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Debbie Feit

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Unrelenting Jewish mother. Accidental mental health advocate. Author of "The Power of the Plastic Fork: A Daughter's Unorthodox Kaddish" (forthcoming, Porkbelly Press). Work in Abandon Journal, HAD, Harbor Review, New York Times, ONE ART. debbiefeit.com

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If You Give a Pig a Prozac – LIBRE By Debbie Feit If you give a pig a Prozac, she’ll want to know the side effects that go with it. So, you’ll give her a list. She’ll probably find the thought of nausea and lowered libido undesirable, ...

Excited to share that my latest piece, “If You Give a Pig a Prozac” has been published by @librelit.bsky.social. If you’ve ever danced the psychotropic shuffle…this one’s for you.

#parodypoetry #psychotropics #mentalhealthpoetry
#mentalhealthmama #mentalhealthadvocate
#feitingwords

12.10.2025 19:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Manna Songs: A Launch Party (Continued 3.0) Manna Songs: Stories of Jewish Culture & Heritage is a stunning collection of 32 powerful essays celebrating Jewish joy.

I'll be reading my essay, "The Power of the Plastic Fork," from "Manna Songs: Stories of Jewish Culture & Heritage," on Sept 28 at 4pm EST along with five of my fellow contributors. Please join us!

09.09.2025 20:08 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

So proud to have my essay, "The Power of the Plastic Fork," included in this anthology. Thank you @dianegotauthor.bsky.social for bringing me into this talented community of writers. And thanks to @emergejournal.bsky.social for putting forth a collection of Jewish voices.

01.08.2025 16:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Tiptoeing Through the Trip Wires, or How to Have a Conversation With Your Nine-Year-Old Son by Debbie Feit

Thrilled that my prose poem is featured in RockPaperPoem
rockpaperpoem.com/Tiptoeing-Th... just in time for #mentalhealthawarenessmonth.

#mentalhealthmama
#mentalhealthadvocate
#prosepoetry
#feitingwords

25.05.2025 21:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Thanks @porkbellypress.bsky.social for accepting "The Power of the Plastic Fork: A Daughter's Highly Unorthodox Kaddish" for publication. My religiously conservative, kosher keeping Jewish dad would find this amusing, yet beshert.
 
#griefjourney
#kaddish
#poetrychapbook
#indiepress
#feitingwords

01.05.2025 09:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Two years and nineteen rejections later, I'm thrilled that “#126” has been published by @smallharborpub.bsky.social
 
#chawan
#rakupottery
#kaddish
#litmags
#feitingwords

07.03.2025 20:55 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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