Liz deBeer
@lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social
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Writer, Reader, Beach Walker, Trying My Best Www.ldebeerwriter.com
Retirement, Resilience, & Writing: "No Fear, No Fun"
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Retirement, Resilience, & Writing: "No Fear, No Fun"
Meet Guest Writer K.E. Karl
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Delighted to be included in the January 2026's issue of
@thehooletsnook.bsky.social
! Thx for reading my CNF: "Tropical Moments" & "Slippery Memories":
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Enjoy all THN's Micros & Nanos!!
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Thank you @litgarage01 for sharing my flash "The Man With A Shoebox"! So many great stories in this journal; I'm delighted to be included!
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13 days ago
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Sorry to hear
#KelpJournal
is closing. So many great stories published there like this recent one
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[Fiction] The Hold by Raymond Brunell
The Hold by Raymond BrunellThey told me I was killing myself, and they could have been right. My body kept its own accounts then—ribs showing through my nightgown, spine like rosary beads beneath the ...
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Laughing All the Way: Wintery Humor
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Laughing All the Way
A Bit of Holiday Humor
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Beautiful essay Thank you to everyone who supports other creatives:
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#brevityblog
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An Open Letter to Your Family and Friends This Holiday Season
By Heidi Croot On a sunny October afternoon last year, my 33-year-old cousin told me his recovery program involved group writing, and he’d written a love letter to his recently deceased parents. I …
https://brevity.wordpress.com/2025/12/23/holiday-season/
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Wow. Just read this powerful poem "How to Swallow Glass" by Ebenezer Mowete in RedRoseThorn. Hope others read and share:
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#poetry
#glass
#race
#survive
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How to Swallow Glass by Ebenezer Mowete | redrosethorns publications | empowerment
Discover Ebenezer Mowete's powerful poem on empowerment, exploring survival and resilience. Read this moving poem now. redrosethorns publishes writing centred around mental health, gender/sexuality, ...
https://www.redrosethorns.com/post/how-to-swallow-glass
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Happy Thriftmas & Merry Crafting!!
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Happy Thriftmas & Merry Crafting
Have you heard of celebrating Thriftmas?
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Aging, a process of regeneration, explored in my two Flash Stories published in Persimmon Tree, an online magazine of the arts by women over sixty. Thank you for checking out "Missing Pieces" and "Soiled Landing."
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Regeneration: Two Flash Stories – Persimmon Tree
https://persimmontree.org/winter-2026/regeneration/
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Stressed? Five Fast Free Tips to Find Calm:
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Stressed?
Five Fast Free Tips to Find Calm
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about 1 month ago
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Thrilled to be included in this edition of Bending Genres. So many wonderful works! Thank you for reading!!
bendinggenres.com/at-the-edge/
@bendinggenres.bsky.social
#flash
#pool
#swim
about 2 months ago
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So pleased to be a part of this amazing issue of DIHP!!
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about 2 months ago
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Thrilled to be included in the December issues of Does It Have Pockets Lit Journal with many wonderful writers including
@writesofkathryn.bsky.social
@nomad-sw18.bsky.social
@francinewitte.bsky.social
Fabulous issue! Thank you
@doesithavepockets.bsky.social
!!!!
about 2 months ago
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Thrilled to be included in this cool new journal
@flowlitmag.bsky.social
!! Check out the stories - all have beverages as a theme
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about 2 months ago
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Tis the season! Gravy season is celebrated in Instant Noodles Dec. Literary Magazine. Lots of entertaining gravy stories in this issue, including "Cracked Pie Crust" - my microfiction story:
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#instantnoodles
#gravy
#cat
#turkey
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CRACKED PIE CRUST ~ Liz DeBeer
Click on the play button above to hear an audio recording of this work performed by the author. The cracked pie crust should have been a warning. But I barely glance at the top crust’s fissure when…
https://instantnoodleslitmag.com/cracked-pie-crust-liz-debeer/
about 2 months ago
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Thank you Allison Mitchell for this lovely essay: "Kayaking with Dragonflies"
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#Kripalu
#Kayak
#Dragonflies
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Kayaking with Dragonflies
Life Lessons Learned While Kayaking with Dragonflies by Allison Mitchell
https://open.substack.com/pub/lizardstale/p/kayaking-with-dragonflies?r=49zf5&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
2 months ago
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Grateful to be included in Red Rose Thorn with two stories: "Who's That Girl?" and "Our Mole" Thank you for reading!!
