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  • Posted on Wednesday, April 11, 2012Tuesday, August 28, 2012
  • by M. Molly Backes

Deb Molly Talks About Sex (and Publishing)

Remember the first time you had sex? Maybe you spent months — or years — dreaming about the moment when…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, April 4, 2012Wednesday, April 4, 2012
  • by M. Molly Backes

Deb Molly Wrote the WORST TEEN POETRY EVER

At this point in my life, I’m practically immune to embarrassment. I spent the first twenty-odd years of my life…

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  • Posted on Wednesday, March 21, 2012Tuesday, August 28, 2012
  • by M. Molly Backes

Deb Molly’s Comfort Food for the Writer’s Soul

My comfort food is books. When I’m tired, anxious, depressed, lonely, or grieving, I turn to books. When I need…

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  • Posted on Friday, November 14, 2008Friday, November 20, 2015
  • by Eve

More like a Fart in a Blizzard, by Deb Eve

I just can’t fathom how other people stick to any kind of routines: Going to the same job every day?…

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  • Posted on Saturday, October 27, 2007Saturday, October 27, 2007
  • by Anna

Bring on the Bumpy Things By Deb Anna

I’ve never really been scared of things that go bump in the night. Sure, when I was little, I had…

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