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, 20204 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20204 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20191 min read
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, 20184 min read
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, 20183 min read
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, 20185 min read
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, 20184 min read
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, 20183 min read
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, 20154 min read
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, 20153 min read
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, 20143 min read
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, 20143 min read
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, 20144 min read
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, 20204 min read
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, 20204 min read
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, 20203 min read
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, 20204 min read
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, 20192 min read
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, 20193 min read
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...
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Stephanie Vessely
Aug 12, 20192 min read
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...
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Stephanie Vessely
Aug 5, 20192 min read
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, 20193 min read
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, 20191 min read
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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