InThree Imaginary GirlsbySteffany RitchieChappell Roan’s “Casual” Reveals the Hidden Heartbreak of SituationshipsIt’s never been casual for me, eitherAug 11, 202419Aug 11, 202419
InMiddle-PausebySteffany RitchieHaving an Existential Crisis While Shopping For Tampons: Perimenopause FilesThe long, slow march to the end of my periodsJun 20, 202349Jun 20, 202349
InCancer Sucks, so Let’s Talk About It MorebySteffany RitchieA Scar StorySometimes my cancer scars remind me how far I have comeAug 7, 202427Aug 7, 202427
Steffany RitchieIt’s Easy to Be a Callous Flirt When You Are Young and ObliviousThe world is your big fat oysterMay 23, 202435May 23, 202435
Steffany RitchieThat Time I Was a High School AthleteCompetitive swimming taught me a few things I wasn’t expectingMar 21, 202410Mar 21, 202410
Steffany RitchieSome Doors to the Past Stay Closed For a ReasonOn complicated ancestry, adoption, grief, and confused instinctsJul 12, 202321Jul 12, 202321
Steffany RitchieMy First “Dorky” Crush is a Famous Medium WriterOn my unlikely pre-teen dreamboatOct 25, 202332Oct 25, 202332
Steffany RitchieDead Malls and Long Summers with Peter CeteraIf you leave me nowFeb 1, 202415Feb 1, 202415
Steffany RitchieThe Summer I Was Fifteen I Played Tennis Every DayI had ulterior motivesNov 20, 20237Nov 20, 20237
InThe Wind PhonebySteffany RitchieA Little White Lie Filled Me With GuiltMy dad didn’t give me much, so why did I still feel guilty for wanting something small?Sep 21, 202311Sep 21, 202311
Steffany RitchieThat Time I Blew a Career in Publishing and Lost a FriendOpportunity knocked, but my head was in the cloudsNov 24, 20224Nov 24, 20224
Steffany RitchieThis Year is the 30th Anniversary of My High School GraduationI like can’t evenFeb 4, 20234Feb 4, 20234
InThe Narrative ArcbySteffany RitchieDriving People With Disabilities in College Was Probably My Best JobI learned a lot about myself and my own presumptionsMar 31, 20234Mar 31, 20234
InThe Narrative ArcbySteffany RitchieI Can’t Forgive My Dad, Even in DeathGrieving my father doesn’t change the heart of our estrangementJun 6, 202316Jun 6, 202316
Steffany RitchieTeenage Selfish Dreams Were Not My Finest MomentA time when I was not so sweet sixteenApr 8, 20238Apr 8, 20238
InThe MemoiristbySteffany RitchieWhen Eighth Grade Heartache Was a Beautiful DistractionWhen puppy love made life better during a difficult timeJul 15, 202214Jul 15, 202214
Steffany RitchieSeptember in New YorkSometimes false starts can help heal a broken heartFeb 11, 202210Feb 11, 202210
InWriters’ BlokkebySteffany RitchieI Ignored The Only Writing Advice I Ever NeededLearn from my mistakesMar 16, 202228Mar 16, 202228
Steffany RitchieThe Night I Got Offered a Job As a StripperRemembering the time when Showgirls and Striptease sold us 90s girls glamor but left out the realityJun 3, 20227Jun 3, 20227
