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Erik Deckers 🇳🇱
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Pro writer, ghostwriter, humorist, co-author of 4 social media books. Humor novel pub'd 2023. President of the Jack Kerouac Project in Orlando. Learning Dutch. Mostly harmless. http://bit.ly/MINebook
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Erik Deckers 🇳🇱 @edeckers.bsky.social · Dec 26
I can think of exactly three adult milestones in my life. And they're not the ones you would normally expect.

When Will I Feel Like An Adult? I'm Not Ready Yet. laughing-stalk.blogspot.com/2025/12/when... #humor #humorcolumn #adulthood
When Will I Feel Like An Adult? I'm Not Ready Yet.
Erik Deckers is a newspaper humor columnist and book author who writes about current events and personal stories for 10 newspapers around Indiana.
laughing-stalk.blogspot.com
edeckers.bsky.social
I'm a week late in writing about @LifeatLSSU's annual Banished Words List. Oh, well, nobody's "perfect." Especially not after they banished that word.

LSSU’s List of Banished Words for 2026 Is Almost Perfect. laughing-stalk.blogspot.com/2026/01/lssu... #humor #humorcolumn #banishedwords
LSSU’s List of Banished Words for 2026 Is Almost Perfect
Erik Deckers is a newspaper humor columnist and book author who writes about current events and personal stories for 10 newspapers around Indiana.
laughing-stalk.blogspot.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:48 PM
edeckers.bsky.social
One time, my mom and dad forgot their anniversary TOGETHER. This year, my dad and his 2nd wife forgot it again.

(He may be pissed at this week's column!)

Why You And Your Spouse Forget Things Together. laughing-stalk.blogspot.com/2026/01/why-... #humor #humorcolumn #memory
Why You And Your Spouse Forget Things Together
Erik Deckers is a newspaper humor columnist and book author who writes about current events and personal stories for 10 newspapers around Indiana.
laughing-stalk.blogspot.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:57 PM
edeckers.bsky.social
I can think of exactly three adult milestones in my life. And they're not the ones you would normally expect.

When Will I Feel Like An Adult? I'm Not Ready Yet. laughing-stalk.blogspot.com/2025/12/when... #humor #humorcolumn #adulthood
When Will I Feel Like An Adult? I'm Not Ready Yet.
Erik Deckers is a newspaper humor columnist and book author who writes about current events and personal stories for 10 newspapers around Indiana.
laughing-stalk.blogspot.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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@4horsemenpubs.bsky.social has a buy one, get one half off (BOGOHO) sale, and *I* happen to have two books for sale on their website: Mackinac Island Nation and Whither, Utopia.

4horsemenpublications.com/product-cate...

#books #booksmakegreatgifts #HolidayShopping #satire #Humor #humornovel
December 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
edeckers.bsky.social
#Indiana State Senator Andy Zay is righting a wrong that has plagued Hoosiers for 117 years: Naming the #breadedporktenderloin as our official state sandwich.

Indiana Senate to Face Critical, Historic Vote: Choosing a State Sandwich. laughing-stalk.blogspot.com/2025/12/indi... #humor #humorcolumn
Indiana Senate to Face Critical, Historic Vote: Choosing a State Sandwich
Erik Deckers is a newspaper humor columnist and book author who writes about current events and personal stories for 10 newspapers around Indiana.
laughing-stalk.blogspot.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
edeckers.bsky.social
Nothing better than a peanut butter and jalapeño cheeseburger after eating healthy after Thanksgiving. (Gravy, stuffing, and green bean casserole are all veggies, right?)

Karl the Curmudgeon's Thanksgiving Speech Contest. laughing-stalk.blogspot.com/2025/12/karl... #humor #humorcolumn #Thanksgiving
Karl the Curmudgeon's Thanksgiving Speech Contest
Erik Deckers is a newspaper humor columnist and book author who writes about current events and personal stories for 10 newspapers around Indiana.
laughing-stalk.blogspot.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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@4horsemenpubs is having a book sale. Buy one book, get a second book half off! It's a BOGOHO!

You can pick up both my new novel, Whither Utopia, and my first novel, Mackinac Island Nation. Plus, WU is 15% off already.

4horsemenpublications.com/product-cate...

#buybooks #giftideas #ebooks
December 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Tired of being asked to spend money this year? Get a ticket to Laura Lee Bahr's and my book launch on February 5th, 2026. It's FREE at the Kerouac House in Orlando!!

bit.ly/llbedbooklau...

#booklaunch #whoistheliar #whitherutopia
November 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
edeckers.bsky.social
If you're in the Central Florida area, you're cordially invited to @LauraLeeBahr's and my book launch on Feb. 5 at 7 pm at the Kerouac House (1418 Clouser Ave.).

Get your FREE ticket at bit.ly/llbedbooklau....

#booklaunch #humor #satire #thriller #whitherutopia #whoistheliar
November 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM
edeckers.bsky.social
My new novel, Whither Utopia, officially launches on Wednesday, December 3. You can order it and get it in time for the holidays — get a copy for a friend and another for yourself!

4horsemenpublications.com/product/whit...

#booklaunch #whitherutopia #satire #humornovel #humor
Whither, Utopia
Education and the arts receive more money than they need, everyone gets along, and all differences are celebrated and embraced. So why are people unhappy?Sara Cooper-Wright, a student at App
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November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
edeckers.bsky.social
Why is there an increase in autism and ADHD diagnoses these days? Hint: It's not Tylenol. We're just better at spotting it.

Why We Didn’t "Have Autism" in the 1970s. laughing-stalk.blogspot.com/2025/11/why-... #humor #humorcolumn #ADHD
Why We Didn’t "Have Autism" in the 1970s
Erik Deckers is a newspaper humor columnist and book author who writes about current events and personal stories for 10 newspapers around Indiana.
laughing-stalk.blogspot.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:19 PM
edeckers.bsky.social
Have you ever been to Ed Debevic's? If you have, then you understand my new coffee shop concept, No Apologies.

New humor column: This Coffee Shop Sucks. laughing-stalk.blogspot.com/2025/11/this... #humor #humorcolumn #customerservice
This Coffee Shop Sucks
Erik Deckers is a newspaper humor columnist and book author who writes about current events and personal stories for 10 newspapers around Indiana.
laughing-stalk.blogspot.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:19 PM
edeckers.bsky.social
English is a rich, varied language that can melt hearts and change the world, and '67' was Dictionary.com's choice for word of the year?

Dictionary.com Picks Stupidest Word Ever for Word of the Year. laughing-stalk.blogspot.com/2025/11/dict... #humor #humorcolumn #sixseven
November 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
edeckers.bsky.social
I once won $2 playing nickel slots and got PISSED. I just wanted it to stop!

Gambling Is Boring; I Don’t See What the Big Deal Is. laughing-stalk.blogspot.com/2025/10/gamb... #humor #humorcolumn #gambling
Gambling Is Boring; I Don’t See What the Big Deal Is
Erik Deckers is a newspaper humor columnist and book author who writes about current events and personal stories for 10 newspapers around Indiana.
laughing-stalk.blogspot.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:03 PM
edeckers.bsky.social
I recently wore a sports coat to a friend's funeral and was shocked — SHOCKED, I SAY! — that I was one of the only people dressed that way. Apparently, this is the new normal?

Nobody Wears Suits to Funerals Anymore. laughing-stalk.blogspot.com/2025/10/nobo... #humor #humorcolumn #fashion #funerals
Nobody Wears Suits to Funerals Anymore
Erik Deckers is a newspaper humor columnist and book author who writes about current events and personal stories for 10 newspapers around Indiana.
laughing-stalk.blogspot.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:29 PM
edeckers.bsky.social
Friends say I'm full of something, but "wisdom" is not the word that comes to mind.

Advice For New Adults. laughing-stalk.blogspot.com/2025/10/advi... #humor #humorcolumn #advice
Advice For New Adults
Erik Deckers is a newspaper humor columnist and book author who writes about current events and personal stories for 10 newspapers around Indiana.
laughing-stalk.blogspot.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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My interview with @grammargirl.bsky.social was released yesterday, and I'm pretty chuffed that they created some snippets to share. Here's me retelling how the whole alphabet got started – in book terms, the first part of the first chapter (Chapter A) of 'Why Q Needs U'!
pod.link/grammargirl/...
October 17, 2025 at 10:56 AM
edeckers.bsky.social
Nice write-up of my time in Warsaw in the Ink-Free News.

www.inkfreenews.com/2025/10/15/o...

#warsawindiana #Speaking #authortalk
Operation Read featured Deckers, a humorist, ghostwriter and columnist
Erik Deckers, of Florida and formerly a business owner and resident of Syracuse, was the key speaker at the annual Operation Read program.
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October 15, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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I am moving my Whither, Utopia book launch from Oct. 29 to the first week of Feb. at the Kerouac House. Too many logistical details made the October date impossible.

More info soon. We won't have tickets, you'll just be able to buy books there. (I didn't like the $4+ fee Eventbrite was adding.)
October 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
edeckers.bsky.social
If you're not doing anything on Wednesday, October 29, please join me at the Kerouac House at 7:00 p.m. for the launch of my new novel, Whither, Utopia.

www.eventbrite.com/e/whither-ut...

#booklaunch #amwriting #centralflorida
October 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
edeckers.bsky.social
In less than 25 hours, I will be in my hometown at the John F. Kennedy branch of the Muncie Public Library, telling a funny story about how I thought the library got its name when I was a kid.

www.munciepubliclibrary.org/event/author...

#Muncie #muncieindiana #authortalk #amwriting
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October 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
edeckers.bsky.social
I learned from my father-in-law that if you invite someone to dinner, you're paying. He loved taking people to lunch and dinner, and I appreciated his rule.

Dining Etiquette Rules Explained. laughing-stalk.blogspot.com/2025/10/dini... #humor #humorcolumn #diningetiquette
Dining Etiquette Rules Explained
Erik Deckers is a newspaper humor columnist and book author who writes about current events and personal stories for 10 newspapers around Indiana.
laughing-stalk.blogspot.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
edeckers.bsky.social
Indiana and New York consider burritos sandwiches for tax purposes. Restaurant goers consider Indiana and New York idiots.

Karl Gets Angry When a Burrito is Called a Sandwich. laughing-stalk.blogspot.com/2025/10/karl... #humor #humorcolumn #burrito #sandwich
Karl Gets Angry When a Burrito is Called a Sandwich
Erik Deckers is a newspaper humor columnist and book author who writes about current events and personal stories for 10 newspapers around Indiana.
laughing-stalk.blogspot.com
October 3, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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The world doesn’t stop because you’re in pain and neither does Sabine.

Get 30% off when you buy directly from 4horsemenpublications for the month of September.

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September 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
edeckers.bsky.social
People Against Pineapple On Pizza (PANOP) was nearly called Pineapple's Outrageous On Pizza, but we thought better of it. Too many awkward questions.

People Against Pineapple on Pizza. laughing-stalk.blogspot.com/2025/09/peop... #humor #humorcolumn #pizza #pineappleonpizza
People Against Pineapple on Pizza
Erik Deckers is a newspaper humor columnist and book author who writes about current events and personal stories for 10 newspapers around Indiana.
laughing-stalk.blogspot.com
September 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM