Deborah Sale-Butler
@debsalebutler.bsky.social
Life is weird. Life is funny. I write about it.
“Questions for a Tethered Soul” will be broadcast on the “Laureate of Words Show,” along with a selection of other works on Thursday 27th November, 6 - 8pm (GMT). You can listen in at fcradio.co.uk. It’s a fifty word story that was originally published in Fifty Word Stories.
November 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
“Questions for a Tethered Soul” will be broadcast on the “Laureate of Words Show,” along with a selection of other works on Thursday 27th November, 6 - 8pm (GMT). You can listen in at fcradio.co.uk. It’s a fifty word story that was originally published in Fifty Word Stories.
October 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
My fifty word story, "Trial of the Century" was published today on "Fifty More or Less." preview.mailerlite.com/l2l2p4w0p8/2...
50 Give or Take Story No.1778
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September 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
My fifty word story, "Trial of the Century" was published today on "Fifty More or Less." preview.mailerlite.com/l2l2p4w0p8/2...
Check out my latest post on Substack:
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Whoever Needs to Hear This
When Writing Touches a Heart or a Mind
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September 4, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Check out my latest post on Substack:
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Exciting news - story, "Expectations," is now up on the very cool Kaidankai ghost story podcast. New, short creepy tales daily! Hope you enjoy mine: www.kaidankaistories.com
The Kaidankai Podcast
A podcast reading fiction stories about ghosts and the supernatural.
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September 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Exciting news - story, "Expectations," is now up on the very cool Kaidankai ghost story podcast. New, short creepy tales daily! Hope you enjoy mine: www.kaidankaistories.com
"Preserveration" won first place in the Quarterly "Amazing Stories Reader's Choice Awards." Thanks to everyone who voted. You see (and read) the winning stories here: amazingstories.com/2025/08/amaz...
Amazing Stories Readers Choice Award Winners for the 2nd Quarter 2025 - Amazing Stories
The votes are in and tabulated and our winners are: Winner of the E-Book Anthology Bundle Random Draw (from the pool of all voters) is - Christina
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August 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
"Preserveration" won first place in the Quarterly "Amazing Stories Reader's Choice Awards." Thanks to everyone who voted. You see (and read) the winning stories here: amazingstories.com/2025/08/amaz...
A twisted little story, "Target Practice," was just published in the Summer Collection of "The Genre Society" on page 17. www.thegenresociety.com/ourcollections
July 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM
A twisted little story, "Target Practice," was just published in the Summer Collection of "The Genre Society" on page 17. www.thegenresociety.com/ourcollections
My story, "Preservation" is up for the Quarterly Reader's Choice Award at "Amazing Stories." Voters are eligible for cool prizes too. Please vote here: amazingstories.com/2025/07/vote...
July 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
My story, "Preservation" is up for the Quarterly Reader's Choice Award at "Amazing Stories." Voters are eligible for cool prizes too. Please vote here: amazingstories.com/2025/07/vote...
"Questions for a Tethered Soul" was published today in "Fifty Word Stories." fiftywordstories.com/2025/07/17/d...
DEBORAH SALE-BUTLER: Questions for a Tethered Soul
What happens to a soul that can’t leave—tethered to a body that’s forgotten how to die? Does it secretly visit people and places it once loved? Is that why the body speaks out of time? …
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July 17, 2025 at 11:04 PM
"Questions for a Tethered Soul" was published today in "Fifty Word Stories." fiftywordstories.com/2025/07/17/d...
My essay, "The Ought in Autism," was just republished in "The Humanist" (originally published in "Etymology Press"). It talks about our journey to obtain services and education for our autistic son, and the path we chose instead. thehumanist.com/commentary/t...
The Ought in Autism - TheHumanist.com
Each parent ought to do what is best for their individual child. We owe it to them to find out what that is.
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July 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
My essay, "The Ought in Autism," was just republished in "The Humanist" (originally published in "Etymology Press"). It talks about our journey to obtain services and education for our autistic son, and the path we chose instead. thehumanist.com/commentary/t...