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redrosethorns journal | redrosethorns.com
redrosethorns is a woman-owned educational publication focused on mental health, gender, sexuality, self-care, and empowerment. We provide literature, workshops and educational content that inspire in...
https://www.redrosethorns.com/redrosethornsjournal
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Lots of misses to get some swishes. Recent Flash Writing Round-Up
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Recent Flash Writing Round-Up
Some Wins Despite Lots of Rejections
https://open.substack.com/pub/lizardstale/p/recent-flash-writing-round-up?r=49zf5&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
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Life is like… Garbage?
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Life Is Like...
Considering how our lives might be defined by what we throw away
https://open.substack.com/pub/lizardstale/p/life-is-like?r=49zf5&utm_medium=ios
3 months ago
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Pleased to share "Cappy’s Crabs" up at
@suddenflash.bsky.social
Check out my friend Marie's “Curse Word” too - Loved it!
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3 months ago
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Happy Halloween 🎃! Thank you for reading my flash in BULL!
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3 months ago
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Delighted to be included in
@suddenflash.bsky.social
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3 months ago
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Thank You to All the Peaceful Protesters!
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Thank You
Thank you to everyone who participated in No Kings 2.0 to protest fascism!
https://open.substack.com/pub/lizardstale/p/thank-you-669?r=49zf5&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
3 months ago
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Bill Kristol
4 months ago
No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.
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On October 18th, we say #NoKings
YouTube video by Home of the Brave
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Fictive Dream
4 months ago
"A boy slams I-guess-his-brother’s head into the full-length three-panel mirror, leaving behind hand streaks..." Smudged Reflections by Liz deBeer
@lizdebeerwriter.bsky.social
#flashfiction
. Please click on the link and enjoy
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Thrilled to be published in the wonderful
@fictivedream.bsky.social
-- such an honor. Thank you for reading! (This is fiction but based on an actual event when I worked at a department store years ago)
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Friendship Gardens
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Friendship Gardens
Do You Have One Too?
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Seeking Hope as Summer Ends
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Seeking Hope as Summer Ends
Although Summer officially ends on September 22nd, sunflowers are wilting, schools are reopening, stores are displaying Halloween candy (and Christmas decor at Costco!).
https://open.substack.com/pub/lizardstale/p/summers-ending-again?r=49zf5&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
4 months ago
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Thrilled to be part of Wild Greens Magazine's "Time" issue, with this flash "Impatient Room" (at the end of the magazine). Love the art work as well as the writing in this journal.
www.wildgreensmagazine.com
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Wild Greens
Wild Greens 5, no. 11 (September 2025) Time Welcome to the September 2025 issue of Wild Greens
https://www.wildgreensmagazine.com/
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Wishing You a Relaxing Labor Day Weekend & Sharing Old-Fashioned Wisdom
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Old Fashioned Wisdom
Over Labor Day Weekend
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5 months ago
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Sandpipers offer us a message about perserverance:
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Perseverance & Sandpipers at the Shore
With each wave, sandpipers rush out to pluck insects, marine worms, and other small creatures.
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Many of us are struggling with health and grief issues. We handle it differently, but sometimes, it's helpful to turn to Hot Mustard & Tears: (Shout out to
@tracieadams.bsky.social
- who is featured in this substack).
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Sometimes, It's Hot Mustard & Tears
So many are struggling with health and grief issues.
https://open.substack.com/pub/lizardstale/p/sometimes-its-hot-mustard-and-tears?r=49zf5&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
6 months ago
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Up for a short writing challenge? Join me in the
@nycmidnight.bsky.social
250-word Microfiction Challenge on December 5th! Learn more at
nycmidnight.com/250
I'm going to try again - my second time!
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The 250-word Microfiction Challenge — nycmidnight
The 250-word Microfiction Challenge is an international creative writing competition that challenges participants to create very short stories based on genre, action, and word assignments in 48 hours.
https://nycmidnight.com/250
6 months ago
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I’m sharing this wonderful micro “Mapping” by my writer friend
@patriciabender.bsky.social
, as a reminder about how to find ourselves despite this noisy madness.
