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ron stempkowski

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

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

Tag: Writing

Firsts and Friends

Firsts and Friends

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski
Yours truly (right) with author and friend, Claire Bidwell Smith (left–and moderately preggars) Most months, the first is a sometimes glaring, sometimes dreaded number appearing in the first squ... Read More
The Writing is on the Wall

The Writing is on the Wall

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Ron Stempkowski
I really enjoyed writing last week’s blog. And it came at just the right time. I began the new year with a grand cleaning and organizing project around the apartment. I’d gone through ever... Read More
My $2k T-Shirt

My $2k T-Shirt

Posted on August 1, 2011January 31, 2016 by Ron Stempkowski
Every so often I stumble across a neatly folded red t-shirt tucked way back in my closet when I’m organizing or looking for something. I’m always compelled to unfurl it, unfailingly get lo... Read More
New Year, New Promises, New Challenges

New Year, New Promises, New Challenges

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Ron Stempkowski
Another New Year. It’s odd to think the New Millennium (the REAL one) was ten long years ago. Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’ into the future, right? I am a Resoluti... Read More
Chicago and/or Bust

Chicago and/or Bust

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Ron Stempkowski
Though I describe my childhood growing up in a small farming town in Indiana as idyllic, that perspective enjoys the distance of many years and many life experiences since. I was a shy, quite kid who ... Read More
In the Shadow of NanoWriMo

In the Shadow of NanoWriMo

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Ron Stempkowski
I’ve considered participating in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) many times within the past few years. The “rules” indicate that you shouldn’t start NaNoWriMo with a p... Read More
The First Entry

The First Entry

Posted on December 7, 2010April 22, 2017 by Ron Stempkowski
I have been toying with the idea for a blog for a long time and as an aspiring writer I’ve read innumerable articles about the “must” have having a writer’s website. Problem is... 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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