Lean, Deborah

Deborah Lean is a mixed media artist and writer living in Cobourg, ON. She values the meaning of words, and frequently uses phrases and quotes in her art. Now retired, she spends her days writing, currently working on a novel and a collection of creative non-fiction short stories.

CommuterLit posts:

Baby Shoes, Never Worn

No Cell Phones Allowed

Never Judge a Book by its Cover

Night Moves

Death by Drowning

Hidden Gems

Free Editorial Critiques!

Wondering what to do during the Covid-19 lockdown? CommuterLit would like to help you finally finish that short story you’ve been struggling with. For two weeks (March 23 to April 3), we’re waiving the $50 fee on our Editorial Critique (maximum 4,000 words) service.

Submit your story and get a two-page critique back within two weeks. Critiques will be written by CL editor Nancy Kay Clark and writer Frank T. Sikora. Frank is a published short story writer and long-time contributor to CL.

Submit your story for critique. Remember maximum 4,000 words.