Debbie Soon

Agency Without Alibi

An exploration of vice, romance, the tension between addiction and indulgence, and living a life of modern restraint. Read more

A Familiar Bluff

An essay on poker, bluffing, and living with conditional credibility as a woman at any table. Read more

Christmas in Flight

Christmas reflections on a unsettled year lived in contradictions. Read more

Gratitude

On giving thanks for the quiet things worth saying out loud, not just today, but every single day. Read more

Finding a New Frequency

Learning to DJ, embracing being a beginner again, and yes… a shameless plug for my first mix. Read more

Borrowed Time

A meditation on borrowed time, second chances, and what it means to make a home that moves with you. Read more

From Miami to Nuevayol

How a city called Miami made me both tougher, softer, and more ready for New York. Empecemos de nuevo. Read more

I'm Good, Really

An essay about contradictions, dirty martinis, and holding it all without breaking... despite having one of the best years of my life. Read more

Blurred Lines

From shitposting to stablecoins, crypto culture is never neutral. On fandom, neutrality, and why leaning in (even when it’s weird) might just be the point. Read more

In Search of Home

An essay about rewriting the meaning of home, one city, one move, one breath at a time. Read more

The Art of Being Alone

On finding comfort in solitude, choosing joy without permission, and building a life that doesn’t circle back to be whole. Read more

Not for Sale

A reflection that examines whether creativity needs to be coined, or if some things should simply be made because they ask to be. Read more

About Debbie Soon

Debbie Soon is a collection of personal essays, and an extension of my onchain photography collection, Places Dobbie Seen.