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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.




Dancing with my man in Chattanooga, TN

Neither Jeff nor I consider ourselves public dancers. We’ve never been into the nightclub dancing scene. At friends’ weddings, we’d rather sit and chat with people rather than go out on the dance floor. It depends on the crowd, though. I dance in my office in private sometimes. I know . . .





Exciting non-sad news: I’m illustrating I’M SAD (a sequel to I’M BORED)!

Just got permission to make this public: I am ***THRILLED*** to announce that I will be illustrating I’M SAD, a sequel to I’M BORED written by Michael Ian Black, coming out from Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers in 2018! I’m excited to be working with editor Justin Chanda and art director . . .



ALL THE BRIGHT PLACES by Jennifer Niven: funny, sweet and heartbreaking

I finished reading Jennifer Niven’s ALL THE BRIGHT PLACES on the flight home from Chattanooga. Tears were involved. Such amazing writing, so many truths, humor and heartbreak. The characters and story still haunt me, but in a good way. Highly recommended. Added: Ooo, and Jennifer just gave a sneak peek of her new . . .