Writer & Storyteller

Friendly, positive, useful stories worth sharing.

Georgia born, Kentucky rooted, and a writer who believes a good story and a stubborn spirit can carry you through just about anything. Relax, then pour a glass of something warm or cold, take a seat, and stay a while.

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Meet Her & Her Dog Maggie

Two stubborn optimists, one little office.

Debbie writes the stories. Maggie supervises. Together they're proof that a good life is built one chapter — and one nap — at a time.

Debbie Ables

Debbie Ables

Writer & Storyteller

A 73-year-old warrior with a rose-gold pen that says "unstoppable." She turns hard seasons into stories you'll want to pass along.

Georgia Born Creative Community Driven people, person
Maggie the Border Collie

Maggie

Chief Morale Officer

A Border Collie who greeted Debbie home from the hospital with her favorite toy and a tail spinning like a helicopter. Life is good.

Kentucky Born Border Collie Smart Think · Eat · Nap Life Is Good
What Debbie Writes

A little something for everyone.

Four corners of Debbie's world — pick the one that calls to you today.

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foodie, friday, friends

Comfort food, Kentucky flavor, and good company at the table.
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Bid to Care

Online auctions that turn generosity into real, local action.
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Words Of Women

A writing group where women find and share their own voices.
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Simply Put Newspaper

The friendly community paper that started it all.
This Week & Always

The stories so far.

Every issue comes with its own crossword and word search, built from that story's own words.

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Issue 1
Survival · Resilience

When Life Trips You Up — Literally

A stick vacuum, a shattered arm and leg, 200 angel caregivers, and the day a warrior with a rose-gold pen showed up.

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Issue 2
Family · Memory

Mother/Daughter Bonding

Wrong turns, laughter, and a final gift from Debbie's mother Frieda — a reminder to make the time valuable.

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Issue 3
Survival · Preparedness

Boy, Did She Do It

Alone on the floor with a shattered elbow — and a golf club, a coffee table, and pure stubbornness between her and the phone.

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Play Along

Every story gets its own puzzle.

Each issue comes with an interactive crossword AND word search, built from that issue's own words. Grab a cup of coffee and play right in your browser.

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Shop Debbie Did Stuff

Enjoy your beverage while you read.

Journals for your own stories, mugs for your coffee & tea, and a bowl for the dog who supervises it all.

Debbie's Story Journal
Journal

Debbie's Story Journal

A hardcover journal for your own stories, thoughts, and memories — because everybody's got a story worth keeping.

$24.00
Coffee & Tea Mug
Mug

Coffee & Tea Mug

Enjoy your beverage while you read our stories, our newsletter, or your own stories. Warm in the hand, warm in the heart.

$18.00
Maggie's Dog Bowl
For Maggie

Maggie's Dog Bowl

More food on the bowl! A sturdy, handsome bowl for the Border Collie who makes every day a little better.

$22.00
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