DeborahJRoss
@deborahjross.bsky.social
I write and edit sf and fantasy. Fierce ally of People of Color, LGBTQI+ folks, immigrants. Child of pogrom survivor. Red Diaper baby. 25+ years kickass martial arts. When I'm not writing, I play classical piano, knit for charity, and hike in the redwoods.
All of my books that are available through Smashwords are in their year-end sale. All are 50% off, except those with a list price of $0.99, which are free. buff.ly/1klUqrY
December 12, 2025 at 11:01 AM
All of my books that are available through Smashwords are in their year-end sale. All are 50% off, except those with a list price of $0.99, which are free. buff.ly/1klUqrY
All of my books that are available through Smashwords are in their year-end sale. All are 50% off, except those with a list price of $0.99, which are free. buff.ly/1klUqrY
December 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
All of my books that are available through Smashwords are in their year-end sale. All are 50% off, except those with a list price of $0.99, which are free. buff.ly/1klUqrY
Long Ago, #Mars Had Massive Watersheds. Mars’s core is smaller, resulting in it cooling far sooner than Earth’s will cool. The slow dissipation of its magnetic field exposed the surface to intense solar and cosmic radiation, stripping Mars of its water.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Long Ago, #Mars Had Massive Watersheds. Mars’s core is smaller, resulting in it cooling far sooner than Earth’s will cool. The slow dissipation of its magnetic field exposed the surface to intense solar and cosmic radiation, stripping Mars of its water.
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Rave reviews for my collection
“Two of my favorite Darkover stories ever.”
“Delightful stories, the last one had me laughing out loud!”
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“Two of my favorite Darkover stories ever.”
“Delightful stories, the last one had me laughing out loud!”
Kindle: buff.ly/Zhsh2lM
Barnes&Noble: buff.ly/VDPkrLV
Everywhere Else: buff.ly/iIbsfhH
December 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Rave reviews for my collection
“Two of my favorite Darkover stories ever.”
“Delightful stories, the last one had me laughing out loud!”
Kindle: buff.ly/Zhsh2lM
Barnes&Noble: buff.ly/VDPkrLV
Everywhere Else: buff.ly/iIbsfhH
“Two of my favorite Darkover stories ever.”
“Delightful stories, the last one had me laughing out loud!”
Kindle: buff.ly/Zhsh2lM
Barnes&Noble: buff.ly/VDPkrLV
Everywhere Else: buff.ly/iIbsfhH
"Fabulous story about the past and the future. Secrets to unveil. Political upheaval. Action and adventure. The characters' growth and heartache. All wrapped in great storytelling and wonderful descriptions of this world they live in! "–Kindle reviewer
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December 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"Fabulous story about the past and the future. Secrets to unveil. Political upheaval. Action and adventure. The characters' growth and heartache. All wrapped in great storytelling and wonderful descriptions of this world they live in! "–Kindle reviewer
Amazon: buff.ly/EUscCKl
Amazon: buff.ly/EUscCKl
Rave reviews for my collection.
“Two of my favorite Darkover stories ever.”
“Delightful stories, the last one had me laughing out loud!”
Kindle: buff.ly/Zhsh2lM
Barnes&Noble: tinyurl.com/mv2prmp5
Everywhere Else: buff.ly/iIbsfhH
“Two of my favorite Darkover stories ever.”
“Delightful stories, the last one had me laughing out loud!”
Kindle: buff.ly/Zhsh2lM
Barnes&Noble: tinyurl.com/mv2prmp5
Everywhere Else: buff.ly/iIbsfhH
November 29, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Rave reviews for my collection.
“Two of my favorite Darkover stories ever.”
“Delightful stories, the last one had me laughing out loud!”
Kindle: buff.ly/Zhsh2lM
Barnes&Noble: tinyurl.com/mv2prmp5
Everywhere Else: buff.ly/iIbsfhH
“Two of my favorite Darkover stories ever.”
“Delightful stories, the last one had me laughing out loud!”
