Erik Deckers 🇳🇱

LSSU’s List of Banished Words for 2026 Is Almost Perfect Erik Deckers is a newspaper humor columnist and book author who writes about current events and personal stories for 10 newspapers around Indiana.

I'm a week late in writing about @LifeatLSSU's annual Banished Words List. Oh, well, nobody's "perfect." Especially not after they banished that word.

LSSU’s List of Banished Words for 2026 Is Almost Perfect. laughing-stalk.blogspot.com/2026/01/lssu... #humor #humorcolumn #banishedwords

Why You And Your Spouse Forget Things Together Erik Deckers is a newspaper humor columnist and book author who writes about current events and personal stories for 10 newspapers around Indiana.

One time, my mom and dad forgot their anniversary TOGETHER. This year, my dad and his 2nd wife forgot it again.

(He may be pissed at this week's column!)

Why You And Your Spouse Forget Things Together. laughing-stalk.blogspot.com/2026/01/why-... #humor #humorcolumn #memory

When Will I Feel Like An Adult? I'm Not Ready Yet. Erik Deckers is a newspaper humor columnist and book author who writes about current events and personal stories for 10 newspapers around Indiana.

I can think of exactly three adult milestones in my life. And they're not the ones you would normally expect.

When Will I Feel Like An Adult? I'm Not Ready Yet. laughing-stalk.blogspot.com/2025/12/when... #humor #humorcolumn #adulthood

@4horsemenpubs.bsky.social has a buy one, get one half off (BOGOHO) sale, and *I* happen to have two books for sale on their website: Mackinac Island Nation and Whither, Utopia.

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#books #booksmakegreatgifts #HolidayShopping #satire #Humor #humornovel

Indiana Senate to Face Critical, Historic Vote: Choosing a State Sandwich Erik Deckers is a newspaper humor columnist and book author who writes about current events and personal stories for 10 newspapers around Indiana.

#Indiana State Senator Andy Zay is righting a wrong that has plagued Hoosiers for 117 years: Naming the #breadedporktenderloin as our official state sandwich.

Indiana Senate to Face Critical, Historic Vote: Choosing a State Sandwich. laughing-stalk.blogspot.com/2025/12/indi... #humor #humorcolumn

Karl the Curmudgeon's Thanksgiving Speech Contest Erik Deckers is a newspaper humor columnist and book author who writes about current events and personal stories for 10 newspapers around Indiana.

Nothing better than a peanut butter and jalapeño cheeseburger after eating healthy after Thanksgiving. (Gravy, stuffing, and green bean casserole are all veggies, right?)

Karl the Curmudgeon's Thanksgiving Speech Contest. laughing-stalk.blogspot.com/2025/12/karl... #humor #humorcolumn #Thanksgiving

@4horsemenpubs is having a book sale. Buy one book, get a second book half off! It's a BOGOHO!

You can pick up both my new novel, Whither Utopia, and my first novel, Mackinac Island Nation. Plus, WU is 15% off already.

4horsemenpublications.com/product-cate...

#buybooks #giftideas #ebooks

Tired of being asked to spend money this year? Get a ticket to Laura Lee Bahr's and my book launch on February 5th, 2026. It's FREE at the Kerouac House in Orlando!!

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#booklaunch #whoistheliar #whitherutopia

If you're in the Central Florida area, you're cordially invited to @LauraLeeBahr's and my book launch on Feb. 5 at 7 pm at the Kerouac House (1418 Clouser Ave.).

Get your FREE ticket at bit.ly/llbedbooklau....

#booklaunch #humor #satire #thriller #whitherutopia #whoistheliar

Whither, Utopia Education and the arts receive more money than they need, everyone gets along, and all differences are celebrated and embraced. So why are people unhappy?Sara Cooper-Wright, a student at App

My new novel, Whither Utopia, officially launches on Wednesday, December 3. You can order it and get it in time for the holidays — get a copy for a friend and another for yourself!

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#booklaunch #whitherutopia #satire #humornovel #humor

Why We Didn’t "Have Autism" in the 1970s Erik Deckers is a newspaper humor columnist and book author who writes about current events and personal stories for 10 newspapers around Indiana.

Why is there an increase in autism and ADHD diagnoses these days? Hint: It's not Tylenol. We're just better at spotting it.

Why We Didn’t "Have Autism" in the 1970s. laughing-stalk.blogspot.com/2025/11/why-... #humor #humorcolumn #ADHD

This Coffee Shop Sucks Erik Deckers is a newspaper humor columnist and book author who writes about current events and personal stories for 10 newspapers around Indiana.

Have you ever been to Ed Debevic's? If you have, then you understand my new coffee shop concept, No Apologies.

New humor column: This Coffee Shop Sucks. laughing-stalk.blogspot.com/2025/11/this... #humor #humorcolumn #customerservice

English is a rich, varied language that can melt hearts and change the world, and '67' was Dictionary.com's choice for word of the year?

Dictionary.com Picks Stupidest Word Ever for Word of the Year. laughing-stalk.blogspot.com/2025/11/dict... #humor #humorcolumn #sixseven

Gambling Is Boring; I Don’t See What the Big Deal Is Erik Deckers is a newspaper humor columnist and book author who writes about current events and personal stories for 10 newspapers around Indiana.

I once won $2 playing nickel slots and got PISSED. I just wanted it to stop!