"Twisting, Turning Timeshifts (A HERitage Anthology)" is now available on Amazon. I'm thrilled to be among the amazing writers in this book. In my story, Amelia Earhart lives.
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Twisting, Turning Timeshifts (HERitage Anthologies)
Twisting, Turning Timeshifts (HERitage Anthologies) [Ailur, Rigel, Young, Bryan, Southworth, Mariah, Ware, Laura, Rome, Ben H., Peel, John, Sale-Butler, Deborah, Lorens, Alana, McDonald, David, McDermott, Will] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Twisting, Turning Timeshifts (HERitage Anthologies)
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June 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
"Twisting, Turning Timeshifts (A HERitage Anthology)" is now available on Amazon. I'm thrilled to be among the amazing writers in this book. In my story, Amelia Earhart lives.
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My story, "Sparkles" was just re-published in "Little Old Lady Comedy."
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Sparkles — Little Old Lady
A blur of white and merle fur charges through the screen door. The dog’s figured out I’m loaded with groceries and can’t collar her. Sparkles speeds through each room banking with Aussie precision unt...
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June 14, 2025 at 1:14 AM
My story, "Sparkles" was just re-published in "Little Old Lady Comedy."
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My story,"Hávamál," was just published in "Three Times the Fun Anthology" available through the linked sellers and Amazon: books2read.com/b/3xtheFun
Available now at your favorite digital store!
Three x the Fun by Rebellion LIT
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May 30, 2025 at 2:24 PM
My story,"Hávamál," was just published in "Three Times the Fun Anthology" available through the linked sellers and Amazon: books2read.com/b/3xtheFun
My story, "Preservation," was published today on "Amazing Stories." amazingstories.com/2025/05/pres...
Preservation by Deborah Sale-Butler - FREE STORY - Amazing Stories
A gentle story, about compassionate adults and children, and the unfortunate aliens they cared for. A story to make you think better of humanity, for if
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May 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
My story, "Preservation," was published today on "Amazing Stories." amazingstories.com/2025/05/pres...
The April issue, with my fun story is out now. www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/final...
Final Gravity, A Beer Zine, Issue 08 — Bean to Barstool
Final Gravity, a print zine sharing personal, human-centered stories about beer. Issue 08 includes articles about Argentina's craft beer scene, the San Diego Brewchive, Bunny With a Chainsaw IPA by Pa...
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April 27, 2025 at 2:47 AM
The April issue, with my fun story is out now. www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/final...
I just got a link for folks to pre-order the beer zine for which I wrote a fun article. The folks were lovely to work with. They aren’t looking for reviews, but stories about people’s personal experiences with beer and I happened to have a funny one. www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/final...
April 9, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I just got a link for folks to pre-order the beer zine for which I wrote a fun article. The folks were lovely to work with. They aren’t looking for reviews, but stories about people’s personal experiences with beer and I happened to have a funny one. www.beantobarstool.com/shop/p/final...
Fellow writers, improvisers and humans of all stripes - I highly recommend this talk by John Cleese on creativity. It is full of useful tips and light-bulb jokes. youtu.be/nvKeu46jgwo?...
John Cleese's Legendary 1991 Speech About Creativity
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March 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Fellow writers, improvisers and humans of all stripes - I highly recommend this talk by John Cleese on creativity. It is full of useful tips and light-bulb jokes. youtu.be/nvKeu46jgwo?...
We did it! This drawing will be finished , along with 20 others and included in the "Twisting, Turning Timeshifts" anthology. Thank you to everyone who donated! If you missed it, there are 38 hours left to grab some fun goodies before this campaign ends www.kickstarter.com/projects/blu...
March 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
We did it! This drawing will be finished , along with 20 others and included in the "Twisting, Turning Timeshifts" anthology. Thank you to everyone who donated! If you missed it, there are 38 hours left to grab some fun goodies before this campaign ends www.kickstarter.com/projects/blu...
