Thanks Victoria! xo

Thank you! xo

My first published essay...in THE RUMPUS!
@therumpus.net

"She told me she’d never smoked before, but I didn’t believe her. She was too good at it, and she didn’t cough at all."

From "Gotta Light?" by
@nantepper.bsky.social
Rumpus original column Voices on Addiction.

➡️ buff.ly/4hQ4YLk

Nan Tepper on “coming out” as a writer and finally accepting herself A Q&A with a queer, single, 63-year-old woman who writes with humor about depression, disordered eating, and her dysfunctional family.

I had fun answering questions for Debbie Weil's [B]old Age Q&A on Substack.

Imagining Grace My very new best friend

Latest post from The Next Write Thing. On believing in something immeasurable, unprovable.

Happy:
Black history
Black present
Black future
Black love
Black joy
Black health
Black healing
Black people
Black community
Black family
Black kids
Black culture
Black creativity
Black ingenuity
Black legacy
Black innovation
Black liberation
Black resistance
Black existence
...month🖤

Finders Keepers When having an eagle eye comes in handy.

Writing up a storm at The Next Write Thing. And podcasting, too! nantepper.com/p/finders-ke...

Here are the options on the table (which are not mutually exclusive):

1. House Dems bring articles of impeachment*

2. Senate Dems play constitutional hardball and obstruct everything

3. State AGs litigate (and prosecute) everything they can

4. Citizens march en mass

If Elon’s allies have access to sensitive government payment systems, Inspectors General fired, and career staff vanished… who’s left to stop DOGE from turning “efficiency” into the greatest skimming operation of all time? 🤔

Elon’s Twitter Destruction Playbook Hits The US Government, And It’s Even More Dangerous Remember how Elon Musk destroyed Twitter by ripping apart its infrastructure without understanding it? Now imagine that same playbook applied to the federal government. It’s happening, and th…

"A private citizen with zero Constitutional authority is effectively seizing control of critical government functions. The Constitution explicitly requires Senate confirmation for anyone wielding significant federal power"
www.techdirt.com/2025/01/31/e...

How’s Your Recovery Going, Nan? The thing I haven’t mentioned…

My latest essay from The Next Write Thing. When recovery from disordered eating gets a little derailed as a stress reaction to the state of the world, and a lack of connection to a higher power.

A pre-pardon?

If You’re Afraid of Butter, Use Cream The day I waited on Julia Child. Yes, that Julia Child.

Essay recommendation of the day: What was it like to wait on Julia Child as a restaurant server? @nantepper.bsky.social dishes! nantepper.com/p/if-youre-a...

Pass the Stuffing A Thanksgiving to remember.

The latest from The Next Write Thing. Please pass the stuffing!

Have a great holiday, all, if you celebrate.

I have pie. xoxo

I think you should go for it.

What do you on Saturday night when you’re home with no plans? I buy cars online. Well, car.

AND it's a STICK!

This baby is coming my way next Saturday afternoon.
Mini Cooper, I’ve missed you so much.

[B]old Ladies Who Write Seven [b]older women writers who delight, inspire and motivate me

Sharing some joy with all of you, today. Gobsmacked doesn’t even begin to describe how I feel to be included in this stellar selection of older women writers. Thank you, thank you to Debbie Weil.

Don’t Paint the Kitchen Green A love story.

The latest essay from me at The Next Write Thing. It's about the first and longest love of my life.

Recovery: the flip side.
nantepper.com

Harriet. Nothing else matters.

It can't come soon enough.

One of the smartest men ever. I miss him.

Again. Again? Again. America hits bottom. The divisions feel deeper, knowing that half the country opted for violence, stupidity, and hatred.

It's my first day of Bluesky...I thought I'd share a piece I wrote the day after the election as an intro to my writing life on Substack at The Next Write Thing.

xoxo!

Okay, I'll bite. Why do you have a CARRIE blanket???