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A Failed Math Major on the Joy of Reading

A story about quitting, enduring, and reading

Dec 29, 2023

A Failed Math Major on the Joy of Reading

Dec 29, 2023

A Birthday Reflection on a Decade of Living

Tomorrow I’m 35 and it seemed as good of time as any to post again. In 2020 I felt the need to write more often but I haven’t as much since…

Nov 25, 2023

A view of Mt. Hood from Mt. Tabor, taken on today’s hike.

Nov 25, 2023

I was going blind, until I never was.

Let me spare you the suspense: there was never anything wrong with my vision. This isn’t a story about me losing my sight. It is a story…

Feb 22, 2023

I was going blind, until I never was.

Feb 22, 2023

Life, death & finding joy when chronically ill

Lately, I’ve been trying to work through some things. Mainly, why I have such a hard time introducing ambiguity into my life. I like my…

Mar 22, 2022

Life, death & finding joy when chronically ill

Mar 22, 2022

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On lupus, unruly bodies, and letting go

If you’ve read some of my pieces on here before, you’ve read bits and pieces of this. But, I ask you to stay with me and read this in full…

May 7, 2021

On lupus, unruly bodies, and letting go

May 7, 2021

On good food and the good life

I’d found this new joy in food and in cooking that I didn’t want to give that up. It was immensely satisfying to seek out recipes, to i

Mar 8, 2021

On good food and the good life

Mar 8, 2021

What can COVID-19 teach us about inclusivity and care?

They always said we’d get a second wave during the fall flu season. But, we all held out hope that it just maybe, might not be the case…

Nov 16, 2020

A black and white photo of a crowded bar

Nov 16, 2020

Being fat, formerly fat, and fat again*

On learning to be grateful for this body, for better or worse

Jul 12, 2020

Being fat, formerly fat, and fat again*

Jul 12, 2020

A guide to assessing risk during a pandemic, as told by someone who IS high-risk

A friend recently told me: “I wish there was an article I could share that was called ‘Staci’s guide to assessing risk during the…

Jul 3, 2020

A guide to assessing risk during a pandemic, as told by someone who IS high-risk

Jul 3, 2020

Surviving Lupus, I-90 East, and a Questionable Road Trip

It was January 2016. The sun had long since went down, though it wouldn’t really matter at this point considering I couldn’t see through…

Jun 28, 2020

Surviving Lupus, I-90 East, and a Questionable Road Trip

Jun 28, 2020

Staci Stutsman

Staci Stutsman

PhD in English with a focus on film/television. Thoughts on lupus/chronic illness, body image, & academic/post-academic life.

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