Gambling Is Boring; I Don’t See What the Big Deal Is. laughing-stalk.blogspot.com/2025/10/gamb... #humor #humorcolumn #gambling

I was able to scoot out of town before they caught up with me!

Nobody Wears Suits to Funerals Anymore Erik Deckers is a newspaper humor columnist and book author who writes about current events and personal stories for 10 newspapers around Indiana.

I recently wore a sports coat to a friend's funeral and was shocked — SHOCKED, I SAY! — that I was one of the only people dressed that way. Apparently, this is the new normal?

Nobody Wears Suits to Funerals Anymore. laughing-stalk.blogspot.com/2025/10/nobo... #humor #humorcolumn #fashion #funerals

Advice For New Adults Erik Deckers is a newspaper humor columnist and book author who writes about current events and personal stories for 10 newspapers around Indiana.

Friends say I'm full of something, but "wisdom" is not the word that comes to mind.

Advice For New Adults. laughing-stalk.blogspot.com/2025/10/advi... #humor #humorcolumn #advice

My interview with @grammargirl.bsky.social was released yesterday, and I'm pretty chuffed that they created some snippets to share. Here's me retelling how the whole alphabet got started – in book terms, the first part of the first chapter (Chapter A) of 'Why Q Needs U'!
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Operation Read featured Deckers, a humorist, ghostwriter and columnist Erik Deckers, of Florida and formerly a business owner and resident of Syracuse, was the key speaker at the annual Operation Read program.

Nice write-up of my time in Warsaw in the Ink-Free News.

www.inkfreenews.com/2025/10/15/o...

#warsawindiana #Speaking #authortalk

I am moving my Whither, Utopia book launch from Oct. 29 to the first week of Feb. at the Kerouac House. Too many logistical details made the October date impossible.

More info soon. We won't have tickets, you'll just be able to buy books there. (I didn't like the $4+ fee Eventbrite was adding.)

Once, when my daughter was 10 or so, I took her to see the play as part of a travel writing trip. Everyone who worked at the theatre said, "This has a lot of swearing in it."

"That's OK," I said. "She'll be fine."

After the first line of the show, I thought, "Ooooohhhhh, THAT'S what they meant!"

If you're not doing anything on Wednesday, October 29, please join me at the Kerouac House at 7:00 p.m. for the launch of my new novel, Whither, Utopia.

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#booklaunch #amwriting #centralflorida

In less than 25 hours, I will be in my hometown at the John F. Kennedy branch of the Muncie Public Library, telling a funny story about how I thought the library got its name when I was a kid.

www.munciepubliclibrary.org/event/author...

#Muncie #muncieindiana #authortalk #amwriting

Dining Etiquette Rules Explained Erik Deckers is a newspaper humor columnist and book author who writes about current events and personal stories for 10 newspapers around Indiana.

I learned from my father-in-law that if you invite someone to dinner, you're paying. He loved taking people to lunch and dinner, and I appreciated his rule.

Dining Etiquette Rules Explained. laughing-stalk.blogspot.com/2025/10/dini... #humor #humorcolumn #diningetiquette

Karl Gets Angry When a Burrito is Called a Sandwich Erik Deckers is a newspaper humor columnist and book author who writes about current events and personal stories for 10 newspapers around Indiana.

Indiana and New York consider burritos sandwiches for tax purposes. Restaurant goers consider Indiana and New York idiots.

Karl Gets Angry When a Burrito is Called a Sandwich. laughing-stalk.blogspot.com/2025/10/karl... #humor #humorcolumn #burrito #sandwich

The world doesn’t stop because you’re in pain and neither does Sabine.

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People Against Pineapple on Pizza Erik Deckers is a newspaper humor columnist and book author who writes about current events and personal stories for 10 newspapers around Indiana.

People Against Pineapple On Pizza (PANOP) was nearly called Pineapple's Outrageous On Pizza, but we thought better of it. Too many awkward questions.

People Against Pineapple on Pizza. laughing-stalk.blogspot.com/2025/09/peop... #humor #humorcolumn #pizza #pineappleonpizza

Muncie friends, I'll be back in town on Saturday, October 11, at 6:00 p.m. to do an author talk at my childhood library, the Kennedy Branch of the Muncie Public Library.

www.munciepubliclibrary.org/event/author...

#amreading #muncieindiana #BookLaunch

10 Commandments of Personal Branding: Master the Rules that Build Credibility, Command Respect, and Grow Influence (10 Commandments of Business Growth) Amazon.com: 10 Commandments of Personal Branding: Master the Rules that Build Credibility, Command Respect, and Grow Influence (10 Commandments of Business Growth): 9798990854260: Deckers, Erik, Bagley, Robert: Books

Robert Bagley and I wanted to write a field guide to personal branding. It's for anyone who is starting their own business or is just starting out in the business world. Available on Kindle, in paperback, or hardback.

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#personalbranding #networking #entrepreneurship

Alabama Woman Struck by Meteor in 1954 Erik Deckers is a newspaper humor columnist and book author who writes about current events and personal stories for 10 newspapers around Indiana.

When a meteor crashed through Ann Hodge's roof and struck her, she thought it was neighborhood kids at first. You know how kids heave 8.5-pound rocks around for fun.

Alabama Woman Struck by Meteor in 1954. laughing-stalk.blogspot.com/2025/09/alab... #humor #humorcolumn #meteorite