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Debbie’s Blog

Welcome to my new blog, which now includes content from many of the blogs I’ve created over the years. You can now also access content via category from this one page instead of having to search for my individual blogs, which were scattered over various platforms and websites.


Thanks to 14-year-old Caitlan for being my 26,000th follower on Twitter

Thanks so much to Caitlan Washington (@CreatorWashingt) for being the 26,000th person to follow my @inkyelbows account. With permission of Caitlan’s parents, here’s more about this young UK writer… Caitlan says she’s just “an ordinary 14-year-old girl from Leeds with a passion for performing.” From Caitlan: “I’ve always been a fan of reading . . .








The Oatmeal: Matthew Inman makes grammar FUN

Click the above image to see an excellent visual explanation of how and why to use “whom” in a sentence. I love The Oatmeal‘s entertaining and quirky take on subjects as traditionally dry as grammar. Example: Woohoo, potatoes! The mastermind behind The Oatmeal is Matthew Inman. His self-written bio says it all: “The Oatmeal’s real name . . .




Man proposes to girlfriend in library with self-published children’s book

Awwww. To propose to his girlfriend, Paul Phillips wrote a book about their relationship, had it illustrated by Nashville artist Yoni Limor,  printed it. Then he planted the book in the library and arranged to have her stumble across the book and read it to him. Then he proposed. 🙂 More info on . . .