Susannah’s Fall & Winter Reading List, 2018-2019
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So How They Hangin’
I heard this expression, remembering it from growing up, an old neighborhood way of saying, so how the hell are ya, as if your balls were a barometer. Since one thought inspires another, it then made me think of my … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, humor, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged Idioms, The Clintons, The Kennedy Brothers
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A Basset May Come’a Callin’
I still think of Carmela the Basset Hound as though she were a long lost sister, just one with stubby legs and long, silly ears. For those of you who never read the Carmela Chronicles, she belonged to a snooty … Continue reading
Best Story of the Week…March 7th
It’s Sunday at 6 a.m. as I limp to the park, my left knee mysteriously throbbing like a drum. I hear someone weeping in the distance. It’s a Latino girl in her car, crying the blues. Naturally, Joan of Bark … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Faith, humanity, humor, media, New York City, readng, Uncategorized, words, writing
Tagged Home Delivery, random acts of kindness, The New York Times, The News
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Trumpets Blare
I was listening to an argument between two male friends about our Commander in Chief, more or less, playing the referee. I didn’t participate, saying nothing, and saying it often, a handy tool when discussing politics. One guy said, there’s … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, dessert, humor, media, Politics, Uncategorized, words
Tagged Bill Clinton impeachment, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Will Trump be reelected
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The Directors
You thought this was going to be about Spielberg, Scorcese and Cecil B. DeMille, didn’t ya? Nope, it’s about a group of funky funeral directors I know. I lived across from the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home for almost 4 … Continue reading
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Best Stories of the Week…February 28th
It’s 6:a.m. and 25 degrees, as I wait for the light to change crossing into the park, when I see a young guy, in a suit, coming towards me with his jacket open wearing only a button-down. Me in my … Continue reading
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The Thorn In My Paw
I saw a man I hadn’t seen in a while I’ll call Ted, who’s very active in the church I sometimes go to. When he sees me he does everything but genuflect, like I’m one of the Apostles, because I … Continue reading
Posted in animals, creative writing, Gratitude, humanity, humor, inspiration, New York City, religion, Uncategorized, words
Tagged Beagles, fear, Hurricane Irene, random acts of kindness
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Extraordinary Women
Two tender tales have been circling my thoughts like proud, persistent eagles. One is about Eleanor Roosevelt, the other, Rachel ‘Bunny’ Mellon. Bunny was married to millionaire, philanthropist Paul Mellon for 51 years, while during that time, sharing him with … Continue reading
He Fell For Me
I believe in cause and effect, that what goes around, comes around. You reap what you sow. But yesterday, in my travels, karma never shined more brightly. Karma’s definition, according to Webster’s…in Hinduism and Buddhism…the sum of a person’s actions … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, grace, humanity, humor, inspiration, New York City, Uncategorized, words
Tagged helping others, random acts of kindness, Service could change the world
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Best Story of the Week…January 31
I’m on West 23rd Street by the Chelsea Hotel, a favorite spot of mine for its historical, artistic lore. It’s where Patti Smith lived with Robert Mapplethorpe and Janis Joplin and The Ramones danced and dreamed. Arthur Miller and Dylan … Continue reading