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How to Get There
Where's the Map?
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6 months ago
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Got 25 seconds to reflect on corn?
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25 Seconds: Corn, Wind, & Reflection
Just 25 seconds to observe bees, corn stalks, and wind in a brief recording from my family’s garden.
https://open.substack.com/pub/lizardstale/p/25-seconds-bees-corn-wind-and-reflection?r=49zf5&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
6 months ago
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Leah Greenberg ❌👑
6 months ago
HI EVERYONE HERE IS THE LIVESTREAM IF YOU CAN'T GET INTO THE ZOOM
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One Million Rising: One Million Trained, Millions More Empowered
YouTube video by Indivisible
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Indivisible ❌👑
6 months ago
Since Zoom is currently at capacity, please join through the livestream on YouTube!
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One Million Rising: One Million Trained, Millions More Empowered
YouTube video by Indivisible
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Who knew tomatoes and cherries could be so interesting? Punk Rock Produce Substack
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Punk Rock Produce Substack | Substack
RECONNECTING LOCAL FARMERS AND LOCAL EATERS—ONE SEASON, ONE FREEZER, ONE TRUTH AT A TIME. Click to read Punk Rock Produce Substack, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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6 months ago
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Congratulations to LIBRE for their first year in publication!
@librelit.bsky.social
Honored to be among the first published in LIBRE in September 2024. Best wishes!
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Catch and release: life lessons from a bad date – LIBRE
By Liz deBeer Grimacing, she eyes the reddish liquid in the shot glass. “What’s this?” “Oyster shooter. A perfect mix of spicy, sweet, and savory.” Her date raises his glass. “Made with tomato juice, ...
https://librelit.com/2025/06/28/liz-debeer/
7 months ago
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A dog, a distracted owner. Sometimes we forget what matters most to us. Thankful for
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7 months ago
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What can we possibly say while people from the USA are buying/selling/wearing merch promoting our country's current concentration camp: "Alligator Alcatraz" ? It's not left v right. It's right v wrong. Can you imagine Auschwitz merch in the 1940s?
7 months ago
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Amazing story. Have to admit, I kinda relate to the wife.
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Thrilled to see my micro "Clinging" up on The Hootlet's Nook - an online journal microfiction & poetry. Check out my Micro. Thank you Hootlet's Nook!
www.thehooletsnook.com/stories--poe...
@thehooletsnook.bsky.social
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Clinging
by Liz deBeer Mom’s quiet as we drive to the beach, not even complaining that my music’s too loud. Since summer’s over, the parking lot’s empty when I pull in. Holding onto Mom, we follow the...
https://www.thehooletsnook.com/stories--poems/clinging
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A room of Rangers, reflection of duty and honor
#rangers
#honor
#duty
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Honor & Duty
To Country & Each Other
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7 months ago
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The Rs’ “Big, Disastrous Bill” will cut health care for 16 mil Americans,close hospitals & nursing homes for tax cuts for rich. Contact reps:
www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
Thx to reps trying to stop this:
@andykimnj.bsky.social
@frankpallone.bsky.social
@booker.senate.gov
@repsherrill.bsky.social
7 months ago
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Delighted to share this flash by
@patriciabender.bsky.social
Consider- how do you write directions to a memory?
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7 months ago
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Indivisible ❌👑
8 months ago
You showed up to say NO KINGS on Saturday but the work continues and we need you in the fight. The road ahead isn't just about one protest or day. It's about building a movement powerful enough to win against authoritarian forces focused on destroying our democracy. Here are ways to stay involved.
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What's Next — No Kings
https://www.nokings.org/next
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Just want to take a moment to shout out the international reporters helping us get the real story out. When an 80-year-old veteran with a walker is hauled off with his hands zip-tied behind his back, and the media spins it as a “threatening breach” of a police barricade
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Feeling Torn? Craving Balance? Weighing what works for you
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Feeling Torn, Craving Balance
During a morning beach stroll, I found plastic bottle caps, tampon applicators, ziplock bags among shells, stones, feathers.
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