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Stephanie and her two daughters in a classroom dressing room, dressed in sequins and gold before going on stage for “Super Trouper.” Breaking the Fourth Wall: The Night the Plexiglass Cracked
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Breaking the Fourth Wall: The Night the Plexiglass Cracked

December 14, 2025December 11, 2025 Stephanie Ortiz2 Comments

I didn’t mean to break the fourth wall. But the night I stepped onstage with my girls, something inside me cracked open — and for the first time in years, I felt myself come alive.

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Finding My Muse Again

November 30, 2025December 9, 2025 Stephanie Ortiz4 Comments

For six years, every Muse I’ve written has helped me find the part of myself I thought I’d lost. This is the story of how I lose my way — and how the Muse brings me back.

Alexandra as the Little Red Hen in first grade, sweeping with a tiny broom — a childhood moment at the heart of senior year motherhood. Catching a Little Senior Year Stardust
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Catching a Little Senior Year Stardust

November 16, 2025December 9, 2025 Stephanie Ortiz2 Comments

Senior year motherhood is where childhood magic meets grown-up dreams. A Little Red Hen memory and one last high-school play remind us of the stardust mothers carry forever.

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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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