Debbie Weiss, Author
“Weiss is a dryly amusing writer who tells it like it is.”
- Kirkus Reviews
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Welcome
Hi, I’m Debbie, a writer, former lawyer and current unemployed slacker who started writing after I lost my husband in 2013. I write about widowhood, dating at midlife, and the decrease in the quality of middle-aged men.
I want to offer hope that life gets better after a devastating loss. It just takes waaaay longer than you think it will, and may not look the way you expected. I talk about it in my book, which I hope you’ll check out. Thanks for visiting!
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Independent Publisher Book Awards 2024 Gold Medal WInner
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Available As Is – Order Now
When I lost my husband George–my one and only since my high school prom–to cancer, I had to start building a new life at age fifty, but didn’t know how. George was my life. Eventually, I wanted to find love again, but soon discovered the absurdity that is dating at midlife.
When I was widowed, I wanted a book about a woman like me, long married, who realized she’d disappeared into her marriage, and who needed, at fifty, to learn to be alone for the first time. I wanted a full-hearted, darkly funny, unvarnished account of becoming your true self at middle age.
Available As Is is for women like me, who were long-married, but now have to learn how to be alone for the first time. If you’re looking for a full-hearted, darkly funny, unvarnished account of becoming your true self at middle age, then this is the book for you.
Available As Is is that book.
2023 Readers’ Favorite Book Bronze Award
Medalist in Non-Fiction – Grief/Hardship
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2024 National Indie Excellence Award
finalist in the Grief category
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Recent posts & Podcasts
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Going North Podcast with Dom Brightmon: Daring Debbie Edition. The Going North Podcast
Ep. 696 – “Available As Is” with Debbie Weiss https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-696-available-as-is-with-debbie-weiss/ The Going North Podcast
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The Hip Senior: Dating in the Second Half of Life
In a heart-to-heart chat, our host Marianne Bailey and her guest, the ever-inspiring Debbie Weiss, author of “Available As Is: A Midlife Widow’s Search for Love” take us on a journey through the world of dating after 50, all from a woman’s viewpoint. They open up about the rollercoaster
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Bereaved But Still Me: Widowhood, Wisdom and Remorse
Listen to “Widowhood, Wisdom, and Remorse” on Spreaker. What happens when we lose our spouse after decades of being together? What is caregiver guilt and how do you recover from that? Why would someone decide to go from being a lawyer to becoming a creative writer? Debbie Weiss is