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Stories by Stephanie

The Home Inspection (One Minute Memoir)

August 31, 2026

The Night Before Everything Could Change

August 27, 2026

The First Offer

August 26, 2026

This Could Be Home

August 25, 2026

Rejection, But Make It Legal (One Minute Memoir)

August 24, 2026

The Book Review Backlog (2): 2025

August 21, 2026

One More Life (New Chapters, Ch. 3)

August 19, 2026

The Fastest Fact Alive (One Minute Memoir)

August 17, 2026

Dear Future Me: A Letter to Myself Five Years From Now

August 14, 2026

The Debt Diaries (11): July 2026

August 11, 2026

Month in Review: July 2026

August 7, 2026

What I Watched: July 2026

August 4, 2026
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Hey! I’m Steph, a 30-something introvert, boy mom, bookworm, and writer from Western NY, currently navigating a life rewritten. I run on stories, sarcasm, and Diet Coke — and wait for fall all year long. I’m into country music, quiet moments, and chocolate I don’t have to share with my kids. I'm often overstimulated, always anxious, and usually overthinking something, so I turn it into words. I write stories about motherhood, messy and meaningful everyday moments, and my life between books. Welcome to Stories by Stephanie, where there’s always time for one more chapter… and one more Diet Coke.

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