Category Archives: violence

Holy Thursday

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Susannah Bianchi

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 | 15 Comments

Susannah’s Spring, Summer Reading List…2019

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Susannah Bianchi

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 | 49 Comments

A Few Things I Know

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Susannah Bianchi

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 | 58 Comments

FIRE!

Posted on January 27, 2019 by Susannah Bianchi

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 | 29 Comments

A Fat, Juicy Word

Posted on January 13, 2019 by Susannah Bianchi

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 | 37 Comments

History Changed Me

Posted on November 6, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

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 | 29 Comments

Yays or Nays for the NRA

Posted on November 4, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

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 →

Posted in Family, History, Home, humanity, internet, kids, New York City, parents, Politics, violence, war, writing | Tagged School shootings, Stronger Gun Laws, The Bill of Rights, The late David Brenner, the murder of John Lennon, The NRA, The Right To Bear Arms | 24 Comments

A Date Which Will Live In Infamy…9/11/2001

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

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 →

Posted in Faith, grace, History, humanity, Love, media, men, New York City, Politics, travel, violence, war, words | Tagged 9/11 Museum, Be the change you want to see Gandhi quote, September 11 17 year anniversary, Trump declares tighter immigration laws | 22 Comments

Harvey Weinstein, the Sir Thomas Seymour of Hollywood

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

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 →

Posted in Cinema, Family, Fashion, History, humanity, humor, internet, kids, men, money, sex, violence, Women and men, writing | Tagged #metoo, Bill Cosby sentencing September, Elizabeth the I and Sir Thomas Seymour, English Historian Alison Weir, Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment | 11 Comments

A Word of Privacy

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Susannah Bianchi

It pains me to admit, privacy may be a thing of the past, thanks to the good old tentacles of the internet. I can already envision an exhibit at the Smithsonian in thirty years, showing what it was like to … Continue reading →

Posted in grace, History, humanity, internet, media, Politics, readng, violence, words, writing | Tagged Googling, Jackie Kennedy Onassis, Th right to privacy, The right To Privacy Act | 30 Comments