DeborahJRoss
I write and edit sf and fantasy. Fierce ally of People of Color, LGBTQI+ folks, immigrants. Child of pogrom survivor. Red Diaper baby. 25+ years kickass martial arts. When I'm not writing, I play classical piano, knit for charity, and hike in the redwoods.
- "Fabulous story about the past and the future. Secrets to unveil. Political upheaval. Action and adventure. The characters' growth and heartache. All wrapped in great storytelling and wonderful descriptions of this world they live in! "–Kindle reviewer Amazon: buff.ly/EUscCKl
- Rave reviews for my collection. “Two of my favorite Darkover stories ever.” “Delightful stories, the last one had me laughing out loud!” Kindle: buff.ly/Zhsh2lM Barnes&Noble: tinyurl.com/mv2prmp5 Everywhere Else: buff.ly/iIbsfhH
- More than 43,000 years ago, #Neanderthals spent centuries collecting animal skulls in a cave. The selection, treatment, and placement of horned animal skulls in a cave highlights cultural practices not directly related to survival. www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
- New triple-drug treatment stops #pancreaticcancer in its tracks, a mouse study finds. The new therapy not only prevented the rodents' cancer from coming back, but it was also non-toxic for mice overall, showing no debilitating side effects. buff.ly/qHBlxmW
- "Fabulous story about the past and the future. Secrets to unveil. Political upheaval. Action and adventure. The characters' growth and heartache. All wrapped in great storytelling and wonderful descriptions of this world they live in! "–Kindle reviewer Amazon: buff.ly/EUscCKl
- 'Pain sponge' derived from stem cells could soak up pain signals before they reach the brain. The therapy, known as SN101, uses human pluripotent stem cells (hPSC), which can differentiate into any type of cell in the body. www.livescience.com/health/neuro...
- Rave reviews for my collection. “Two of my favorite Darkover stories ever.” “Delightful stories, the last one had me laughing out loud!” Kindle: buff.ly/Zhsh2lM Barnes&Noble: tinyurl.com/mv2prmp5 Everywhere Else: buff.ly/iIbsfhH
- Reprint: The Joy of Mindful #Reading. Deep reading deeply means being able to wrestle with difficult passages, savor striking prose, critically evaluate information, and reflect on the meaning of a text. buff.ly/o35Vrav
- Californians use far less water than suppliers estimated with efficient versions of devices like toilets, shower heads, sprinklers and washing machines. Wet years help replenish groundwater but water management ensures enough water remains in reservoirs. buff.ly/CMhuziN
- #Bookreview The Afterdark by @ELatimerWrites: a school story with a spooky cult, queer romance, Lovecraftian dark horror story, and a murder mystery, tied up with cliffhanger plot twists! @PenguinBooks buff.ly/rtpcwkD
- Lab mice that 'touch grass' are less anxious — and that highlights a big problem in rodent research. Medications that seem to work in lab mice don't necessarily work in human patients because of how bizarre and isolated laboratory life is for the rodents. buff.ly/l49yJ7J
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- Minneapolis, you inspire all of us. Love and solidarity, California
- I've covered a lot of protests and resistance movements of various kinds in my days on this earth -- I've never seen anything quite like this epic day in Minneapolis today. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
- #Bookreview The Afterdark by @ELatimerWrites: a school story with a spooky cult, queer romance, Lovecraftian dark horror story, and a murder mystery, tied up with cliffhanger plot twists! @PenguinBooks deborahjross.blogspot.com/2026/01/shor...
- "Fabulous story about the past and the future. Secrets to unveil. Political upheaval. Action and adventure. The characters' growth and heartache. All wrapped in great storytelling and wonderful descriptions of this world they live in! "–Kindle reviewer buff.ly/MWz2zUF
- "Fabulous story about the past and the future. Secrets to unveil. Political upheaval. Action and adventure. The characters' growth and heartache. All wrapped in great storytelling and wonderful descriptions of this world they live in! "–Kindle reviewer Amazon: buff.ly/EUscCKl
- Woolly rhino flesh pulled from ancient wolf stomach gives clues to extinction. The dramatically warmer climate may have wiped out the favored foods of the cold-adapted, herbivorous woolly rhino and thus contributed to their swift decline. #paleontology buff.ly/ir4oJQL
- A Bit of Authorial Brag: "[@deborahjross's] style incorporates deep character development and intricate world-building."
- #Wind developers fight Trump's 'windmill' opposition in court. A federal judge ruled Monday that work on a major offshore wind farm for Rhode Island and Connecticut can resume. #cleanenergy buff.ly/oViOl1s
- A Bit of Authorial Brag: "[@deborahjross's] style incorporates deep character development and intricate world-building."
- Washington National #Opera to move out of #KennedyCenter after Trump takeover. ‘I’m never setting foot in there until the “orange menace” is gone.’ Or: ‘Don’t you know history? Don’t you know what Hitler did? I refuse to give you a penny."
