org/magazine/art...

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Liz deBeer @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Have you heard of Maud Lewis? My introduction to her work and resilience was watching this film about her: Resilience Revealed by Maud Lewis open.substack.com/pub/lizardst...

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Resilience Revealed by Maud Lewis

Have you heard of Maud Lewis?

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Does It Have Pockets @doesithavepockets.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

We're beyond excited to have the chance to sit down with @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social to chat about her new book, "Farewell to Emptiness." Join us for some conversation & a few bonus stories. <3 #literarycommunity www.doesithavepockets.com/features/l-d...

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A Conversation with Liz deBeer — Does It Have Pockets

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Liz deBeer @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Delighted to share this interview of me with my publisher Josh Dale @thirtywestph.com open.substack.com/pub/thirtywe...

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An Interview with Liz deBeer

Liz deBeer and Josh Dale

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Liz deBeer @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Thrilled by this generous review of “Farewell to Emptiness” in @claudineliterary.bsky.social ! 💗 🐈‍⬛

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Liz deBeer @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Delighted to share "Beyond the Break," my micro in @thecitronreview.bsky.social. Congratulations to The Citron Review: A Journal of Brief Literature, which recently had several of its past pieces placed on the esteemed @wigleaf.bsky.social's 2026 list. TY Citron! citronreview.com/2026/06/30/b...

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Beyond the Break

by Liz deBeer Limping to the ocean’s edge, my broken foot’s worried, wondering if the podiatrist would approve, but I say Screw it, adding, Salt water’s healing. Wading in further, frothy fo…

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Liz deBeer @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Terrific Panel on Artists' Views on Artificial Intelligence at event venue the Kula Urban Farm, Asbury Park, NJ. If you missed it, here's some takeaways: @thirtywestph.com open.substack.com/pub/lizardst...

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Artists' Views on Artificial Intelligence

Most of us recognize that Data Centers gobble up farm land, clean water, & energy, while emitting endless noise.

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Liz deBeer @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

I'm so flattered to be included! I admire your work @aniking.bsky.social and feel overwhelmed by your kindness-- Thank you so much for the shout out about Farewell to Emptiness published by @thirtywestph.com! 😍😊

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Liz deBeer @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Congratulations to @patriciabender.bsky.social for two stories in @natflashfictionday.bsky.social! This story about a turtle is so fantastic! Well done.

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Liz deBeer @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Grateful to be part of @literarygarage.bsky.social 💗 this is fiction but most of us have experienced things like this in some form or another … especially young women

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Liz deBeer @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

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Liz deBeer @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Thank you Farewell to Emptiness readers of my debut chapbook! Huge shoutout to my publisher Josh @twchapbooks & Laura who published the title chapter at my favorite journals: @fictivedream.bsky.social <3 to all who wrote reviews at Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/25... www.thirtywestph.com

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Liz deBeer @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Pleased to share "Jungle Rules" in Macrame Lit Journal! Some of the narrative is true, but I made up the characters Pops & Billy. Believe it or not, the guide really told the jaguar story! *And we took this monkey pix Thank you Macrame Lit! & Thank you for reading: macramelit.com/articles/jun...

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Liz deBeer @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Celebrating Mother's Day with Mother Earth! 🌎💚💙

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Liz deBeer @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Thank you to everyone who purchased my debut chapbook Farewell to Emptiness, a novelette-in-flash! @thirtywestph.com is heading for a 2nd printing. Thank you again! Join me on May 21st for a celebration of chapbooks with free raffle, entertainments, snacks! Details: pwnwriters.org/course/celeb...

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Liz deBeer @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Well, this is delightful!! A reader wrote a response to an essay I'd written in Brevity Blog about how fishing pelicans remind me of the publishing process. This thoughtful and amusing essay by Brutus Richmond is worth the read: brevity.wordpress.com/2026/04/27/a...

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Got Questions About Publishing? Ask a Pelican

By Brutus Richmond I don’t really know all that much about pelicans. And I know absolutely nothing about publishing. But I read an essay recently from Liz deBeer within which she speaks of both. Ap…

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Liz deBeer @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Thank you for the shout out from @fictivedream.bsky.social — and for publishing the title story of my debut chapbook - the inspiration for the novelette 🧡🧡

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Liz deBeer @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Thank you so much Laura ! I’m honored to be an alum of @fictivedream.bsky.social - one of my favorite literary journals. 🧡💜🧡💜

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Liz deBeer @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Thank you Josh and TWPH! 🧡🧡

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Liz deBeer @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Remembering Jean, my 100-year-old aunt: Our family believes her love of ice cream contributed to her longevity. open.substack.com/pub/lizardst...

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Liz deBeer @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Excited to share that pre-orders are open for my debut chapbook, a novelette in flash called FAREWELL TO EMPTINESS! More about plot & ordering info: open.substack.com/pub/lizardst... @thirtywestph.com

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Announcing Pre-Orders for Farewell to Emptiness

My Debut Chapbook!

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Liz deBeer @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

So proud to be part of this gorgeous lit magazine! 🌹 "Rose Petals" 💗 Thank you! @redrosethorns for sharing words that reflect both our outrage and our hope in Thorn & Bloom: Rooted & Ruptured, issue 5

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Thirty West Publishing @thirtywestph.com · 29/03/2026

@lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social FAREWELL TO EMPTINESS. Lu, a young waitress from upstate NY, is frustrated and unemployed. Her alcoholic father has recently died. The meat-packing plant where he worked will soon be demolished. Lu returns to the abandoned building one last time before it's destroyed.

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Liz deBeer @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

"Down the Shore" at The Philadelphia Inquirer included me in their "Shore Slam Book" Shout out to @amysrosenberg.bsky.social Want to receive "Down the Shore"? Subscribe for free at DowntheShore@inquirer.com (And submit your story as per the prompt) Thanks Amy!

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Liz deBeer @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Thank you @fiveminutelit.bsky.social truth is - I still wonder about it every time I look at the drawing

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Liz deBeer @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Super excited to share that my first chapbook FAREWELL TO EMPTINESS will be released in April by @thirtywestph.com !!! It’s a novelette in flash set in Albany ,NY. Preorder info coming soon!!

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Liz deBeer @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Ever See an Iguana Missing a Tail? He's still a spectacular bad-ass. open.substack.com/pub/lizardst...

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Liz deBeer @lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Delighted to be included in the January 2026's issue of @thehooletsnook.bsky.social ! Thx for reading my CNF: "Tropical Moments" & "Slippery Memories": www.thehooletsnook.com/current-issu... & www.thehooletsnook.com/current-issu... Enjoy all THN's Micros & Nanos!!

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