Nan Tepper
@nantepper.bsky.social
Writer of memoir and graphic designer. Find me on Substack at The Next Write Thing: https://nantepper.com If you need help beautifying and organizing your stack, I'm at StyleYOURStack: https://styleyourstack.com Let's build a new world together.
My first published essay...in THE RUMPUS!
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"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.
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"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
February 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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
@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
I had fun answering questions for Debbie Weil's [B]old Age Q&A on Substack.
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.
debbieweil.substack.com
February 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I had fun answering questions for Debbie Weil's [B]old Age Q&A on Substack.
Latest post from The Next Write Thing. On believing in something immeasurable, unprovable.
Imagining Grace
My very new best friend
nantepper.com
February 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Latest post from The Next Write Thing. On believing in something immeasurable, unprovable.
Reposted by Nan Tepper
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Black history
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Black love
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Black people
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February 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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🖤
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🖤
Writing up a storm at The Next Write Thing. And podcasting, too! nantepper.com/p/finders-ke...
Finders Keepers
When having an eagle eye comes in handy.
nantepper.com
February 1, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Writing up a storm at The Next Write Thing. And podcasting, too! nantepper.com/p/finders-ke...
Reposted by Nan Tepper
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
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
February 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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
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
Reposted by Nan Tepper
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? 🤔
February 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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? 🤔
Reposted by Nan Tepper
"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...
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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…
www.techdirt.com
February 1, 2025 at 7:51 AM
"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...
www.techdirt.com/2025/01/31/e...
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.
How’s Your Recovery Going, Nan?
The thing I haven’t mentioned…
nantepper.com
December 11, 2024 at 2:31 PM
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.
Reposted by Nan Tepper
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...
If You’re Afraid of Butter, Use Cream
The day I waited on Julia Child. Yes, that Julia Child.
nantepper.com
November 27, 2024 at 10:16 PM
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...
The latest from The Next Write Thing. Please pass the stuffing!
Have a great holiday, all, if you celebrate.
I have pie. xoxo
Have a great holiday, all, if you celebrate.
I have pie. xoxo
Pass the Stuffing
A Thanksgiving to remember.
nantepper.com
November 27, 2024 at 12:36 PM
The latest from The Next Write Thing. Please pass the stuffing!
Have a great holiday, all, if you celebrate.
I have pie. xoxo
Have a great holiday, all, if you celebrate.
I have pie. xoxo
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.
AND it's a STICK!
This baby is coming my way next Saturday afternoon.
Mini Cooper, I’ve missed you so much.
November 24, 2024 at 7:03 PM
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.
AND it's a STICK!
This baby is coming my way next Saturday afternoon.
Mini Cooper, I’ve missed you so much.
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.
[B]old Ladies Who Write
Seven [b]older women writers who delight, inspire and motivate me
debbieweil.substack.com
November 22, 2024 at 2:31 PM
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.
The latest essay from me at The Next Write Thing. It's about the first and longest love of my life.
Don’t Paint the Kitchen Green
A love story.
nantepper.com
November 20, 2024 at 12:20 PM
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.
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November 19, 2024 at 1:46 PM
Recovery: the flip side.
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Harriet. Nothing else matters.
November 18, 2024 at 8:25 PM
Harriet. Nothing else matters.
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.
Again. Again? Again.
America hits bottom. The divisions feel deeper, knowing that half the country opted for violence, stupidity, and hatred.
nantepper.com
November 18, 2024 at 4:33 PM
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.