Deb E.
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I write. Very slowly.
I read #fiction & #writing research & generally interesting articles.
I listen to music, audiobooks, & podcasts.
I watch things.
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I read #fiction & #writing research & generally interesting articles.
I listen to music, audiobooks, & podcasts.
I watch things.
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Deb E.
@debe.mastodon.nz.ap.brid.gy
· Nov 9
Fellow Writers &/or Readers keen to engage with writers, you can follow my more writerly focused profile here: @debehowell
I'm going to keep this timeline more neighbourly, hanging out with my Kiwi mates.
I'm going to keep this timeline more neighbourly, hanging out with my Kiwi mates.
Ooh, not too many opportunities to share this one, so I'll take it:
Tantric (with Kevin Martin from Candlebox) "The One"
https://youtu.be/zYSoB49DAVY
#JukeboxFridayNight #countingdown
Tantric (with Kevin Martin from Candlebox) "The One"
https://youtu.be/zYSoB49DAVY
#JukeboxFridayNight #countingdown
December 26, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Ooh, not too many opportunities to share this one, so I'll take it:
Tantric (with Kevin Martin from Candlebox) "The One"
https://youtu.be/zYSoB49DAVY
#JukeboxFridayNight #countingdown
Tantric (with Kevin Martin from Candlebox) "The One"
https://youtu.be/zYSoB49DAVY
#JukeboxFridayNight #countingdown
Well, I can't play #JukeboxFridayNight #countingdown if I don't jump in with
Blind Melon "Three is a Magic Number"
https://youtu.be/k6to8QyaA1Y
Blind Melon "Three is a Magic Number"
https://youtu.be/k6to8QyaA1Y
December 26, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Well, I can't play #JukeboxFridayNight #countingdown if I don't jump in with
Blind Melon "Three is a Magic Number"
https://youtu.be/k6to8QyaA1Y
Blind Melon "Three is a Magic Number"
https://youtu.be/k6to8QyaA1Y
Well, it feels like it would be wrong not to open #JukeboxFridayNight with this new release from The Darkness: "Mistletoe & Wine"
https://youtu.be/LSJzk1bpA-U
#morethatcarols
https://youtu.be/LSJzk1bpA-U
#morethatcarols
December 19, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Well, it feels like it would be wrong not to open #JukeboxFridayNight with this new release from The Darkness: "Mistletoe & Wine"
https://youtu.be/LSJzk1bpA-U
#morethatcarols
https://youtu.be/LSJzk1bpA-U
#morethatcarols
Okay, #secretsantaaonz , I have a minute, so let's go, eh?
December 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Okay, #secretsantaaonz , I have a minute, so let's go, eh?
Hey #secretsantaaonz, I won't make it past midnight tonight to be part of the earliest crew. And I have a mission to do for work in the morning, so it'll be a bit later -- maybe mid-morning? -- before I get to join in the opening fun. Then it's pikelet lunch, so I might be AWOL for much of the […]
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mastodon.nz
December 16, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Hey #secretsantaaonz, I won't make it past midnight tonight to be part of the earliest crew. And I have a mission to do for work in the morning, so it'll be a bit later -- maybe mid-morning? -- before I get to join in the opening fun. Then it's pikelet lunch, so I might be AWOL for much of the […]
My first track for #JukeboxFridayNight #travellers will have to be via Bandcamp because it's not officially up on Youtube to share from there.
Mëstar "Journey"
https://mestar.bandcamp.com/track/journey
Mëstar "Journey"
https://mestar.bandcamp.com/track/journey
December 12, 2025 at 4:57 AM
My first track for #JukeboxFridayNight #travellers will have to be via Bandcamp because it's not officially up on Youtube to share from there.
Mëstar "Journey"
https://mestar.bandcamp.com/track/journey
Mëstar "Journey"
https://mestar.bandcamp.com/track/journey
#secretsantaaonz Thank you for sending my gift on time (early, even). I'm eagerly keeping an eye on the NZ Post app. Given the package is still sitting in the Wiri depot, I guess it won't arrive in Dunedin today! Will keep eagerly watching & hoping the postal service doesn't let us down […]
Original post on mastodon.nz
mastodon.nz
December 9, 2025 at 3:01 AM
#secretsantaaonz Thank you for sending my gift on time (early, even). I'm eagerly keeping an eye on the NZ Post app. Given the package is still sitting in the Wiri depot, I guess it won't arrive in Dunedin today! Will keep eagerly watching & hoping the postal service doesn't let us down […]
Reposted by Deb E.
I strongly recommend people download the NZPost app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.co.nzpost) to keep track of their deliveries and inbound parcels.
Don't fall for these sorts of phishing scams. Especially at this time of year...
