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Steph Whitacre

Writer. Editor. Word Nerd.

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Eleven Words For Eleven Years

Dear Tim, Happy anniversary. We’ve been married for eleven years now. I was thinking this morning about what makes us work. After all, we’ve got a good thing going. I started to make a list. But then the list got really long, and it didn’t seem wise to spend our entire anniversary writing down all…Read More

June 17, 2017 
Books Family

Dad’s Memorial Day Tour

The following is a portion of the foreword I wrote for my great-grandmother’s memoir, In Pursuit of Leo. This holiday weekend, I hope you take time to tell stories, look at old photos, and remember the sacrifice of those who left home to secure our country’s future and the dedication of those who vigilantly waited…Read More

May 26, 2017 
Family Parenting

Tears In a Bottle

Maybe you’ve been there before. That moment of complete exhaustion and quiet, when your eyes turn from pouring out tears with the force of Niagara Falls to resembling the crustiness of the Sahara Desert. My earliest recollection of crying this hard was when I was seven-years old, and Danny Helms, my best friend in the…Read More

May 23, 2017 
Home Life Writing

Starting Over

Yesterday morning, I stood next to Tim in our kitchen and stared at the wall behind where our refrigerator had been minutes before. We silently stood there, our shoulders slumped, absorbing the reality of a leaking hose, a puddle on the floor, and water damage that had spread up the drywall and soaked the cabinet…Read More

May 21, 2017 
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WRITER. EDITOR. WORD NERD.

Steph lives in Atlanta with her family. One of her favorite things is helping brilliant people zero in on ideas and share their stories. When she isn’t reading, writing, or editing words, she can be found running, planning adventures with friends, and drinking coffee. Her first fiction novel, The Lost Library, is now available.

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