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DebIsWriting

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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. You can find my latest CNF, Are We Not Evil, in the Third Annual, out in Europe later this year.

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DebIsWriting @deborahz.bsky.social · 5h

Here’s a cool Halloween house in my neighborhood. I hope your day is going well and that Stephen Miller is having the day he deserves.

A short yellow school bus — yes, the real deal — is parked in a yard and decorated for Halloween. There are skeletons hanging out the bus windows and leaving via the open back door. In the foreground of the picture are several skeletons that appear to be crawling through the grass.

DebIsWriting @deborahz.bsky.social · 10h

I’m at an estate sale. A guy in the room with me is pissed that the object he put down was picked up by someone else. He’s explaining to his wife how he’s going to steal it back. Wife is aghast. I’m here for exactly this Walmart-on-Black-Friday drama.

DebIsWriting @deborahz.bsky.social · 1d

Clearly these are Pittsburgh noobs. It’s The Kiltman. He’s one of the Legendary. And he’s not taking anyone’s sh*t.

The Kiltman is striking a pose in Market Square, Pittsburgh. He’s wearing red glasses and a formal black kilt ensemble with a pale pink shirt, black bow tie, cream knee socks, and black tennis shoes. There is a very large pink flower boutonnière on his lapel. His face is tipped up toward the gray sky. His hair is long and white.

DebIsWriting @deborahz.bsky.social · 2d

Well sh*t. He was the music of my youth. When I die, I would like to be remembered for “endless laughter.”

DebIsWriting @deborahz.bsky.social · 3d

There’s a person staring out of her window at me. I hope she doesn’t want me to go on a quest. The last one ended so poorly…all those broken swords and bones and…blech.

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DebIsWriting @deborahz.bsky.social · 3d

Look at the "stuff" people have left at the Pittsburgh airport. How do people forget their shoes, belts, clothes, glasses, Playstations, computers, monitors, skis, golf clubs, cars? Did I mention phones? So many phones.

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DebIsWriting @deborahz.bsky.social · 3d

New blog post: newnormal2016.wordpress.com/2025/10/22/f...

DebIsWriting @deborahz.bsky.social · 3d

In movies, the destruction of the White House is the “rise-up, fight or die” moment. Having the destruction come from INSIDE the House doesn’t change the demand. If anything, it increases the urgency.

DebIsWriting @deborahz.bsky.social · 4d

My miniature dachshund is snoring so loud she woke me up. Eh, the alarm is about to go off anyway. Happy Tuesday, everyone! May you have the day you deserve. This sentiment applies particularly to Stephen Miller.

DebIsWriting @deborahz.bsky.social · 5d

But I heard America runs on dunkin’

DebIsWriting @deborahz.bsky.social · 5d

Life is so short. Some people will find joy in eating the jelly donut. Some people will find joy in dunking on the donut eaters.

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DebIsWriting @deborahz.bsky.social · 11d

I’m sorry…how much money? The wording is a little weird. I’m pretty sure “144k worth of money” just means $144k. But regardless, why would anyone keep that much money in their house?! Also, how do you prove you had that much money in your house?

Pittsburgh Scanner @pgh-scanner.com · 11d

Allentown. East Warrington Ave. Caller said that someone broke in and stole 144k worth of cash from the apartment.

DebIsWriting @deborahz.bsky.social · 11d

Today’s best typo—mild-age. Haha

DebIsWriting @deborahz.bsky.social · 11d

Same! Bought another copy of Blue Highways. Love that book.

DebIsWriting @deborahz.bsky.social · 14d

Almost two years since diagnosis, a strange “accomplishment” that I’m quite grateful for. I think yours might be rarer and weirder.

DebIsWriting @deborahz.bsky.social · 14d

Cholangiocarcinoma—biliary cancer—is a very rare cancer with a grim outlook. But I’m still here and it’s all thanks to medical research. A very hearty FU to DJT and RFKjr and every single person who supports or enables them.

patrickcarlson @pjcarlson.bsky.social · 15d

✋ raise your hand if your life has been saved by medical research.

Rick Steves @ricksteves.bsky.social · 16d

Thread:

A year ago yesterday was a very happy day for me. I had lost my prostate. It was good riddance, as it was riddled with cancer. I’m now cancer-free — and thankful for the tax-funded technology that saved my life.

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DebIsWriting @deborahz.bsky.social · 15d

Oh. I see. You got your own crusty bread. That’s great. Good. Good. I’ll just… uh… eat this bread I got for the soup.

a cat laying on its back with a sausage sticking out of it

Alt: A very chonky cat laying on its back. A baguette is tossed onto its stomach. The cat grabs the baguette and starts gnawing at it.

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DebIsWriting @deborahz.bsky.social · 16d

Express Scripts every three weeks for eight months. Hours and multiple calls for each script. In remission now thank dog but damn. It was torture.

DebIsWriting @deborahz.bsky.social · 16d

A #haiku about the US:

Sisyphus, stronger
Than that rock, is weaker than
The grief pushing us.

Stay strong my antifa siblings.

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DebIsWriting @deborahz.bsky.social · 16d

It’s dangerous to believe what a machine was taught to tell you.

DebIsWriting @deborahz.bsky.social · 16d

My Kitty…. Yes, that’s her name. You can debate it with my daughter who named her. lol If you live in the US, My Kitty suggests that you spend a few peaceful moments in a sunspot before you rejoin antifa on the streets. If you don’t live in the US, don’t come here until we’ve sorted our sh*t out.

Torty cat curled up in a traditional cat pose, chin on paw, tail curled all the way around. Her white nose and mittens are in an autumn-muted sun spot on the bed.

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DebIsWriting @deborahz.bsky.social · 17d

Just listened to “So Easy.” Thank you for the recommendation. It’s charming! I’m checking out the whole album.

DebIsWriting @deborahz.bsky.social · 18d

Sorry about the Covid. Oddly, the day you tested positive all crusty bread mysteriously vanished from this side of the pond.

DebIsWriting @deborahz.bsky.social · 19d

I had a mini I bought used. It was SUCH fun to drive but ultimately because it cost about 4 times as much to take care of, I had to sell it. It’s not even the parts which are expensive; it’s the labor, because everything inevitably has to come out whenever there’s a repair.

DebIsWriting @deborahz.bsky.social · 20d

Mad props for your choice of comfort food. I’ve never tried adding mustard. Seems like it’s quite spicy. Do you add a dollop of sour cream to the plate?

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