Category Archives: Women and men

Meat and Potato Men

Posted on August 2, 2020 by Susannah Bianchi

I’m referring to an old-fashioned type of male you don’t see so much anymore. The man who steps up, no matter what. The fella who faces the bully, chases the bad guy, who runs into the burning building to save … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, creative writing, Culture, Faith, Family, grace, History, Home, humanity, inspiration, Love, men, Women and men, words, writing | Tagged Good men, Governor Andrew Cuomo, John Lewis, Theodore Roosevelt | 45 Comments

The Big Bang

Posted on July 26, 2020 by Susannah Bianchi

This piece concerns three men: John Kennedy, Bill Clinton and Eliot Spitzer, the latter, the former Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo’s disgraced predecessor, who in 2008, stepped down due to his inappropriate sexual conduct rivaling the Marquis de Sade’s. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Culture, History, humanity, men, Politics, readng, Women and men, words, writing | Tagged Bill and Hillary Clinton, Former Governor Eliot Spitzer, John Kennedy White House Years, Monica Lewinsky scandal, sex in politics | 56 Comments

To Your Neutral Corners

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Susannah Bianchi

I’m no political animal by any means, and frankly, couldn’t care less whose approval ratings are up or down, however…there is something I’d like to say. STOP INSULTING ONE ANOTHER!!! WHY CAN’T YOU PLAY NICE DURING THIS CHALLENGING TIME? Excuse … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Faith, grace, Health, History, humanity, internet, media, men, New York City, Politics, readng, war, Women and men, words, writing | Tagged Partnership over partisanship, Stop all the political bashing, The power of prayer, Unity during the pandemic | 55 Comments

And The Hits Just Keep on Comin’

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Susannah Bianchi

Thank God for humor, and I don’t say that lightly. Where would we be if we couldn’t laugh at the absurd and the outrageous? The world is upside down, with us trying our best to hold on. Accepting the things … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Fashion, food, humanity, humor, New York City, Women and men, words, writing | Tagged Courtesy towards others, Desigenr surgical masks., keeping your sense of humor, Kurt Vonnegut, Living through the pandemic, The Serenity Prayer | 61 Comments

How It Usually Is

Posted on March 19, 2020 by Susannah Bianchi

Here in the East, we’d be awaiting spring, our cotton khakis and polo shirts stacked in the wings. The daffodils in the Park, who’ve just arrived like pretty girls, would delight us, knowing they’re emissaries, announcing her imminent arrival. … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, Beauty, Culture, Faith, Gratitude, Health, humanity, inspiration, kids, media, music, New York City, Women and men | Tagged Central Park, Coronavirus a year from now, Spring in the wings, warm weather | 58 Comments

Things That Shouldn’t Be

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Susannah Bianchi

Older men in Converse High Tops with toupees that, let’s face it, just don’t go together. Face lifts. That porcelain finish that should be restricted to planters and soup tureens. Why women think stretched like a drum is attractive will … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, Culture, dessert, humanity, humor, internet, New York City, Politics, Women and men, words, writing | Tagged Babar, inappropriate cell phone use, plastic surgery, The Presidency of Donald J. Trump, Trying to look young, Whole Foods Raw Fish Dept | 58 Comments

Reasons Why Women Need a Man

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Susannah Bianchi

To put lotion on your back, in February. To fix the cable, after you’ve kicked the box across the room. To spoon with when you get a little chilly. To happily do all the driving while you give directions as … Continue reading →

Posted in creative writing, Home, humanity, humor, sex, Women and men, words, writing | Tagged Domestic Bliss, men and women, Men who dote on their women, The gardener and the flower | 73 Comments

Notes From the Carlyle…January 2020

Posted on January 19, 2020 by Susannah Bianchi

I’m having a melancholy Friday, yearning for all things gone, like my old neighborhood for instance. They’ve knocked down the block across from where I lived, leaving this vast emptiness, feeling as if 40 years of my life, went along … Continue reading →

Posted in alcohol, comedy, Culture, History, humanity, humor, New York City, Women and men, words, writing | Tagged A Pimm's Cup, Bemelman's Bar, funny women, New York City Landmarks, The Carlyle Hotel | 60 Comments

Best Story of the Week…January 16th

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Susannah Bianchi

It’s twilight as I make my way home after a putting in a pretty long day. A guy coming the other way waves and says, “Someone is calling you.” I turn, and there’s another guy, a real cutie, bundled in … Continue reading →

Posted in animals, Culture, friendship, humor, New York City, Women and men, words | Tagged A dropped glove, flirtation, Golden Retreivers, women of a certain age | 45 Comments

Adverbs, Vonnegut and Me

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Susannah Bianchi

Kurt Vonnegut loathed adverbs (a noun, word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group), slaying them at every turn, making me aware how often I use them. That LY you don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in art, Books, creative writing, Fashion, humanity, humor, inspiration, Women and men, words, writing | Tagged Adverbs, Ernest Hemingway, grammar, Kurt Vonnegut, Nora Ephron, The Last Interview Series | 67 Comments