Deborah Thompson

Nov 26, 2024 | theoffingmag.com | Janan Alexandra |Deborah Thompson |Lilly Dancyger

1. We tend to use the word “bitter” to denote taste, temperature, or feeling. Often, though not always, bitterness carries a negative charge, bringing us into proximity with a mostly undesirable set of feelings or experiences. Perhaps like jealousy, one doesn’t aspire toward bitterness in one’s inner life, relational world, emotional wheelhouse, etc. 2. In common parlance, the word is familiar and mundane: bitter greens, a bitter wind blew all night.

Oct 22, 2024 | theoffingmag.com | Deborah Thompson |Lilly Dancyger |Ananda Kumar. S

tía Daniela has a Depeche Mode rose tattooed above her ankle tía Hortensia moves from pot to pot across her backyard, begonias, hibiscus, and gardenias anointed with holy hose water tía Janie tells stories of young white men asking her to two-step at Cowboys Dance Hall tía Susan makes the sign of the cross every time she drives by a Catholic church tía Cindy says aver while she puts on reading glasses to look at a photo of your novio tía Rosie watches Sex in the City reruns on E! before bed...

Sep 24, 2024 | theoffingmag.com | Lilly Dancyger |Lupe Mendez |Deborah Thompson

What I want, more than I want a child or a childfree life, is to make a decision and feel sure it was the right one. This is a choice. This is the insult. This is carelessness of a system and a society.

Feb 6, 2023 | showsightmagazine.com | Deborah Thompson

Yorkies have universal appeal. These spunky, tenacious little terriers capture the hearts of everyone from suburban families to city apartment dwellers, and even burly “tough-guy” sportsmen. But as desirable as they are, they sometimes find themselves in need of rescuing. The often-horrendous situations found in most puppy mills, owners who pass away or cannot afford expensive but necessary medical treatments, and even lost, stolen, or runaway pets can all result in animals that need our help.