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Joining the Queer Divorce Club

When I married a good friend from college at 24, I was ready to build the perfect life and family with him. The family I never got to have…

4 min readMar 27, 2023

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Joining the Queer Divorce Club

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Tera Wozniak Stortz

The Smoker v. The Fence: How I finally made the decision to get divorced and stuck to it.

It took me a couple weeks to build the fence, but I did it. I built that fence as I started to dismantle my twelve year marriage.

6 min readApr 6, 2023

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The Smoker v. The Fence: How I finally made the decision to get divorced and stuck to it.

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Tera Wozniak Stortz

Gravy, Tiny Houses, and Easter Eggs

I was outside in the snow in my nice white church shoes tap-tapping around while I waited for my mom and brother. My mom got me my white…

7 min readMar 17, 2023

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Gravy, Tiny Houses, and Easter Eggs

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Tera Wozniak Stortz

Standing Next To Them, Alone

In the summer of 2021, my paternal grandpa died. I barely knew him. I can maybe think of a handful of times I talked to him in my 37 years…

6 min readFeb 24, 2023

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Standing Next To Them, Alone

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Tera Wozniak Stortz

Tame the Frizz

When my grandmother was still alive, we spent Christmas Day with my dad’s family. My grandma, my dad, my dad’s four siblings, their…

5 min readFeb 22, 2023

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Tame the Frizz

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Tera Wozniak Stortz

My New Name

The last couple of years have been a journey and a huge part of that has been a divorce from my husband of 13 years. It’s been hard…

4 min readJun 17, 2022

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My New Name

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Tera Wozniak Stortz

Cheese Puff Parenting

It was 5:30 in the morning and my six year old came into my room poking me. He was starving.

1 min readJan 6, 2022

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Cheese Puff Parenting

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Tera Wozniak Stortz

This morning I broke down.

I woke up with a terrible cold and knowing I couldn’t do the day, but I had to.

4 min readDec 15, 2021

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This morning I broke down.

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The epidemic of anger among men and how I’m teaching my boys to be mad.

I grew up in the midwest with strong working class values. In my family, men worked their asses off in trade jobs; women took care of the…

8 min readApr 15, 2019

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The epidemic of anger among men and how I’m teaching my boys to be mad.

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Tera Wozniak Stortz

Instilling Kindness and Courage in My Boys

Each morning as I send my boys off into the world, I say to them “Be kind and courageous today.” My 7-year old has taken to rolling his…

5 min readMar 28, 2019

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Instilling Kindness and Courage in My Boys

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Tera Wozniak Stortz

Tera Wozniak Stortz

Tera’s a lesbian who came out after being married to a man for 12 years. She’s building a new life with her loving partner and three boys.

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