Susannah’s Spring & Summer 2019 Reading List
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Category Archives: violence
Virginia Beach…May 31, 2019
12 dead in Virginia Beach. Been hearing in my head the song Neil Young wrote about the Kent State shooting on May 4, 1970… 4 dead in Ohio, though there’s no connection. Well, that’s not exactly true. Guns are guns, … Continue reading
Holy Thursday
It’s what Christians call, Holy Week, the mournful drum roll to Good Friday, when Jesus died on the cross. Holy Thursday commemorates The Last Supper, Jesus’s last meal, when he shared bread and wine with his Apostles to more or … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, grace, humanity, media, religion, violence, words
Tagged Cathedral of Notre Dame, Good Friday, Holy Week, Jesus Christ, The washing of feet
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Susannah’s Spring, Summer Reading List…2019
How I love to read. Aside from writing, it’s my favorite pastime. When someone says they don’t read, I’m utterly speechless. How can you possibly live without books? HOW? Not only do I love to read, but can’t wait to … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Books, creative writing, Culture, humor, inspiration, internet, media, violence, war, words, writing
Tagged Ephron film You Got Mail, Film You Got Mail, great writing, Reading great literature, the love of words
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A Few Things I Know
My friend Ed and I were discussing regrets over not being more attentive to friends who are no longer here. He felt sad over an actor he knew he hadn’t stayed in touch with, who died. It reminded me of … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Faith, grace, Gratitude, History, humanity, Love, New York City, readng, violence, words
Tagged appreciating your life, Carrie Fisher quotes, let go and let God, September 11 2001, The Serenity Prayer
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FIRE!
I’m standing at my front window taking notes watching a fire across the street. Not only is it terrifying, it’s incredibly entertaining. I know, what a thing to admit, but haven’t you heard, candor is the new black. Four trucks … Continue reading
Posted in creative writing, Home, kids, New York City, violence
Tagged fire, New York City Fire Department
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A Fat, Juicy Word
I’ve been reading a book on the Gilded Age, code for lavish, over-the-top living in the early 1900s, in the bowels of rich, Victorian New York. A time where Astors, Whitneys and Vanderbilts roamed like diamond laden dinosaurs erecting mansions … Continue reading
Posted in alcohol, art, Beauty, Books, creative writing, Culture, History, humanity, men, New York City, violence, words, writing
Tagged Astors Vanderbilts and Whitneys 1900, McKim Mead & White Architects, Saving sin City Cummings, The Crime of the Century stanford White murder, The Gilded Age Mark Twain
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History Changed Me
When my friend David mentioned he drove to Galena, Illinois, it got me thinking of General U.S. Grant, who lived there for a time. Funny I should know that, but then again, not really. I never read much as a … Continue reading
Posted in alcohol, Books, grace, History, humanity, internet, media, men, Politics, readng, violence, war, words, writing
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Alcoholics Anonymous, Battle of Gettysburg, Jon Meacham The Soul of America, Reading American History, The Killer Angels Michael Shaara, U.S .Grant
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Yays or Nays for the NRA
The recent Synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh has really affected me. I have mixed feelings about our gun laws to begin with, as many of us do. Should we have the Right to Bear Arms, as our Second Amendment states, ratified … Continue reading
A Date Which Will Live In Infamy…9/11/2001
One of the most famous quotes in American history by President Franklin Roosevelt, coined after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, can more than apply to what happened on a tranquil Tuesday, 17 years ago today. When … Continue reading
Harvey Weinstein, the Sir Thomas Seymour of Hollywood
Thomas Seymour lived during the time of King Henry VIII, executed for treason trying to kidnap King Edward, Henry’s son and successor. But the other thing Tom was famous for was his inappropriate canoodling, especially with Henry’s 13 year-old daughter, … Continue reading
