The Queen's Gambit Reminded Me That Creativity is Fragile
I plowed through The Queen’s Gambit this week, the Netflix show that tells the fictional story of Beth Harmon, an orphan with a gift for...
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Stephanie Vessely
- Jul 25, 2020
- 4 min
Giving Up Alcohol Made Everything Better. But Worse. But Better.
My last drink was three years ago today, on the patio at BookBar, in Denver. I was with friends and a mentor from grad school, who was in...
Stephanie Vessely
- Apr 11, 2020
- 3 min
What Happens Next
It took a while, but I finally found my social-distancing groove. I created a structure for my days and a toolbox of things that help...
Stephanie Vessely
- Apr 4, 2020
- 4 min
Non-Productivity in the Time of Coronoavirus
I keep coming across the idea with friends and in my social media circle that as writers and artists, or introverts even, we’ve been...
Stephanie Vessely
- Aug 29, 2019
- 2 min
If You Build It, Ideas Will Come
If you subscribe to this blog you may have noticed I’ve been posting more lately. A friend and I committed to doing so, and so far, we’ve...
Stephanie Vessely
- Aug 19, 2019
- 3 min
Diet Culture is Coming for the Children
At my cousin’s wedding reception a couple of summers ago, my then nine-year-old niece picked up my wrap and asked me what it was for. I...
Stephanie Vessely
- Aug 12, 2019
- 2 min
There Is No Finish Line
I saw the movie “Yesterday” this past weekend, about Jack Malik, a struggling musician, who after an accident, learns that he is the only...
Stephanie Vessely
- Aug 5, 2019
- 2 min
Don't Just Wait. Do Something.
It’s been more than a year a half since I completed my MFA in creative writing. It’s been on my mind lately because my program—the...
Stephanie Vessely
- May 31, 2019
- 3 min
Can We Stop Using the Terms Pro-Life and Pro-Choice?
I keep seeing this picture in the wake of the passage of the new draconian abortion laws. I stole it from Vox, but it’s properly...
Stephanie Vessely
- May 10, 2019
- 1 min
Womanhood Does Not Equal Motherhood
Dear Jefferson County public library, I think what you mean is “Celebrate Mothers.” Best, Child-free women literally everywhere
Stephanie Vessely
- Oct 29, 2018
- 4 min
On Missing Out on Motherhood
I’ve been feeling my clock ticking lately. Ticking probably isn’t the right word. Gasping its last gasps is likely more accurate. Lately...
Stephanie Vessely
- Sep 8, 2018
- 3 min
On Writing Since "The Election"
In his essay “On Becoming an American Writer,” from the collection How To Write an Autobiographical Novel, Alexander Chee writes about...
Stephanie Vessely
- Mar 4, 2018
- 5 min
I Am Not a Brand Dammit
“He became a poet the way other men become monks: as a devotional practice, as an act of love, and as a lifelong commitment to the search...
Stephanie Vessely
- Feb 8, 2018
- 4 min
A Woman's Right To Rant
When I was young—eight or nine maybe—I learned that two of the mountains near where I grew up used to be volcanos. When I asked if they...
Stephanie Vessely
- Jan 23, 2018
- 3 min
The Fertile Void
Yesterday, for the first time in months, I started writing something new. As I did so, I almost welled up with tears. I was excited,...
Stephanie Vessely
- Jan 30, 2015
- 4 min
Make Art Every Damn Day
It's day 30 of my photo project, which means if I'm following the advice of life hacks everywhere, I've successfully created a new habit....
Stephanie Vessely
- Jan 4, 2015
- 3 min
Something Bigger Than Fear
Yesterday I posted the above photo to Facebook and Instagram. A friend at my yoga class took it. Before class started I was telling her...
Stephanie Vessely
- Nov 15, 2014
- 3 min
Pulling the Pin
Last week I had a day where I felt "less than.” I was online looking for a writing class or a way to meet some other writers. I used to...
Stephanie Vessely
- Oct 22, 2014
- 3 min
He Honored Life
“'He had been drinking heavily for the past few days,' his wife said yesterday morning. 'He was a very lonely man.'” That’s from an...
Stephanie Vessely
- Oct 11, 2014
- 4 min
Resistance: 0 Stephanie: 1
"Begin anywhere." - John Cage On Thursday I finished a piece of writing and sent it off to my writing coach. Which is a really good...
Stephanie Vessely
- Dec 12, 2020
- 4 min
The Queen's Gambit Reminded Me That Creativity is Fragile
I plowed through The Queen’s Gambit this week, the Netflix show that tells the fictional story of Beth Harmon, an orphan with a gift for...
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Stephanie Vessely
- Jul 25, 2020
- 4 min
Giving Up Alcohol Made Everything Better. But Worse. But Better.
My last drink was three years ago today, on the patio at BookBar, in Denver. I was with friends and a mentor from grad school, who was in...
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Stephanie Vessely
- Apr 11, 2020
- 3 min
What Happens Next
It took a while, but I finally found my social-distancing groove. I created a structure for my days and a toolbox of things that help...
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Stephanie Vessely
- Apr 4, 2020
- 4 min
Non-Productivity in the Time of Coronoavirus
I keep coming across the idea with friends and in my social media circle that as writers and artists, or introverts even, we’ve been...
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Stephanie Vessely
- Aug 29, 2019
- 2 min
If You Build It, Ideas Will Come
If you subscribe to this blog you may have noticed I’ve been posting more lately. A friend and I committed to doing so, and so far, we’ve...
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Stephanie Vessely
- Aug 19, 2019
- 3 min
Diet Culture is Coming for the Children
At my cousin’s wedding reception a couple of summers ago, my then nine-year-old niece picked up my wrap and asked me what it was for. I...
3 views0 comments
Stephanie Vessely
- Aug 12, 2019
- 2 min
There Is No Finish Line
I saw the movie “Yesterday” this past weekend, about Jack Malik, a struggling musician, who after an accident, learns that he is the only...
1 view0 comments
Stephanie Vessely
- Aug 5, 2019
- 2 min
Don't Just Wait. Do Something.
It’s been more than a year a half since I completed my MFA in creative writing. It’s been on my mind lately because my program—the...
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Stephanie Vessely
- May 31, 2019
- 3 min
Can We Stop Using the Terms Pro-Life and Pro-Choice?
I keep seeing this picture in the wake of the passage of the new draconian abortion laws. I stole it from Vox, but it’s properly...
3 views0 comments
Stephanie Vessely
- May 10, 2019
- 1 min
Womanhood Does Not Equal Motherhood
Dear Jefferson County public library, I think what you mean is “Celebrate Mothers.” Best, Child-free women literally everywhere
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