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Black folks been telling they kids from jump how to act like they had some sense from A, lining us up with righteousness and right action when they even…
Sep 26, 2025 • Stephanie Penn, Light it up
Squirrels or Monkeys
The squirrels are worse than the monkeys.
Jan 12 • Stephanie Penn, Light it up
Coin toss
One year ago on this day, we learned that our dog, Ivan, had cancer.
Jan 9 • Stephanie Penn, Light it up
Resolute
I don’t write them.
Jan 3 • Stephanie Penn, Light it up
THE REASON FOR THE SEASON
Nairobi.
Dec 26, 2025 • Stephanie Penn, Light it up
I am surviving on Lux
I am surviving on Lux, Rosalia’s latest, black licorice, Hekate read by the author, Nikita Gill, and painting.
Dec 18, 2025 • Stephanie Penn, Light it up
Anniversary
My dog doesn’t realize that when it’s this cold, it’s bad for him too, and he pulls me to his regular spots, somehow unaware that the wind is whipping…
Dec 11, 2025 • Stephanie Penn, Light it up
Careening to the end
From Halloween to the end of the year
Dec 6, 2025 • Stephanie Penn, Light it up
Light it up
Light it up
Light it up is a newsletter about the evolving connection between living, making art, finding a spiritual center, and healing past traumas. It is about getting real with myself in facing my own shadows and doubts and other musings.
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