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

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.

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🖤

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? 🤔

"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...

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.

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

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.

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.

Recovery: the flip side. nantepper.com

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.