Debbie’s Stories

A safe, creative sanctuary where people use writing to connect deeply with themselves, their stories, and each other.

A weekly weaving of stories and resources to strengthen the fibers that bind people and pets.

I lshare my best essays and short stories along with those of my subscribers. I sometimes include invitational guest posts and podcast interviews by our paid subscribers. Will YOU be one of those?

I am an author advocate, publisher of She Writes Press and SparkPress, book industry insider, and champion to writers who show up to the page because they must.

Author of 40 books and now an aspiring graphic memoirist. I'm exploring art, travel, and life through text and image and recording the journey here. Follow along as I learn to draw, go back to school, and write a graphic memoir about my artist father.

Discovering Joy, Hope and Positivity in the Midst of Darkness

Nedra Nuggets is a heart-to-heart with a therapist—short, practical, and packed with wisdom! Each week, I break down boundaries, relationships, and mental health into bite-sized, relatable advice you can actually use. No fluff, no jargon—just real talk.

This is my documented process of becoming a household name, no matter how long it takes—all of the failures and successes along the path.

The internet’s most intimate, illuminating interviews with today’s greatest writers—get an in-depth look into the craft of writing and what it means to be a heart-centered human in a hard world.

Writing, books, art. Kinship, broadly construed. Advocate for acknowledging troubled family histories honestly, open-heartedly, and with imagination.