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Stephanie Ortiz wearing festive headwear in a Thanksgiving-themed photo Surviving Cancer Was Easy–Now What?
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Surviving Cancer Was Easy–Now What?

November 22, 2021January 13, 2026 Stephanie Ortiz8 Comments

A friend asked me what was the hardest part of cancer, and without blinking I said, when it’s all over. It might be hard to believe but I’d do any of this past year over and over again rather than have to deal with today. Maybe I’ll come up with a t-shirt to prove my… Continue reading Surviving Cancer Was Easy–Now What?

Stephanie Ortiz dressed as a radiologist in blue scrubs and her husband Alex in a blue turtleneck and orange wig, sitting on a rug with their dog in a hot dog costume Bosom Buddies: Leaving The Port Behind
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Bosom Buddies: Leaving The Port Behind

November 14, 2021January 12, 2026 Stephanie Ortiz2 Comments

My radiologist and I recently celebrated our first and only anniversary. Though I had to go under the knife to meet him and see him again, he put my port in last October and took my port out a year later. We vow never to see each other again, but I’ll remember the laughs we… Continue reading Bosom Buddies: Leaving The Port Behind

Just Another Mischief Night
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Just Another Mischief Night

November 7, 2021April 12, 2025 Stephanie Ortiz3 Comments

Remember The Talking Heads “Burning Down The House” and when we all got out toilet paper and shaving cream on mischief night? Even if you don’t, it was the night before Halloween this year, of course, and mom was searching for old traditions. She asked, “With it being mischief night, do you think we should… Continue reading Just Another Mischief Night

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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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