Kindle: buff.ly/Zhsh2lM
Barnes&Noble: tinyurl.com/mv2prmp5
Everywhere Else: buff.ly/iIbsfhH
Reprint, What Can We Do After #NoKings? The end of American democracy is not a foregone conclusion, despite the unprecedented rate of its decline. It will depend, in part, on the choices made by every American. Here's a list of actions!
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November 9, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Reprint, What Can We Do After #NoKings? The end of American democracy is not a foregone conclusion, despite the unprecedented rate of its decline. It will depend, in part, on the choices made by every American. Here's a list of actions!
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Dutch voters have been seduced by positivity – liberals elsewhere, take note! Progressives often treat patriotism as radioactive. Another approach is possible.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Dutch voters have been seduced by positivity – liberals elsewhere, take note! Progressives often treat patriotism as radioactive. Another approach is possible.
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buff.ly/WNdhoHi
Reprint; What Can We Do After #NoKings? The end of American democracy is not a foregone conclusion, despite the unprecedented rate of its decline. It will depend, in part, on the choices made by every American. Here's a list of actions!
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November 8, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Reprint; What Can We Do After #NoKings? The end of American democracy is not a foregone conclusion, despite the unprecedented rate of its decline. It will depend, in part, on the choices made by every American. Here's a list of actions!
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Reprint. What Can We Do After #NoKings? The end of American democracy is not a foregone conclusion, despite the unprecedented rate of its decline. It will depend, in part, on the choices made by every American. Here's a list of actions!
buff.ly/ji2mPGg
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November 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Reprint. What Can We Do After #NoKings? The end of American democracy is not a foregone conclusion, despite the unprecedented rate of its decline. It will depend, in part, on the choices made by every American. Here's a list of actions!
buff.ly/ji2mPGg
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Reprint: What Can We Do After #NoKings? The end of American democracy is not a foregone conclusion, despite the unprecedented rate of its decline. It will depend, in part, on the choices made by every American. Here's a list of actions!
buff.ly/ji2mPGg
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November 5, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Reprint: What Can We Do After #NoKings? The end of American democracy is not a foregone conclusion, despite the unprecedented rate of its decline. It will depend, in part, on the choices made by every American. Here's a list of actions!
buff.ly/ji2mPGg
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Reprint--What Can We Do After #NoKings? The end of American democracy is not a foregone conclusion, despite the unprecedented rate of its decline. It will depend, in part, on the choices made by every American. Here's a list of actions!
buff.ly/ji2mPGg
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November 4, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Reprint--What Can We Do After #NoKings? The end of American democracy is not a foregone conclusion, despite the unprecedented rate of its decline. It will depend, in part, on the choices made by every American. Here's a list of actions!
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Reprint: Banning #abortion is a hallmark of #authoritarian regimes. Banning abortion serves as a back door for the erosion of civil liberties – and of democracy itself.
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October 27, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Reprint: Banning #abortion is a hallmark of #authoritarian regimes. Banning abortion serves as a back door for the erosion of civil liberties – and of democracy itself.
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Is The U.S. Experiencing National Trauma? Media overload can lead to anxiety, depression, hopelessness, and post-traumatic stress symptoms, including nightmares, emotional numbness and intrusive thoughts. As a result, people may avoid the news altogether.
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October 27, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Is The U.S. Experiencing National Trauma? Media overload can lead to anxiety, depression, hopelessness, and post-traumatic stress symptoms, including nightmares, emotional numbness and intrusive thoughts. As a result, people may avoid the news altogether.
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COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could unlock the next revolution in #cancer treatment. COVID-19 mRNA #vaccines trigger the body’s immune system to recognize and kill tumor cells and overcome the cancer’s ability to turn off immune cells.
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October 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could unlock the next revolution in #cancer treatment. COVID-19 mRNA #vaccines trigger the body’s immune system to recognize and kill tumor cells and overcome the cancer’s ability to turn off immune cells.
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Is The U.S. Experiencing National Trauma? Media overload can lead to anxiety, depression, hopelessness, and post-traumatic stress symptoms, including nightmares, emotional numbness and intrusive thoughts. As a result, people may avoid the news altogether.
