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So Heavy a Weight:
Creative Writers on Women’s Reproductive Health
Forthcoming from Fulcrum Publishing in August 2025

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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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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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