- A Bit of Authorial Brag: "[@deborahjross's] style incorporates deep character development and intricate world-building." buff.ly/IQMenHA
- For locals, please join us this Saturday
- The US used to be really dirty – environmental cleanup laws have made a huge difference. Calling these laws “job killers” misses the point entirely. They created jobs and stopped environmental killers. #EPA buff.ly/A1izg4d
- North Carolina town returns important cultural site to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Noquisiyi is part of a series of earthen mounds, many of which still exist, that were the heart of the Cherokee civilization. buff.ly/HLWr0dM
- Pushing through challenging times . . . #resistance open.substack.com/pub/roberthu...
- Wyoming Supreme Court keeps abortion legal, strikes down pill ban. The state Supreme Court ruled that two laws barring the procedure, including the country’s first explicit ban on abortion pills, violate the state constitution. #reproductivechoice buff.ly/dZHJ0rs
- [The Orange Shitgibbon] drops push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland. #resistance buff.ly/k9Qvs95
- [The Orange Shitgibbon] drops push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland. #resistance apnews.com/article/trum...
- Trump administration must fund Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, consumer finance watchdog, judge says. The agency's supporters say that without it the public will be more exposed to predatory lending practices, scams and other abuse. #CFPB www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
- All of my books that are available through Smashwords are in their year-end sale. All are 50% off, except those with a list price of $0.99, which are free. buff.ly/1klUqrY
- All of my books that are available through Smashwords are in their year-end sale. All are 50% off, except those with a list price of $0.99, which are free. buff.ly/1klUqrY
- Do You Know What Time It Is? If You're On Mars, Now You Do. To begin with, the rate of time is affected by gravity... #astronomy #science #clocks
- All of my books that are available through Smashwords are in their year-end sale. All are 50% off, except those with a list price of $0.99, which are free. buff.ly/1klUqrY
- Federal judge blocks Trump administration's homeland security funding cut to Democratic states. apnews.com/article/immi...
- Rave reviews for my collection. “Two of my favorite Darkover stories ever.” “Delightful stories, the last one had me laughing out loud!” Kindle: buff.ly/Zhsh2lM Barnes&Noble: tinyurl.com/mv2prmp5 Everywhere Else: buff.ly/iIbsfhH
- Short #BookReview: Baking as a Magical Art: Some of my favorite story elements: an intrepid young heroine, weird forms of magic, and baking. @authorTKingfish #WizardsGuideToDefensiveBaking
- Short #BookReview: Baking as a Magical Art. Some of my favorite story elements: an intrepid young heroine, weird forms of magic, and baking. @authorTKingfish #WizardsGuideToDefensiveBaking
- Reprint: The Moral Ambiguity of Xenotransplantation. Policymakers feared that human cells [of a human kidney grown in a pig] might spread through the animal’s body – even into its brain – and in so doing blur the line between human and animal.
- Rave reviews for my collection: “Two of my favorite Darkover stories ever.” “Delightful stories, the last one had me laughing out loud!” Kindle: buff.ly/Zhsh2lM Barnes&Noble: tinyurl.com/mv2prmp5 Everywhere Else: buff.ly/iIbsfhH
- DMV Threatens To Ban Tesla Sales In CA. DMV told the electric vehicle company that it broke state laws by misleading consumers about its self-driving capabilities. buff.ly/3wL5Apq
- All of my books that are available through Smashwords are in their year-end sale. All are 50% off, except those with a list price of $0.99, which are free. buff.ly/1klUqrY
- Outside the West, the Kundalini tradition presents the ‘divine feminine’ beyond binary gender. A goddess representing the ultimate “She,” Kundalini is best understood as nonbinary. Perhaps if we can wrap our heads around this idea, we can cultivate a more inclusive empowerment. buff.ly/tQEpgvV
- China's Great Green Wall: The giant artificial forest designed to slow the expansion of 2 deserts. Because it is a monoculture, the Great Green Wall doesn't promote biodiversity in the same way that a more diverse mix of indigenous plants would. #ecology buff.ly/MENwQQ5
- Short Audiobook Review: Harper Lee's splendid early stories. Witty, richly detailed, and courageous. Every one of them is, in its unique fashion, a gem. #LandOfSweetForever @HarperAudio buff.ly/OFQHm7N
- Last month, the Administration released a proposal that could open federal waters off the California coast to new leasing for oil and gas drilling for the first time in four decades. You can comment on it at:
- All of my books that are available through Smashwords are in their year-end sale. All are 50% off, except those with a list price of $0.99, which are free. buff.ly/1klUqrY
- Last month, the Administration released a proposal that could open federal waters off the California coast to new leasing for oil and gas drilling for the first time in four decades. You can comment on it at: buff.ly/T3roNkh
