Best Small Fiction Nominee, "Water Tower Views" 2026,
Runner-Up WOW (Women on Writing) ,"Party Favors," 2025.
Runner-Up WOW (Women on Writing) ,"Party Favors," 2025.
Substack:
A Lizard's Tale reflects renewal & resilience via stories, actions & humor.
Flash Chapbook: Farewell to Emptiness.
a novelette-in-flash. Available at Thirty West Publishing House.
FOR PURCHASE HERE!
Recent Published Flash:
"Falling Heirs," The Orange Rose, Aug. 22,2026
"Beyond the Break," The Citron Review, Summer 2026
"Cornered," Literary Garage, June 17, 2026
"Another Annoyance," BULL, May 18, 2026
"Jungle Rules," Macrame Literary Journal, Spring 2026
"Rose Petals," Thorn & Bloom Magazine, Issue 5, March 2026
"Frozen," Sudden Flash, March 26, 2026
"Family Portrait," Five Minute Lit, March 6, 2026
"Trespassing," Literally Stories, Feb 19, 2026
"Water Tower Views," Flash the Court, Feb. 6, 2026
"Slippery Memories," The Hoolet's Nook, Jan. 15, 2026
"Tropical Moments" The Hoolet's Nook, Jan. 15, 2026
"The Man with a Shoe Box," Literary Garage, Jan. 14, 2026
"Missing Pieces" & "Soiled Landing," Persimmon Tree, Winter 25-26
"At the Edge," Bending Genres, Dec. 9, 2025
"Six Steps to Forget Your Past," Does It Have Pockets, Dec. 1, 2025
"Cracked Pie Crust," Instant Noodle Lit Magazine, Dec 1, 2025
"Who Deserves a Break?" Flow Magazine, Dec 1, 2025
"Who's That Girl?" Red Rose Thorn, Nov. 21, 2025
"Our Mole," Red Rose Thorn, Nov. 21, 2025
"Party Favors," WOW Summer Contest, Runner Up, Nov 13, 2025
"Cappy's Crabs," Sudden Flash - Nov. 5, 2025
"One Nighter," BULL , Oct. 31, 2025
"Cafeteria Rebel," Sudden Flash , Oct. 22, 2025
"Smudged Reflections" Fictive Dream , Sept. 28, 2025
"Impatient Room," Wild Greens Magazine, Sept. 1, 2025
"Unleashed," Suddenly, And Without Warning, July 4, 2025
"Torn," BULL , June, 2025
"Farewell to Emptiness," Fictive Dream, May 2, 2025
"Alternative Medicine," Please See Me, April 30, 2025
"Empty Bag," Flash Fiction Magazine, Feb. 23, 2025
"Broken," Bright Flash Literary Review, Feb. 4, 2025
"Channel the Birch," Cosmic Daffodil Journal, Feb. 1, 2025
"Clinging," The Hoolet's Nook, Jan. 24, 2025
"Biblical Inspirations," Bending Genres, Dec. 10, 2024
"Fragrant Flowers" Every Day Fiction, Oct. 1, 2024
"Not Too Old," Switch, Oct. 2024
"Catch and Release: Lessons from a Bad Date," Libre, Sept. 2024
"Water Color Memories," Lucky Jefferson, Sept, 15,2024
"Distracted," Sad Girls Diary, June 9, 2024
"Mourning Doves," Spillwords Press, May 18, 2024
A Lizard's Tale reflects renewal & resilience via stories, actions & humor.
Flash Chapbook: Farewell to Emptiness.
a novelette-in-flash. Available at Thirty West Publishing House.
FOR PURCHASE HERE!