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October 24, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Is The U.S. Experiencing National Trauma? Media overload can lead to anxiety, depression, hopelessness, and post-traumatic stress symptoms, including nightmares, emotional numbness and intrusive thoughts. As a result, people may avoid the news altogether.
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Reprint: Banning #abortion is a hallmark of #authoritarian regimes. Banning abortion serves as a back door for the erosion of civil liberties – and of democracy itself.
buff.ly/1xnAdlT
buff.ly/1xnAdlT
October 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Reprint: Banning #abortion is a hallmark of #authoritarian regimes. Banning abortion serves as a back door for the erosion of civil liberties – and of democracy itself.
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#NoKings2 in Boulder Creek, CA, est. crowd size 300-400 in a town of only 5,000 #WeCanDoThis
October 19, 2025 at 12:34 AM
#NoKings2 in Boulder Creek, CA, est. crowd size 300-400 in a town of only 5,000 #WeCanDoThis
"The plot moves briskly... And the culmination quite satisfactorily evokes the sense of wonder." Tom Easton, ANALOG
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October 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
"The plot moves briskly... And the culmination quite satisfactorily evokes the sense of wonder." Tom Easton, ANALOG
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"An unusual saga that starts slowly but builds to a startling climax." Sherry S. Hoy, Kliatt
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September 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"An unusual saga that starts slowly but builds to a startling climax." Sherry S. Hoy, Kliatt
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"A beautifully constructed fantasy with characters who are engagingly human while being fantastically heroic. This book is a keeper." Rickey Mallory, Affair de Coeur
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September 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
"A beautifully constructed fantasy with characters who are engagingly human while being fantastically heroic. This book is a keeper." Rickey Mallory, Affair de Coeur
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"Fabulous story about the past and the future. Secrets to unveil. Political upheaval. Action and adventure. The characters' growth and heartache. All wrapped in great storytelling and wonderful descriptions of this world they live in!"
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September 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
"Fabulous story about the past and the future. Secrets to unveil. Political upheaval. Action and adventure. The characters' growth and heartache. All wrapped in great storytelling and wonderful descriptions of this world they live in!"
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Barnes and Noble: buff.ly/sdVrEzF
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Rave reviews!
“Two of my favorite Darkover stories ever.”
“Delightful stories, the last one had me laughing out loud!”
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Barnes&Noble buff.ly/3Gh4HAg
Everywhere Else: buff.ly/3E23NX1
“Two of my favorite Darkover stories ever.”
“Delightful stories, the last one had me laughing out loud!”
Kindle buff.ly/oc9bvRH
Barnes&Noble buff.ly/3Gh4HAg
Everywhere Else: buff.ly/3E23NX1
September 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Rave reviews!
“Two of my favorite Darkover stories ever.”
“Delightful stories, the last one had me laughing out loud!”
Kindle buff.ly/oc9bvRH
Barnes&Noble buff.ly/3Gh4HAg
Everywhere Else: buff.ly/3E23NX1
“Two of my favorite Darkover stories ever.”
“Delightful stories, the last one had me laughing out loud!”
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Barnes&Noble buff.ly/3Gh4HAg
Everywhere Else: buff.ly/3E23NX1
#BookReview: A time-travel murder mystery with sensitivity to the vulnerability of women in the 1870s, especially those without rank or money, and the heroine's compassion and quick insight all make for a deeper story. @KelleyArmstrong #DeathAtAHighlandWedding @StMartinsPress buff.ly/3aaVApB
September 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
#BookReview: A time-travel murder mystery with sensitivity to the vulnerability of women in the 1870s, especially those without rank or money, and the heroine's compassion and quick insight all make for a deeper story. @KelleyArmstrong #DeathAtAHighlandWedding @StMartinsPress buff.ly/3aaVApB
"Fabulous story about the past and the future. Secrets to unveil. Political upheaval. Action and adventure. The characters' growth and heartache. All wrapped in great storytelling and wonderful descriptions of this world they live in!"
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September 4, 2025 at 11:02 PM
"Fabulous story about the past and the future. Secrets to unveil. Political upheaval. Action and adventure. The characters' growth and heartache. All wrapped in great storytelling and wonderful descriptions of this world they live in!"
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