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My No-Bell Prize
Chemo Daze

My No-Bell Prize

January 31, 2021January 31, 2021 Stephanie Ortiz13 Comments

I won the No-bell Prize Thursday on my last day of hard-core chemo! You’ve got to watch the video at the end to see for yourself. But before I get started, I had my last day planned–down to the very word I’d use to describe it. Thanks to a friend who wrote, “celebrate ringing the… Continue reading My No-Bell Prize

Help! Vote For A Chemo Graduation Theme Song
Legend Making

Help! Vote For A Chemo Graduation Theme Song

January 18, 2021May 16, 2025 Stephanie Ortiz23 Comments

Graduation is upon me, and I’m singing songs in my head. I’ve got ten days to find a theme song to dance to when I finally get to ring the bell. Not that I had any idea what ringing a bell meant this time last year. I was about a month into cancer when a… Continue reading Help! Vote For A Chemo Graduation Theme Song

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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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