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Stephanie Land

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Featured, Nonfiction, Story

Grieving, but Calmed by a Different Kind of Storm

by Stephanie Land April 24, 2020December 9, 2022

In isolation, Stephanie Land finds surprising relief from PTSD — and discovers she is able to write again.

Posted inBooks, Featured, History, Nonfiction, Story, Unapologetic Women

The Indignities of Poverty, Compounded by the Requirement to Prove It

by Longreads January 23, 2019October 19, 2022

In an excerpt from her debut memoir, Stephanie Land recalls being poor, and moving with her young daughter from a homeless shelter to transitional housing.

graffiti on a wall showing a monkey holding a can of red spray paint, with the words "follow your dreams"
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Quotes, Unapologetic Women

The High Cost of Becoming a Writer as a Single Mom

by Sari Botton January 3, 2018October 19, 2022

Stephanie Land endured poverty, loneliness, and more to pursue her dream of being a writer.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Portrait of the Artist as a Single Mom

by Sari Botton January 2, 2018October 19, 2022

In this personal essay, created with support from the non-profit Economic Hardship Reporting Project, Stephanie Land chronicles her struggle to support herself and her two daughters while attending college and trying to make a living as a writer.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Featured, Nonfiction, Story

The Love of a Thousand Muskoxen: Grieving a Love Lost to Time and Sickness

by Longreads October 24, 2016October 19, 2022

Years after spending a romantic month alone with a young photographer, Stephanie Land learns of his crippling chronic disease–and gets a glimpse of how much she meant to him.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Featured, Nonfiction

The Love of a Thousand Muskoxen: Grieving a Love Lost to Time and Sickness

by Longreads October 24, 2016October 19, 2022

Years after spending a romantic month alone with a young photographer, Stephanie Land learns of his crippling chronic disease–and gets a glimpse of how much she meant to him.

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