#secretsantaaonz
Don't fall for these sorts of phishing scams. Especially at this time of year...
#secretsantaaonz
NZ Post - Apps on Google Play
Download our mobile app for easy parcel tracking and tools at your fingertips.
play.google.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:43 AM
I strongly recommend people download the NZPost app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.co.nzpost) to keep track of their deliveries and inbound parcels.
Don't fall for these sorts of phishing scams. Especially at this time of year...
#secretsantaaonz
Don't fall for these sorts of phishing scams. Especially at this time of year...
#secretsantaaonz
Reposted by Deb E.
Great advice from Uncle Phil @philtanner.bsky.social
If you use the nz post app for all of your parcel tracking etc you won’t fall victim to the phishing emails.
#SecretSantaAoNZ
If you use the nz post app for all of your parcel tracking etc you won’t fall victim to the phishing emails.
#SecretSantaAoNZ
I strongly recommend people download the NZPost app (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nz.co.nzpost) to keep track of their deliveries and inbound parcels.
Don't fall for these sorts of phishing scams. Especially at this time of year...
#secretsantaaonz
Don't fall for these sorts of phishing scams. Especially at this time of year...
#secretsantaaonz
NZ Post - Apps on Google Play
Download our mobile app for easy parcel tracking and tools at your fingertips.
play.google.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Great advice from Uncle Phil @philtanner.bsky.social
If you use the nz post app for all of your parcel tracking etc you won’t fall victim to the phishing emails.
#SecretSantaAoNZ
If you use the nz post app for all of your parcel tracking etc you won’t fall victim to the phishing emails.
#SecretSantaAoNZ
It's Greg Johnson day!
🎵December the Third
That's the day the ice thawed
It's the day that I proved to myself that this fiction is flawed
Shaken, not stirred
Or to pour me one too
'Cause I've got the news, she's still got a soft spot for you🎵
Greg Johnson "Don't Wait Another Day" […]
🎵December the Third
That's the day the ice thawed
It's the day that I proved to myself that this fiction is flawed
Shaken, not stirred
Or to pour me one too
'Cause I've got the news, she's still got a soft spot for you🎵
Greg Johnson "Don't Wait Another Day" […]
Original post on mastodon.nz
mastodon.nz
December 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
It's Greg Johnson day!
🎵December the Third
That's the day the ice thawed
It's the day that I proved to myself that this fiction is flawed
Shaken, not stirred
Or to pour me one too
'Cause I've got the news, she's still got a soft spot for you🎵
Greg Johnson "Don't Wait Another Day" […]
🎵December the Third
That's the day the ice thawed
It's the day that I proved to myself that this fiction is flawed
Shaken, not stirred
Or to pour me one too
'Cause I've got the news, she's still got a soft spot for you🎵
Greg Johnson "Don't Wait Another Day" […]
I have run out of time to make anything for my #secretsantaaonz (it happens to clash with my end-of-year semi-burnout & walking with my 10yo's class to swimming daily, which throws out my routine completely -- final day today, though! I'm free!), so I have enlisted the help of my teen son's […]
Original post on mastodon.nz
mastodon.nz
December 2, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I have run out of time to make anything for my #secretsantaaonz (it happens to clash with my end-of-year semi-burnout & walking with my 10yo's class to swimming daily, which throws out my routine completely -- final day today, though! I'm free!), so I have enlisted the help of my teen son's […]
#secretsantaaonz Gettin to know ya: What does your Christmas Tree look like? Do you decorate?
It looks like a fake tree still in its box at the moment! I guess we had better make room for it.
Our Xmas tree is a green faux tree I bought from Kmart many, many years ago (25 or do?) and it's still […]
It looks like a fake tree still in its box at the moment! I guess we had better make room for it.
Our Xmas tree is a green faux tree I bought from Kmart many, many years ago (25 or do?) and it's still […]
Original post on mastodon.nz
mastodon.nz
December 1, 2025 at 3:44 AM
#secretsantaaonz Gettin to know ya: What does your Christmas Tree look like? Do you decorate?
It looks like a fake tree still in its box at the moment! I guess we had better make room for it.
Our Xmas tree is a green faux tree I bought from Kmart many, many years ago (25 or do?) and it's still […]
It looks like a fake tree still in its box at the moment! I guess we had better make room for it.
Our Xmas tree is a green faux tree I bought from Kmart many, many years ago (25 or do?) and it's still […]
Reposted by Deb E.
You deserve kindness.
You deserve softness.
You deserve a break from being strong.
You deserve to love yourself.
Unclench that jaw.
Hydrate.
Take a break from the internet.
Look at the sky.
Smile.
You're doing great.
Luv you 💜😘
You deserve softness.
