Wash Your Brain

CLEANSE THE CHAOS!

Wash Your Brain is a collection of bite-sized stories of mishaps and misadventures originally written over fifteen years as a slice-of-life humor column for half-a-dozen Philadelphia-area newspapers including The Times Herald in Norristown, the Daily Local News in West Chester, The Mercury in Pottstown, and the Main Line Times. The stories have been woven together with an overarching theme of "washing your brain"-- achieved by both writing about the chaos in the mind, and by turning the brain upside down in convoluted yoga poses to let the stress ooze straight out. It's a two-way cleanse!

Stories include dodging a killer shark, taming a runaway snowblower, breaking an ankle (again!), drooling over a sexy French dentist, squeezing a husband into Spanx . . . all of this in the daily comings and goings for Donna Debs, who would rather dream about her magical moment with Omar Sharif. How's a woman supposed to stay sane? By washing her brain.

WASHING YOUR BRAIN IS LIKE BRAINWASHING. EXCEPT YOU DO IT YOURSELF.

Wash Your Brain is a rollicking ride through an off-kilter world. It's a collection of easy-to-grab stories that make you laugh, think, and wonder if it's time to give brainwashing--however you do it!--a whirl.

"Donna Debs conveys her hilarious exploits with distinctive authenticity."

--- Courtnee Turner Hoyle, Readers' Favorite, 5 stars

"A laugh-out-loud collection of stories that will have you in stitches all the way through"

--- Anne-Marie Reynolds, Readers' Favorite, 5 stars

"...her ability to turn everyday chaos into comedic relief is both impressive and encouraging, making me reflect on my own life with a lighter heart."

--- K.C. Finn, Readers' Favorite, 5 stars

"What makes this collection so enjoyable is her incredible command of the language. She's a master of puns and a magician at twisting words intelligently."

--- Viga Boland, Readers' Favorite, 5 stars

"She motivates us to forgive ourselves, to wave at our reflections in the mirror and say, 'Hi Honey!' Wash Your Brain will give readers the break from life that they came for."

--- Donna Parrey, Readers' Favorite, 5 stars

In 2008--determined to cleanse the chaos in her mind by laughing at it--Donna Debs began writing the humor column "Upside Down" for several Philadelphia-area newspapers, including the Daily Local News and The Times Herald. Wash Your Brain is her first story collection. Donna is also a former news reporter and editor for Philadelphia's KYW Radio, and, for twenty-five years, she owned a writing/communications company, working with major corporate and nonprofit clients. If you peek into her window--but please don't!--you may find Donna upside down in a headstand or handstand, trying to wash her brain that way, too. Since the mid 1990s, she has doubled as an Iyengar yoga teacher with an active yoga studio. Find her at

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