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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...
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...
Stephanie Vessely
Dec 12, 20204 min read
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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
Jul 26, 20204 min read
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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 12, 20203 min read
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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
Apr 4, 20204 min read
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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 29, 20192 min read
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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 20, 20193 min read
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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 13, 20192 min read
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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
Aug 6, 20192 min read
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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
Jun 1, 20193 min read
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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
May 11, 20191 min read
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