Recent Published Flash:
"Falling Heirs," The Orange Rose, Aug. 22,2026
"Beyond the Break," The Citron Review, Summer 2026
"Cornered," Literary Garage, June 17, 2026
"Another Annoyance," BULL, May 18, 2026
"Jungle Rules," Macrame Literary Journal, Spring 2026
"Rose Petals," Thorn & Bloom Magazine, Issue 5, March 2026
"Frozen," Sudden Flash, March 26, 2026
"Family Portrait," Five Minute Lit, March 6, 2026
"Trespassing," Literally Stories, Feb 19, 2026
"Water Tower Views," Flash the Court, Feb. 6, 2026
"Slippery Memories," The Hoolet's Nook, Jan. 15, 2026
"Tropical Moments" The Hoolet's Nook, Jan. 15, 2026
"The Man with a Shoe Box," Literary Garage, Jan. 14, 2026
"Missing Pieces" & "Soiled Landing," Persimmon Tree, Winter 25-26
"At the Edge," Bending Genres, Dec. 9, 2025
"Six Steps to Forget Your Past," Does It Have Pockets, Dec. 1, 2025
"Cracked Pie Crust," Instant Noodle Lit Magazine, Dec 1, 2025
"Who Deserves a Break?" Flow Magazine, Dec 1, 2025
"Who's That Girl?" Red Rose Thorn, Nov. 21, 2025
"Our Mole," Red Rose Thorn, Nov. 21, 2025
"Party Favors," WOW Summer Contest, Runner Up, Nov 13, 2025
"Cappy's Crabs," Sudden Flash - Nov. 5, 2025
"One Nighter," BULL , Oct. 31, 2025
"Cafeteria Rebel," Sudden Flash , Oct. 22, 2025
"Smudged Reflections" Fictive Dream , Sept. 28, 2025
"Impatient Room," Wild Greens Magazine, Sept. 1, 2025
"Unleashed," Suddenly, And Without Warning, July 4, 2025
"Torn," BULL , June, 2025
"Farewell to Emptiness," Fictive Dream, May 2, 2025
"Alternative Medicine," Please See Me, April 30, 2025
"Empty Bag," Flash Fiction Magazine, Feb. 23, 2025
"Broken," Bright Flash Literary Review, Feb. 4, 2025
"Channel the Birch," Cosmic Daffodil Journal, Feb. 1, 2025
"Clinging," The Hoolet's Nook, Jan. 24, 2025
"Biblical Inspirations," Bending Genres, Dec. 10, 2024
"Fragrant Flowers" Every Day Fiction, Oct. 1, 2024
"Not Too Old," Switch, Oct. 2024
"Catch and Release: Lessons from a Bad Date," Libre, Sept. 2024
"Water Color Memories," Lucky Jefferson, Sept, 15,2024
"Distracted," Sad Girls Diary, June 9, 2024
"Mourning Doves," Spillwords Press, May 18, 2024
Sampling of Recent Essays on Writing:
"Fishing with Pelicans: Lessons in Hooking a Publisher. Brevity Blog, Feb 27, 2026
"Envy Is," Brevity Blog, Nov. 20, 2024
"My Teacher, My Students, Myself," Brevity Blog, Sept. 14, 2024
"Flash Writer, Flash Reader, & Flash Teacher, Too," Book Inc. J , Jun 15 2024
"Harvesting My Writing," Book, Inc. Journal · Apr 18, 2024
"Ripping Out Seams", Book Inc. Journal · Feb 8, 2024
"Catching Writing Inspiration From Surfers, " Book Inc. Journal Sep 7, 2023
"Fishing with Pelicans: Lessons in Hooking a Publisher. Brevity Blog, Feb 27, 2026
"Envy Is," Brevity Blog, Nov. 20, 2024
"My Teacher, My Students, Myself," Brevity Blog, Sept. 14, 2024
"Flash Writer, Flash Reader, & Flash Teacher, Too," Book Inc. J , Jun 15 2024
"Harvesting My Writing," Book, Inc. Journal · Apr 18, 2024
"Ripping Out Seams", Book Inc. Journal · Feb 8, 2024
"Catching Writing Inspiration From Surfers, " Book Inc. Journal Sep 7, 2023
Other Publications, Including Reviews:
InLiquid: Art & Image, Visiting Reviewer. 9/8/2026.
InLiquid: Art & Image, Visiting Reviewer. 6/24/2026.
InLiquid: Art & Image, Visiting Reviewer. 6/17/2026.
Insider NJ Visiting Writer
https://www.insidernj.com/frustration-over-stolen-lawn-signs/
www.insidernj.com/what-motivates-progressives-to-write-postcards/
New Jersey English Journal, Co-Editor in Chief, Sept 2015-March 2019, & Regular contributor, 2006-2019.
MultiCultural Review & Small Press, CT, Book Reviewer, 1989-1993.
More Publications:
www.linkedin.com/in/liz-debeer/details/publications/
InLiquid: Art & Image, Visiting Reviewer. 9/8/2026.
InLiquid: Art & Image, Visiting Reviewer. 6/24/2026.
InLiquid: Art & Image, Visiting Reviewer. 6/17/2026.
Insider NJ Visiting Writer
https://www.insidernj.com/frustration-over-stolen-lawn-signs/
www.insidernj.com/what-motivates-progressives-to-write-postcards/
New Jersey English Journal, Co-Editor in Chief, Sept 2015-March 2019, & Regular contributor, 2006-2019.
MultiCultural Review & Small Press, CT, Book Reviewer, 1989-1993.
More Publications:
www.linkedin.com/in/liz-debeer/details/publications/