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“You know, you just can’t draw a person on an Etch A Sketch.” Challenge accepted in this delightfully brilliant March gallery from @debsalebutler.bsky.social www.doesithavepockets.com/artandhybrid... #visualart
Deborah Sale-Butler | March 2025 — Does It Have Pockets
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March 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
“You know, you just can’t draw a person on an Etch A Sketch.” Challenge accepted in this delightfully brilliant March gallery from @debsalebutler.bsky.social www.doesithavepockets.com/artandhybrid... #visualart
What's a stretch goal? It's the difference between making something good and something great . And guess what? We're $59 from GREAT! We have 57 hours to raise 59 dollars. Let's make something pretty and uplifting. www.kickstarter.com/projects/blu...
March 11, 2025 at 10:41 PM
What's a stretch goal? It's the difference between making something good and something great . And guess what? We're $59 from GREAT! We have 57 hours to raise 59 dollars. Let's make something pretty and uplifting. www.kickstarter.com/projects/blu...
One more interior illustration done. We don't want her work be for nothing! 3 days and $181 from adding art to an alternative history anthology of twenty stories where women get the positive ending they deserve. Help make the book both powerful AND beautiful here: www.kickstarter.com/.../twisting...
March 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
One more interior illustration done. We don't want her work be for nothing! 3 days and $181 from adding art to an alternative history anthology of twenty stories where women get the positive ending they deserve. Help make the book both powerful AND beautiful here: www.kickstarter.com/.../twisting...
Reposted by Deborah Sale-Butler
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7 days left! $767 until our next Stretch Goal! Everyone who pledges eBook and above gets an eBooklet of ALL the glorious illustrations in the anthology!
Rewards for *any* budget: $13 for the eBook to $100 to be IN the book as a character. Every bit helps. Thanks!
7 days left! $767 until our next Stretch Goal! Everyone who pledges eBook and above gets an eBooklet of ALL the glorious illustrations in the anthology!
Rewards for *any* budget: $13 for the eBook to $100 to be IN the book as a character. Every bit helps. Thanks!
March 7, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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7 days left! $767 until our next Stretch Goal! Everyone who pledges eBook and above gets an eBooklet of ALL the glorious illustrations in the anthology!
Rewards for *any* budget: $13 for the eBook to $100 to be IN the book as a character. Every bit helps. Thanks!
7 days left! $767 until our next Stretch Goal! Everyone who pledges eBook and above gets an eBooklet of ALL the glorious illustrations in the anthology!
Rewards for *any* budget: $13 for the eBook to $100 to be IN the book as a character. Every bit helps. Thanks!
Soooo close! Our alt-history anthology is just $246 away from being filled with uplifting women's stories AND beautiful artwork. Help tip it over the edge at www.kickstarter.com/projects/blu...
March 7, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Soooo close! Our alt-history anthology is just $246 away from being filled with uplifting women's stories AND beautiful artwork. Help tip it over the edge at www.kickstarter.com/projects/blu...
"Twisting, Turning, Timeshifts" is a go, but we'd love to include stunning artwork like this. If you can donate as little as $10, we'll have illustrations like these.
We've taken history and imagined it better for women. Who wouldn't want to be a part of that? www.kickstarter.com/.../twisting...
We've taken history and imagined it better for women. Who wouldn't want to be a part of that? www.kickstarter.com/.../twisting...
March 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
"Twisting, Turning, Timeshifts" is a go, but we'd love to include stunning artwork like this. If you can donate as little as $10, we'll have illustrations like these.
We've taken history and imagined it better for women. Who wouldn't want to be a part of that? www.kickstarter.com/.../twisting...
We've taken history and imagined it better for women. Who wouldn't want to be a part of that? www.kickstarter.com/.../twisting...
This is Amelia Earhart smiling from her cockpit on her final flight. What if, instead of being lost to history, she changed it? The alternative history anthology, "Twisting, Turning Timeshifts" is funded, but now we'd like to add interior art! Go here to help www.kickstarter.com/projects/blu...
March 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
This is Amelia Earhart smiling from her cockpit on her final flight. What if, instead of being lost to history, she changed it? The alternative history anthology, "Twisting, Turning Timeshifts" is funded, but now we'd like to add interior art! Go here to help www.kickstarter.com/projects/blu...