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Family portrait with gold decorative border: the author with her husband in his tiger suit and their daughters on the Mamma Mia stage. The frame includes the caption 'A Muse 4 Mamma Mia! No Sad Songs with Mamma Mia!
Life Transitions

No Sad Songs with Mamma Mia!

March 9, 2025March 12, 2025 Stephanie Ortiz2 Comments

How ABBA Became Our Family’s Transition Anthem There are no sad songs with Mamma Mia! There’s also no plot, but that’s exactly what we love about it! Even when trying to be sad, you can’t help but dance and feel good. And that’s fine by me. I hate the words “life transitions” so much (don’t… Continue reading No Sad Songs with Mamma Mia!

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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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