Deborah L Williams
@mannahattamamma.bsky.social
Ambivalent New Yorker & former Abu Dhabi dweller (no, not Dubai). Writer, PhD, feminist, aspirational crone. Words in Rumpus, NYT, Markaz Review, Inside Higher Ed, etc. https://linktr.ee/mannahattamamma
I mean, bien sur, c'est Lupin
October 20, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I mean, bien sur, c'est Lupin
Best sight-seeing shoes ever: #onitsukatiger
August 3, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Best sight-seeing shoes ever: #onitsukatiger
Democracy is in tatters but hey, NYC rainbow tonight. Maybe the Mets will win? Maybe there’s hope?
July 4, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Democracy is in tatters but hey, NYC rainbow tonight. Maybe the Mets will win? Maybe there’s hope?
I have five magnificent aunties & a slew of female teachers, all of whom mothered me in some way or another, and to whom I give eternal gratitude. But the best of them all is my actual mamma, pictured here in Ohio as a girl, in a kerchief and dungarees, her innate fierceness already on display.
May 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I have five magnificent aunties & a slew of female teachers, all of whom mothered me in some way or another, and to whom I give eternal gratitude. But the best of them all is my actual mamma, pictured here in Ohio as a girl, in a kerchief and dungarees, her innate fierceness already on display.
Origami cranes made by my son when he was in the hospital last fall, Buddha, lilacs, alchemy. Finishing the teaching semester & readying for a deep writing spring. #bookofalchemy #writinglife
April 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Origami cranes made by my son when he was in the hospital last fall, Buddha, lilacs, alchemy. Finishing the teaching semester & readying for a deep writing spring. #bookofalchemy #writinglife
Things are blooming. Maybe it’s a resistance tree.
April 9, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Things are blooming. Maybe it’s a resistance tree.
Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit ... this month's rabbit it seems only appropriate that it be the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.
April 1, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit ... this month's rabbit it seems only appropriate that it be the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.
Don't forget MIkey Johnson's recent foray into bronzer and contouring.
March 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Don't forget MIkey Johnson's recent foray into bronzer and contouring.
This woman in Washington square park
March 1, 2025 at 1:54 PM
This woman in Washington square park
ARGH (and this image is from some brilliant human on the sky)
February 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
ARGH (and this image is from some brilliant human on the sky)
Mario: Mr. Debreczeni would like a few words with you.
February 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Mario: Mr. Debreczeni would like a few words with you.
from @jortsthecat.bsky.social and it's brilliant. What do authoritarians hate? Being made to look foolish in public. PUNK THESE PEOPLE
February 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
from @jortsthecat.bsky.social and it's brilliant. What do authoritarians hate? Being made to look foolish in public. PUNK THESE PEOPLE
Further proof that this cream-faced loon, aka President Musk's assistant, is living in the world that produced "The Graduate," but instead of being Dustin Hoffman, he's Mr. Maguire. ONE WORD: PLASTICS
February 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Further proof that this cream-faced loon, aka President Musk's assistant, is living in the world that produced "The Graduate," but instead of being Dustin Hoffman, he's Mr. Maguire. ONE WORD: PLASTICS
Talking about the importance of #independentjournalism in & about Palestine from this new book published by @sevenstories.bsky.social & coedited by Jordan Elgrably of The Markaz Review
February 5, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Talking about the importance of #independentjournalism in & about Palestine from this new book published by @sevenstories.bsky.social & coedited by Jordan Elgrably of The Markaz Review
Takes one to know one, dude. Look in the mirror. #MagAsshats
January 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Takes one to know one, dude. Look in the mirror. #MagAsshats
Congrats, DonnyT, you’re in the record books
January 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Congrats, DonnyT, you’re in the record books