My words...
The words I write
aren’t me.
These are just the words
that find me,
that attach themselves to me.
They don’t confine me, or define me.
They are about characters inside me, around me.
Words that:
Try make sense of life,
belonging
abandonment
“Moments of being”
Strangeness, desire, surrender, helplessness, redemption, saviors, savages.
Heroes, villains, friends, fiends, beauty, cruelty, heartbreak, disillusionment, safety, insanity, fear, fearlessness, atonement.
Hearts that are broken
Our highest calling: love
Loss
Of
Innocence.
They are not about me. Not usually.
Susan...
I love to watch the sunrise
Walk in the ocean’s tide
Misty scenes in the early morning sky
I love to feel the first crisp fall brings
And the initial warmth of spring
I yearn to feel my lover’s touch
In a cozy winter retreat…
I like to stay organized and for things to be planned most of the time, although I have been known to just do whatever I feel like at the moment.
I like pasta, steak, bread, poetry, and Earl Grey. I’m sensitive and kind (mostly) and love rainy days and Chopin.
I’ve worked as a magazine editor, a features writer, a creative director for an online magazine, and a food columnist. I’ve also done consulting work for most major food brands you could name, and I wrote a children’s etiquette column for a national publication.
I have volunteered for the past 30 years for organizations who work with sexually-abused children, orphaned animals, and for the prevention of domestic violence.
I’ve served on many boards for historic preservation, museums, ballet, education, and others.
I love old-style jazz (like Bessie Smith) and 1930s Hollywood glamor. I am equally-fascinated by milestones, big holidays, and grand gestures as I am with the small miracles of everyday life, the mundane, the familiar.
I like to ride with the windows down, go kayaking, visit historic sites, eat in greasy spoons, or have dinner on the balcony at the Ritz. I love laughing and acting silly and can dance on tabletops (maybe not so much lately…lol) or meet the governor (which I did in 2014 as a guest at the Inauguration); I like to cruise with the top down, singing to music that has drama and soul, attend formal events, swim under freezing waterfalls, pack a 5-star picnic, or spend hours in almost any art museum.
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I make really good homemade pies, Osso Bucco, sacher torte, and reduction sauces.
I have an irreverent and adolescent sense of humor, but I also like wittiness and “high-brow” comedy.
I am pretty much up for traveling anywhere, although I like being at home as well.
I’m fascinated by science, love fashion and decorating, family outings, beautifully-planned formality, and casual get-togethers with friends.
I love Def Leppard, ‘70s rock, cheese, bitter beer, and cats (they make me laugh.)
I like people who have the ability to see the beauty of simple things, like walking on the beach in winter, taking their shoes off in a freezing creek, or listening to Beethoven on a stormy night.
Learning is very important to me! I love people with intellectual curiosity and an appreciation for beautiful art whether that be buildings, sculptures, paintings, literature, or staged productions.
I tend to gravitate toward others who appreciate the feel of an old book, the loveliness of old trees framing a street, how stars look on clear, cold nights, and who know how to really, really see and don’t mind being seen.