Meaningful Moments · Stephanie Ortiz-the writer beyond the muse · Theater

The Diary Behind The Diary of Anne Frank

I can’t get the Diary of Anne Frank out of my mind or soul. Watching rehearsals and feeling the build-up of the PCS Theater production has given me spiritual healing – saying it’s cathartic seems to trivialize what the Director, the cast, and the crew are all about. ‘The Diary of Anne Frank’ rarely knocks… Continue reading The Diary Behind The Diary of Anne Frank

Stephanie Ortiz-the writer beyond the muse

Will The Real Role Models Please Stand?

All my fun crowd pictures are blurry so thank goodness for Photo by PxHere I want someone to hear me; I bet you do, too. But we’re up against a society that’s so loud and boisterous, and everyone’s clamoring for attention. Look at me, Mom, please? None of us look like role models, do we? But… Continue reading Will The Real Role Models Please Stand?

Basketball Legacies · Greatness · Stephanie Ortiz-the writer beyond the muse

In Light of “Kobe Bryant’s Muse”

It’s still so painful to think about Sunday’s helicopter crash. I didn’t know these families personally, yet my heart pours out to all those who are suffering so much right now due to their great loss. Before Sunday I didn’t know anything about Kobe Bryant, so I read the obituary and thought I had watched… Continue reading In Light of “Kobe Bryant’s Muse”