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    • Costa Rica (June 2018)
    • Iceland (March 2020)

ron stempkowski

love, loss, healing, and humor…in no particular order

  • the xanax diary
  • about ron
    • about ken
  • awards
    • Mountain Climbing for Beginners
  • the ronaissance
  • my faves
  • second city
  • publication
    • Extraordinary Healers Vol. 7
  • media
  • travel
    • Costa Rica (June 2018)
    • Iceland (March 2020)

Author: Ron Stempkowski

Garden Variety Blog Post

Garden Variety Blog Post

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Ron Stempkowski
I planted my garden last weekend. Really, more potted than planted. Gone are the days of the sprawling garden in the backyard yard of the apartment on Cuyler Avenue, and figuring out what to plant and... Read More
My Extraordinary Photo Shoot

My Extraordinary Photo Shoot

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Ron Stempkowski
  My greatest dream since age thirteen–when I discovered my love of writing–was to be a published author. Back then, I wanted to be a novelist, creator of gripping, over-the-top drama... Read More
Incredible Feets of Astonishment

Incredible Feets of Astonishment

Posted on April 26, 2014July 12, 2017 by Ron Stempkowski
A gigantic part of Ken’s identity was his left leg…er…lack of one. After having it amputated below the knee when he was a teen was life-defining–and I’ve written before&... Read More
Lucky Thirteen

Lucky Thirteen

Posted on March 24, 2014July 12, 2017 by Ron Stempkowski
It made me more than a little sad yesterday when I looked at the calendar–as I do every day–and realized it was the anniversary of when I met Ken, intertwining our lives. Thirteen years a... Read More
Closing Time…

Closing Time…

Posted on March 2, 2014July 12, 2017 by Ron Stempkowski
“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end” are lyrics to a song I always found profoundly deep (and from which I took the name of this blog). There was a time when I... Read More
The Emotional Rub

The Emotional Rub

Posted on January 11, 2014July 12, 2017 by Ron Stempkowski
As stated in my previous blog, the place I’m buying is smaller than my current apartment. I haven’t really packed much yet. It’s been a lot of going through things and deciding what ... Read More
2013 in review

2013 in review

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Ron Stempkowski
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 5,800 times in ... Read More
Full Steam Ahead

Full Steam Ahead

Posted on December 16, 2013July 12, 2017 by Ron Stempkowski
I’m moving. Aside from the Christmas cheer in the air there is also one of excitement. For change. And an equal measure of dread for the same. The normal dread of change. As well as the other ki... Read More
My Third Blogiversary

My Third Blogiversary

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Ron Stempkowski
I can’t believe it’s only been three years I’ve been pouring my heart out into the ether of the internet. It seems like I’ve always been blogging. It certainly saved my sanity ... Read More
The Story of the Pink Tree

The Story of the Pink Tree

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Ron Stempkowski
I put up the sparkly pink tree the other day and watched “Love, Actually” while decorating it. This Christmas is extra special because it’s the last Christmas I’ll spend in thi... Read More
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Ron Stempkowski

Ron Stempkowski

I'm an award-winning essayist and audience-focused word ninja living in Chicago. I have a passion for storytelling with words and images/videos.

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