You deserve a break from being strong.
You deserve to love yourself.
Unclench that jaw.
Hydrate.
Take a break from the internet.
Look at the sky.
Smile.
You're doing great.
Luv you 💜😘
November 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
You deserve kindness.
You deserve softness.
You deserve a break from being strong.
You deserve to love yourself.
Unclench that jaw.
Hydrate.
Take a break from the internet.
Look at the sky.
Smile.
You're doing great.
Luv you 💜😘
You deserve softness.
You deserve a break from being strong.
You deserve to love yourself.
Unclench that jaw.
Hydrate.
Take a break from the internet.
Look at the sky.
Smile.
You're doing great.
Luv you 💜😘
Reposted by Deb E.
For all you nature lovers (especially herpetological sorts, i.e. lizards, and more specifically, geckos here in Aotearoa) get a load of this: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/the-strange-beautiful-lizard-at-the-bottom-of-the-world/ Stunning. I tried to find some when I was in Rakiura, but was […]
Original post on mastodon.nzoss.nz
mastodon.nzoss.nz
November 29, 2025 at 1:13 AM
For all you nature lovers (especially herpetological sorts, i.e. lizards, and more specifically, geckos here in Aotearoa) get a load of this: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/the-strange-beautiful-lizard-at-the-bottom-of-the-world/ Stunning. I tried to find some when I was in Rakiura, but was […]
Reposted by Deb E.
November 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Reposted by Deb E.
My lovely wife has set up a Givealittle to help us access an unfunded appointment for me to get ADHD medication.
While some people with ADHD will be able to get a GP to prescribe them meds from next year, mine is a “complex” case due to Autism/ADHD and PTSD. Also my GP clinic said to me that […]
While some people with ADHD will be able to get a GP to prescribe them meds from next year, mine is a “complex” case due to Autism/ADHD and PTSD. Also my GP clinic said to me that […]
Original post on mastodon.nz
mastodon.nz
November 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
My lovely wife has set up a Givealittle to help us access an unfunded appointment for me to get ADHD medication.
While some people with ADHD will be able to get a GP to prescribe them meds from next year, mine is a “complex” case due to Autism/ADHD and PTSD. Also my GP clinic said to me that […]
While some people with ADHD will be able to get a GP to prescribe them meds from next year, mine is a “complex” case due to Autism/ADHD and PTSD. Also my GP clinic said to me that […]
Reposted by Deb E.
#JukeboxFridayNight
#islandmusic
a-ha - Manhattan Skyline
You know
I don't want to cry again
Don't want to cry again
I don't want to say goodbye
I don't want to cry again
I don't want to run away
I don't want to race this pain
I'll never see your face again […]
#islandmusic
a-ha - Manhattan Skyline
You know
I don't want to cry again
Don't want to cry again
I don't want to say goodbye
I don't want to cry again
I don't want to run away
I don't want to race this pain
I'll never see your face again […]
Original post on mastodon.nz
mastodon.nz
November 28, 2025 at 9:35 AM
#JukeboxFridayNight
#islandmusic
a-ha - Manhattan Skyline
You know
I don't want to cry again
Don't want to cry again
I don't want to say goodbye
I don't want to cry again
I don't want to run away
I don't want to race this pain
I'll never see your face again […]
#islandmusic
a-ha - Manhattan Skyline
You know
I don't want to cry again
Don't want to cry again
I don't want to say goodbye
I don't want to cry again
I don't want to run away
I don't want to race this pain
I'll never see your face again […]
#JukeboxFridayNight 's theme is #IslandMusic. A few to start me off …
Villainy "Tiny Little Island"
https://youtu.be/RB3OBmZ3TFU
🎶But in the end the ice will melt, we'll kiss the sky
You get the feeling that you'll never see the signs
(See what you want to see)
You get the feeling your […]
Villainy "Tiny Little Island"
https://youtu.be/RB3OBmZ3TFU
🎶But in the end the ice will melt, we'll kiss the sky
You get the feeling that you'll never see the signs
(See what you want to see)
You get the feeling your […]
Original post on mastodon.nz
mastodon.nz
November 28, 2025 at 4:18 AM
#JukeboxFridayNight 's theme is #IslandMusic. A few to start me off …
Villainy "Tiny Little Island"
https://youtu.be/RB3OBmZ3TFU
🎶But in the end the ice will melt, we'll kiss the sky
You get the feeling that you'll never see the signs
(See what you want to see)
You get the feeling your […]
Villainy "Tiny Little Island"
https://youtu.be/RB3OBmZ3TFU
🎶But in the end the ice will melt, we'll kiss the sky
You get the feeling that you'll never see the signs
(See what you want to see)
You get the feeling your […]
#secretsantaaonz Fave mythical creature? Probably the gryphon (griffin). That being said, I adored the How To Train Your Dragon movies (esp 2 -- but I refuse to watch the live-action version … the voice acting was so good in the originals, why ruin that?)
