Susan Writes on Tuesday & Friday

Cheaper by the Half-Dozen: Meet Six of Mary of Modena’s Attendants

By Susan July 16, 2021Book Excerpts

The heroine of Rain Dodging is Mary of Modena. Her court was as close as England ever came to the world of the précieuses, the intellectual and literary circles that formed around…

Is this the morning?

By Susan May 9, 2024Life ThoughtsNo Comments

There was never a Sabbath that I didn't walk into my Nashville synagogue and wonder: Is this the morning of an attack? Screenshot I WENT IN ANYWAY: "Courage starts with…

I live in a hayloft!

By Susan May 7, 2024homeNo Comments

Except for the electrical, Tony did this himself:

Something Compelled Me

By Susan May 3, 2024HistoricalNo Comments

I woke up in the middle-of-the-night, which I never did at the tender age of 14. Something compelled me to turn on my transistor radio (yes, I am that old} that lay…

Can Tennessee Lawmakers get “More Stupider”?

By Susan April 29, 2024Life ThoughtsNo Comments

April 23 (Reuters) - Tennessee lawmakers on Tuesday passed a bill that would allow the state's teachers to carry concealed handguns at school, as protesters yelled their opposition from the…

I Feel Lucky to be so . . .

By Susan April 25, 2024TravelNo Comments

Visual. My world is a framed landscape. I see life as a gilt-framed painting, (Always have; I think I assumed everyone did.)

There Were About 18 Months

By Susan April 22, 2024PeopleNo Comments

After the 2020 election, there were about 18 months where there was no news about Trump. We could exhale again., It was lovely. Then . . . boom. The motherfu^%$#cer…

“Brain Incident”

By Susan April 19, 2024Teaching LifeNo Comments

Four years ago August, I traipsed into my dear head-of-middle school’s office to let him know that I had decided this would be my last year and I wanted to…

Excerpt

By Susan April 16, 2024Book Excerpts

This excerpt is from Rain Dodging. 1It is my account of my visit to the estate of Anne Finch, the poet who inspired my book: Anne Finch, Peter Cross, c.…

Watch Me?

By Susan April 11, 2024Writing

I haven't done enough marketing for Rain Dodging. I am introverted when it comes to getting myself out there for my book. Here is a podcast. We touch on 'The…

Unintended Discovery

By Susan April 8, 2024Life Thoughts

On my way home from Nashville I took a wrong turn. Turned out to be a 'right' turn for it took me through the neighborhood Hillwood Heights. A sublime ride;…