Category Archives: money

Best Stories of the Week…April 1st

Posted on April 1, 2021 by Susannah Bianchi

MONDAY…early, en route to the Park, I see a fella with droopy drawers coming towards me carrying what looks like a liter of Coke or Pepsi before ducking into an alcove. As I’m about to pass I hear him say … Continue reading →

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Did You Know…All Bets Are Off Edition

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Susannah Bianchi

Abraham Lincoln stashed papers in his Stovepipe hat.    Do you think Jack and Ike did too? Maybe that’s where Jack hid all those long-legged phone numbers.  Marilyn Monroe lived in 20 different foster homes, sexually abused by more than … Continue reading →

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Is J. Crew Single?

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Susannah Bianchi

I only ask since, he emails 3 times a day to let me know about his package, so to speak, that’s on its way, though a little late as though my socks stopped off for a beer. To find a … Continue reading →

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Best Story of the Week…November 19th

Posted on November 19, 2020 by Susannah Bianchi

I believe in cause and effect. What you do, how you treat others, will come back to you in kind. I’m waiting for a friend when it starts to pour. I could run for cover, but have no way of … Continue reading →

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What I Didn’t Say

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Susannah Bianchi

When a woman walked into my friend’s grocery store, without a mask, refusing to wear one when he politely asked her to, I didn’t say…hey bitch, who do you think you are? After my friend made the decision not to … Continue reading →

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Best Story of the Week…October 22nd

Posted on October 22, 2020 by Susannah Bianchi

  CVS    2 in the afternoon I’m buying Advil for my chronic headache…sinus, stress, Covid 19? God forbid! None of the pain relievers are marked. I take a small bottle to the front of the store. A kid of color, … Continue reading →

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Best Story of the Week…September 17th

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Susannah Bianchi

As I emerged from my local market, an elderly man lost his balance, bracing himself against the side of the store. A kid, who was perched in front with a coffee cup, asking for change, dropped it, to help the … Continue reading →

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Adjusting

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Susannah Bianchi

We’re designed to get through everything, big and small, so the way we’re adapting to the presence of a pandemic should come as no surprise. We’re such a great model we humans are, IKEA could easily sell us in plexiglass … Continue reading →

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An Angel With a Chip On Her Shoulder

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Susannah Bianchi

I was in the local thrift store, sniffing around, when I came upon an angel figurine about a foot tall. She was beautiful and marked down to $2.50. I had to look twice to make sure I read it right. … Continue reading →

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Notes From The Carlyle

Posted on August 28, 2020 by Susannah Bianchi

This happened way before I stopped drinking. I’m sitting at Bemelmans Bar waiting for a date, and not just any date mind you, but a blind one. No, it’s not Andrea Bocelli, but it is someone I’ve never met before. … Continue reading →

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