Dear Friend, 

Ten years ago on this day, May 20, 2016, I was hit head-on by a drunk driver going 60 mph. I shouldn’t have survived. Some of you may remember this happening in real time. A decade later, this is my story:

Thanks to Bailey Gaylin Moore and Past Ten Magazine for allowing me to tell this important story on a very important anniversary. 

These are lessons I always need to hear and remember.
Maybe you do, too?

May 20th, 2016 – Nancy Stohlman

The Bargain

On May 20, 2016, I was hit by a drunk driver in broad daylight on a three-lane interstate during rush hour. I was on my way to an open mic reading, already running late. I was wearing my new jeans, a striped t-shirt and my favorite pink Victoria’s Secret bra. These would all be unceremoniously scissored off in the ambulance, sliced right down the middle. Only my shoes and belt would survive.

Read it at PAST TEN MAGAZINE (and support their work)

Thanks for reading and loving me, now and then. 

To your biggest creative life,
Love,
Nancy


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In this chaotic world, even dreaming about a retreat feels good.

February 1-7, 2027, we will be returning to Playa Negra, Costa Rica, this time joined by Selah Saterstrom, to immerse ourselves and our writing in the magic of the jungle, the howl of monkeys, and the majesty of the Pacific Ocean.

May 23-28, 2027, we will be traveling to the famous Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, New Mexico, to work on our books in Georgia O’Keeffe’s (actual!) studio space for a 5-day, time-out-of time communion with ghosts of artists past.

And we are SOLD OUT IN GRAND LAKE this September, but I’m beginning a waiting list.

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