November 24, 2025 at 4:48 AM
#secretsantaaonz Fave mythical creature? Probably the gryphon (griffin). That being said, I adored the How To Train Your Dragon movies (esp 2 -- but I refuse to watch the live-action version … the voice acting was so good in the originals, why ruin that?)
#secretsantaaonz: Gaming?
I love to chill with solitaire on my phone (I turn off timers and scoring … it's strictly chill time). I enjoy Sudoku. I play a matching game called Empires & Puzzles. I don't know … I started playing before Covid-times, and it has an "alliance" part to it, and I guess […]
I love to chill with solitaire on my phone (I turn off timers and scoring … it's strictly chill time). I enjoy Sudoku. I play a matching game called Empires & Puzzles. I don't know … I started playing before Covid-times, and it has an "alliance" part to it, and I guess […]
Original post on mastodon.nz
mastodon.nz
November 24, 2025 at 4:46 AM
#secretsantaaonz: Gaming?
I love to chill with solitaire on my phone (I turn off timers and scoring … it's strictly chill time). I enjoy Sudoku. I play a matching game called Empires & Puzzles. I don't know … I started playing before Covid-times, and it has an "alliance" part to it, and I guess […]
I love to chill with solitaire on my phone (I turn off timers and scoring … it's strictly chill time). I enjoy Sudoku. I play a matching game called Empires & Puzzles. I don't know … I started playing before Covid-times, and it has an "alliance" part to it, and I guess […]
Going with a theme of health/sickness/medicine, I'll blast out a few and then disappear for my evening chores, then come back and see what else I can find.
So, first the obvious ones:
Ren "Sock Boi"
🎶Sick boy, sick boy, bitten by a tick boy
Looking for that fix boy, anabolic ster-ror-oids […]
So, first the obvious ones:
Ren "Sock Boi"
🎶Sick boy, sick boy, bitten by a tick boy
Looking for that fix boy, anabolic ster-ror-oids […]
Original post on mastodon.nz
mastodon.nz
November 21, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Going with a theme of health/sickness/medicine, I'll blast out a few and then disappear for my evening chores, then come back and see what else I can find.
So, first the obvious ones:
Ren "Sock Boi"
🎶Sick boy, sick boy, bitten by a tick boy
Looking for that fix boy, anabolic ster-ror-oids […]
So, first the obvious ones:
Ren "Sock Boi"
🎶Sick boy, sick boy, bitten by a tick boy
Looking for that fix boy, anabolic ster-ror-oids […]
Reposted by Deb E.
Did you decide you couldn’t play #SecretSantaAoNZ this year because you just didn’t have the spoons and/or the finances to manage this year?
We know it’s been a tough one and secret Santa is about spreading joy, so if you would like to receive a gift, get in touch with an elf today!
We know it’s been a tough one and secret Santa is about spreading joy, so if you would like to receive a gift, get in touch with an elf today!
a helicopter is flying over a cardboard box with the words care package delivered written below it
ALT: a helicopter is flying over a cardboard box with the words care package delivered written below it
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Did you decide you couldn’t play #SecretSantaAoNZ this year because you just didn’t have the spoons and/or the finances to manage this year?
We know it’s been a tough one and secret Santa is about spreading joy, so if you would like to receive a gift, get in touch with an elf today!
We know it’s been a tough one and secret Santa is about spreading joy, so if you would like to receive a gift, get in touch with an elf today!
SecretSantaAoNZ Gettin' to Know Ya 20th November: Any allergies/sensitivities?
None that will be set of by a gift. I'm not a big scent wearer, but I do occasionally like to wear something. I haven't found a jonquil-inspired perfume (I don't go looking, though), but I adore the flowers for the […]
None that will be set of by a gift. I'm not a big scent wearer, but I do occasionally like to wear something. I haven't found a jonquil-inspired perfume (I don't go looking, though), but I adore the flowers for the […]
Original post on mastodon.nz
mastodon.nz
November 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM
SecretSantaAoNZ Gettin' to Know Ya 20th November: Any allergies/sensitivities?
None that will be set of by a gift. I'm not a big scent wearer, but I do occasionally like to wear something. I haven't found a jonquil-inspired perfume (I don't go looking, though), but I adore the flowers for the […]
None that will be set of by a gift. I'm not a big scent wearer, but I do occasionally like to wear something. I haven't found a jonquil-inspired perfume (I don't go looking, though), but I adore the flowers for the […]
Reposted by Deb E.
November 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM