Deb Courtney
@debcourtney.bsky.social
Author. Writer. Speaker. Martini-swilling heathen. Life addict. Wearer of incredibly high heels. Host of Write Drunk, Edit Sober. No MAGA.
A lot of writers secretly think they are lazy, or untalented or doomed to never finish a project. Maybe all they need is to lean into being stubborn. In the right hands, stubbornness is a superpower.
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The Stubborn Creative: Why Persistence Beats Talent
Many creative people I know think their biggest flaw is inconsistency. They tell me they’re lazy. They tell me they procrastinate. They…
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November 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
A lot of writers secretly think they are lazy, or untalented or doomed to never finish a project. Maybe all they need is to lean into being stubborn. In the right hands, stubbornness is a superpower.
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Oh hey so of course the ~40 year old oven that was installed when the house was built up and dies yesterday and anyway who knew grilling a turkey was even a possibility so now you and I both know. #turkeyday
November 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Oh hey so of course the ~40 year old oven that was installed when the house was built up and dies yesterday and anyway who knew grilling a turkey was even a possibility so now you and I both know. #turkeyday
My new holiday favorite: Cranberry Curd Tarts. Tried a nut/graham cracker combo crust this year. Cooling in the fridge. Pretty. Tangy. A gorgeous experience.
November 27, 2025 at 2:34 AM
My new holiday favorite: Cranberry Curd Tarts. Tried a nut/graham cracker combo crust this year. Cooling in the fridge. Pretty. Tangy. A gorgeous experience.
Reading @itsafronomics.bsky.social The Double Tax over the next few days. Glad to have time to read what I suspect (and expect) to be an important look at economics for Black women, and therefore for all of us.
November 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Reading @itsafronomics.bsky.social The Double Tax over the next few days. Glad to have time to read what I suspect (and expect) to be an important look at economics for Black women, and therefore for all of us.
Apologies to the kids who picked the street in front of my house to park in. Again. That your car keeps showing up in front of my house freaked me out. But. Uh. Sorry I interrupted all that? So awkward.
November 23, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Apologies to the kids who picked the street in front of my house to park in. Again. That your car keeps showing up in front of my house freaked me out. But. Uh. Sorry I interrupted all that? So awkward.
If you can create something from nothing, you should.
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Ex Nihilo: The Obligation of Those Who Can Make Something From Nothing
By Deb Courtney
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November 20, 2025 at 1:20 AM
If you can create something from nothing, you should.
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Clearly hell has frozen over. ::gestures vaguely to everything::
November 19, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Clearly hell has frozen over. ::gestures vaguely to everything::
When you procrastinate writing your novel by writing your lesson on Procrastination. #irony #amwriting
November 19, 2025 at 1:28 AM
When you procrastinate writing your novel by writing your lesson on Procrastination. #irony #amwriting
You're at Donnie.
Imma need you at Marie.
Imma need you at Marie.
November 12, 2025 at 3:03 AM
You're at Donnie.
Imma need you at Marie.
Imma need you at Marie.
Live your life such that you need not fear total poetic evisceration from Joyce Carol Oates.
November 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Live your life such that you need not fear total poetic evisceration from Joyce Carol Oates.
Disgusting. Sell outs.
November 10, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Disgusting. Sell outs.
Mamdani is going to implement Sharpei Law. Everyone will have to get wrinkled dogs to bestow unlimited love upon.
Mamdani is going to implement Shar Law. Everyone will have to bow down to the Mistress of the Night, the Lady of Loss, and devote themselves to bringing about a darkness that will smother her hated foe and sister Selûne
Mamdani is going to implement My Sharona law. Everyone will have to create songs with undeniable rock beats.
November 9, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Mamdani is going to implement Sharpei Law. Everyone will have to get wrinkled dogs to bestow unlimited love upon.
Pardon me. So 'assault with a meat sandwich at point blank range'. Can someone please call the Gray Poupon guy in as the Mustard Splatter Analyst. Any stippling around the imprint of bologna? Assault with a deadly pepperoni carries what mandatory sentence again? #AssauleWirhAMeatSandwich #Absurd
November 4, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Pardon me. So 'assault with a meat sandwich at point blank range'. Can someone please call the Gray Poupon guy in as the Mustard Splatter Analyst. Any stippling around the imprint of bologna? Assault with a deadly pepperoni carries what mandatory sentence again? #AssauleWirhAMeatSandwich #Absurd
Interesting coincidence. Russell Vought. US Government/reality. Frederick Vought/Vought Industries/The Boys GenV universe. #strangerthanfiction #VoughtIndustries #politicalcrap
October 31, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Interesting coincidence. Russell Vought. US Government/reality. Frederick Vought/Vought Industries/The Boys GenV universe. #strangerthanfiction #VoughtIndustries #politicalcrap
When the power is out in Puget Sound and you have a gazillion candles because you are prepared but you blow them all out when the power comes back but then it goes back off 5 minutes later plunging you into total darkness #WALife #PugetSound
October 26, 2025 at 4:59 AM
When the power is out in Puget Sound and you have a gazillion candles because you are prepared but you blow them all out when the power comes back but then it goes back off 5 minutes later plunging you into total darkness #WALife #PugetSound
I'm a big fan of wasting NOTHING. So. Homemade duck dog treats. Not pretty but a big hit. Made from whatever was solid - but not too solid- after I made bone broth after I roasted a duck this weekend. Cat loves 'em too!
October 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I'm a big fan of wasting NOTHING. So. Homemade duck dog treats. Not pretty but a big hit. Made from whatever was solid - but not too solid- after I made bone broth after I roasted a duck this weekend. Cat loves 'em too!
October 16, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Everything is falling apart but I managed to pull off a delectable roast today so I have that going for me.
October 6, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Everything is falling apart but I managed to pull off a delectable roast today so I have that going for me.
This boy's actions are worth celebrating. OTOH. We now require sepererogatory heroism from CHILDREN. ON THE REGULAR. Supererogatory heroism refers to extraordinary, highly admirable acts of bravery and self-sacrifice that go beyond what is morally required or expected of a person.
FROM. CHILDREN.
FROM. CHILDREN.
All hail VICTOR!!! He's a real-life hero whose selflessness & courage is an inspiration to us all.
Wishing you a complete & speedy recovery.
I salute you, sir! 🫡
Wishing you a complete & speedy recovery.
I salute you, sir! 🫡
September 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM
This boy's actions are worth celebrating. OTOH. We now require sepererogatory heroism from CHILDREN. ON THE REGULAR. Supererogatory heroism refers to extraordinary, highly admirable acts of bravery and self-sacrifice that go beyond what is morally required or expected of a person.
FROM. CHILDREN.
FROM. CHILDREN.
the major difference between "right wing political violence" and "left wing political violence" is that right wing political violence (in the west) is systemic, institutionalized, and has the full weight of govts and armies behind it. left wing political violence is throwing rocks at a tank
September 15, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Charlie
YouTube video by Jesse Welles
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September 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Did not want to see that video. Will never celebrate political violence. I wish we were better than this.
September 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Did not want to see that video. Will never celebrate political violence. I wish we were better than this.
"Harvard can't use race as a factor in admissions, but ICE can use race as a factor in detentions" is a retrenchment essentially to a pre-Civil War understanding of the Constitution. It's vanishingly few steps removed from "Latinos have no rights which the white man is bound to respect."
September 10, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Lying liars always lie.
September 10, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Lying liars always lie.