Debby Brewer
Writer, developmental editor, and paper artist
She writes for the Pikes Peak Writers blog as Deborah L. Brewer. She designs and hand-cuts all art for Pause Tiles.
Press Kit
There's a moment most of us know. The day has been too loud, too fast, too full of demands. Your nervous system is looking for somewhere to rest — and your phone is already in your hand.
Most of what you find there will make things worse.
Pause Tiles is different. A small, beautiful world appears on your screen — hand-cut paper tiles, each one shaped by human hands before it ever became digital. Your field of vision narrows to something manageable. You're walking through a forest, finding animals, gathering flowers. No scores, no timers, no noise. Something in you begins to settle.
As you match tiles and the board slowly clears, so do your scattered thoughts. When a chipmunk offers you a strawberry, you can't help but smile.
You look up. The overwhelm has lifted, or at least loosened its grip. You put the phone down and go back to your life — which is the whole point. Not to keep you, but to return you, calmer, to where you need to be.
Every tile begins as a real piece of card stock, cut with scissors and arranged by hand before it's photographed. The art is made by Debby, a writer and paper artist. The app is built by Nick, a senior software engineer and AI specialist. They are mother and son.
Writer, developmental editor, and paper artist
She writes for the Pikes Peak Writers blog as Deborah L. Brewer. She designs and hand-cuts all art for Pause Tiles.
Senior Software Engineer specializing in AI-driven applications
He is the founder of Sledgeworx Software and the author of the Sledgeworx Getting into Software Handbook. He builds and maintains Pause Tiles.