Deb Eternal — thoughtful writing across life, mind and meaning

Stay Curious

There's plenty to explore at Deb Eternal.

Wander through The Writing Rooms, discover a little inspiration, enjoy a quiet moment or find something useful for everyday life.

Follow whatever interests you, settle in for a while, and see where your curiosity takes you.

Life has a way of giving us something to think about, even when we're minding our own business.

- Deb Eternal

Fresh From the Writing Rooms

The latest reflections, curious questions and thoughtful discoveries from across Deb Eternal.

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How I Write: The Thinking, the Talking and the AI

What really happens before I press Publish? A personal look at how I use AI to explore ideas, draft articles and make the final decisions.

The Curious Mind

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When the Spark Fades: Finding Your Way Back to Intimacy

Sometimes love remains, but affection and intimacy quietly slip into the background. A warm, gently humorous reflection on rediscovering closeness, remembering who we are beyond our everyday roles, and nurturing the relationships that matter.

The Intentional Life

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Grandparents and Big Emotions: Very Questionable Impartiality

A grandchild's tears have a remarkable ability to turn an otherwise sensible adult into a completely irrational grandparent. Not the I dropped my biscuit cry. Or the outraged howl because someone dared suggest shoes might be required before leaving the house. I mean those enormous little-person emotions that seem far too big for the body trying to contain them. Parents, quite rightly, have a job to do. There are boundaries to hold, behaviour to correct and lessons that cannot

The Intentional Life

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A Note From Me

As I’ve come to see things...

Hi, I’m Deb - a mother, a grandmother, and someone who has spent much of her life thinking about things that don’t always have clear answers.

For a long time, I thought I needed to have things figured out.

Now, I’m more interested in understanding the questions themselves.

This space is, in many ways, a reflection of that shift - a place for thoughtful writing, curiosity, and following an idea wherever it might lead.

Deb xx

“Some thoughts stay with us longer than others.”

The Anamnesis Cipher

Some ideas refuse to arrive all at once.

They reveal themselves slowly, one fragment at a time, asking us not simply to understand them, but to allow them to change us.

The Anamnesis Cipher is a philosophical novel unfolding through twelve fragments.

What begins as the discovery of an ancient cipher gradually becomes a journey into memory, identity, and the quiet realisation that we are never just one person.

Throughout our lives, we leave behind countless versions of ourselves, each believing it understood the world - shaped by every question we dare to ask, every belief we choose to challenge, and every truth we discover for ourselves.

The greatest mystery may not be hidden within the pages of the book.

It may be hidden within us...

Explore The Anamnesis Cipher

The Anamnesis Cipher — a philosophical novel exploring memory, identity and consciousness

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