Life in Liminal Spaces

  • Buy the Book

    Here’s a current list of some retailers to use – while I heavily depend on Amazon sales (ebook or print) to get my ranking and visibility up, I want to offer a few alternative retailers. Most small independent stores will be able to order the book for pick-up in store – it might take a Read more

  • May on the Move 2025. Reflections

    Here’s the latest round-up of May on the Move, an Instagram writing initiative created by author Catriona Turner. Prompt: Friends One word: Vulnerability. I’m an introvert, albeit an extraverted one, meaning I can crank up the “I’m friendly and approachable and ready for new people” volume when I need it (and boy, have I needed Read more

  • May on the Move 2024. Reflections

    Finally catching my blog up…. Here’s last year’s round of May on the Move, THE annual writing initiative created by Catriona Turner on Instagram Prompt: (Re)Introduce yourself! Hi, I’m Steph! 👋🏻 Reintroducing myself on #mayonthemove2024. I was born and raised in Bavaria 🇩🇪, moved to 🇬🇧 in my twenties, and then to 🇺🇸 in my thirties Read more

  • I Met My Younger Self for Coffee

    She is already there when I get to the café at precisely the time we’d agreed, a cappuccino in front of her and her nose buried in a book. She has chosen a corner table from which you can see everything that’s going on. I wave, and she smiles shyly, her glowing 23-year-old face looking Read more

  • The Irony of the Hand Signal and the Real Danger of Aspie Supremacism

    In addition to my last article’s musings, and as a neurodivergence ally, I also want to say a few things about Musk and his hand gesture, because it all comes back to what I said in “Inauguration Week”. Please note that the following was written to be delivered in audible form; it is not my usual Read more

  • Inauguration Week

    I was talking to a friend in the UK the other day, also an expat, and of course we talked about the inauguration of the new American president and his cronies, because let’s face it, they’re all in power, it’s not just him.  We talked about the clip that’s gone viral of Bishop Mariann Edgar Read more

  • May on the Move 2023. Reflections

    A writing initiative on Instagram #mayonthemove2023 PROMPT: SELFposted by @overloadedsteph on Instagram, April 30, 2023 Here’s mySELF, two different versions at exactly the same time. Having felt very tired today and also kind of intimidated by all the brilliant thoughts and writing, I’m keeping my spiel short ’n’ sweet. I’ve decided that I see “self” Read more

  • May on the Move 2022 – a month of reflections

    A writing initiative on Instagram #mayonthemove2022 PROMPT: PASSPORTposted by @overloadedsteph on Instagram on May 3, 2022 I’m the guardian of our family’s passports. Always know where they are, always know when they’re about to expire, and how to get them renewed, and where. Trekking to embassies, sending off photos, copies of birth certificates, marriage certificates, Read more

  • I’m still here, my friends

    Hi! It’s me. I’m still here. First of all, thanks for being here. I know it’s been a minute since I’ve posted anything on the blog or podcast. I’m so happy to be releasing a new podcast episode and had a lot of fun chatting with my Texan-Bavarian guest. However, I felt like I needed Read more

  • First impressions

    We finally made it to New Jersey! What an odyssey it’s been, and I somehow can’t quite believe it’s only been two weeks since we arrived here. It took us three days to drive up from Austin, and by we I mean my husband, my dog and myself, with overnight stops in Little Rock, Arkansas, Read more