Steffany Ritchie
Bio
Hi, I mostly write memoir, essays and pop culture things. I am a long-time American expat in Scotland.
Stories (31/0)
Shiv Roy Outplays the Boys
This article contains spoilers for season four of Succession "Let's bleed the Swede" smugly intones Kendall Roy at the start of episode five of this, the fourth and final season of Succession, with a cocksure attitude he has only acquired in the last few days since his dad died. Kendall is sad, but also riding high (it helps he has "the best grief guy" as per the previous episode!).
By Steffany Ritchieabout a month ago in Geeks
How to Speak British English
I thought I would share a few basics that many people might already know but also, you don’t really know unless you live here how slightly (ahem) pedantic dear old Britain can be with the “correct” use of the language they “invented” or whatever!
By Steffany Ritchie2 months ago in Wander
Can Seeking Enlightenment Soothe Grief?
I’m officially a cliché. After several months of grieving my father, I have apparently entered the “pray” section of “Eat Pray Love.” (I admit I tried and failed to finish this book last summer! When Elizabeth Gilbert starts writing out the breathing practices of her meditation in extended detail I lost the will to go on!)
By Steffany Ritchie2 months ago in Humans
Dream of Them When You Can
Every night at midnight, the purple clouds came out to dance with the blushing sky. Emmy stood in the restaurant parking lot watching the breathtaking sunset sky fall into an inky swirl as a light breeze circled her body in the sticky August heat.
By Steffany Ritchie3 months ago in Fiction
Advocating for Your Health No Matter What Doctors Say Could Save Your Life
I remember the day I exchanged wedding vows with my husband. We had been together just over a year, but the first half of that was long distance, since we met (in person) when we lived in different countries. We felt like we had been through the ringer to withstand the obstacles of distance.
By Steffany Ritchie4 months ago in Humans
That Time I Blew a Career in Publishing and Lost a Friend
I was living in New York, having made it back after graduating from college a year earlier. (I previously lived in New York City for a year after my sophomore year, dropping out of college, not sure if I would go back.)
By Steffany Ritchie6 months ago in Confessions
Why Hallmark Christmas Movies Are the Cure for What Ails My Stupidly Simple Soul
Every year, when November hits, I get an undeniable hankering for it. I try to stay clean, I attempt to get a hipper festive film fix with Netflix, but the truth is I really only want to plug my veins into the purest visual hot cocoa and peppermint Xanax of feel-good around. They tempt me like an irresistible sleighbell’s ring siren song.
By Steffany Ritchie6 months ago in Geeks
