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Category: 🩵 Finding Extraordinary

Finding Extraordinary celebrates meaningful coincidences—those chance encounters and unexpected connections that quietly transform our lives. These muses reveal how ordinary moments can become crossroads of magic, grace, and human connection. Inspired by “Locker Room Moments with Dad,” this collection honors life’s beautiful accidents: the strangers who cross our paths, the small gestures that change everything, and the reminders that even our darkest moments hold light. The extraordinary isn’t far away—it’s woven into every day. When we stay open to wonder, meaning finds us right where we are.

Cracked bird’s egg on grass resembling a golf ball, symbolizing empty nest and life transitions My Reality Show Life on Island Time
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My Reality Show Life on Island Time

April 12, 2026April 12, 2026 Stephanie Ortiz4 Comments

I thought I found a golf ball. Instead, I found half of a cracked bird’s egg—and just like that, my reality show life took over.

Stephanie wearing a curly wig with her mom, capturing the playful spirit of joy-riding with Mom. Joy-Riding With Mom
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Joy-Riding With Mom

March 22, 2026March 21, 2026 Stephanie Ortiz4 Comments

A quick errand with Mom turns into a three-car pile-up in the A&P parking lot. Years later, I finally understand why she once asked if she was my hero.

Pop Jones with Stephanie Ortiz and Tigre Hill during the filming of A Muse for Pop Jones. A Muse For Pop Jones
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A Muse For Pop Jones

February 1, 2026January 31, 2026 Stephanie Ortiz6 Comments

A New Year’s reflection on Pop Jones, recognition, and how one unexpected conversation can change the way we see ourselves.

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Meet Stephanie

I’m Stephanie Ortiz, a storyteller–like a professional organizer; only I use words instead of boxes. I’ve written fiction and nonfiction since being a journalism major at UNC-Chapel Hill–before there were iPhones, to know a story when it hits me. And whenever I need a muse, there’s always real life to draw from.

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