Recent review of Ghost of Johanna that a reader shared with me. Thank you, Glory Smith! Hello Susan K. Earl,I wanted to reach out to you after reading Ghost of Johanna, a story that lingers quietly and powerfully long after the final page.What struck me most is how gently you approach an unbearably heavy reality. […]
Just impeach him! He’s not the first asshole to get elected. Instead of asking we the people, whom he is bankrupting, to cover all the bills, just file a hundred thousand motions to impeach him and all his flying monkeys. If he is demanding bribes from established businesses, and in response they are caving in […]
Lead, do not follow. Speak up, do not remain silent. His goal is moving our country to an authoritarian dictatorship. Eyes wide open or Eyes clamped shut. What example do you want to set for your children? Your grandchildren? Do we stand and fight for our first amendment rights. Do we stand behind our Constitution […]
Texas, our Texas, all hail the Lone Star State. Texas, our Texas, so wonderful and great… Texans far and wide are celebrating the fact that they have won. They have won… and BOOKS WILL BE BANNED.As a native Texan, I am horrified. My heart is breaking… You may wonder why… you may not care. However, […]
Long day today, work, shopping, playing ball with the pups, then just doing stuff around the house. Nothing profound, just pondering on things that needed doing. After procrastinating for far too long, I asked alexa to play my favorite 60’s and 70’s artists, and just like that, the smooth tones of Paul Simon filled the […]
Every day, I become more and more disheartened by the power of hatred that currently flows through my United States of America. I try to walk away, praying it will go away, and we will be okay. However, sadly, this is not true. It will not be okay. A deep-seated poison called evil and greed […]
More bad news floating down… who shall we kill today…who shall we wipe away. Gafaws of laughter drift down the stairs. Mad minds contemplate the surge of power they now hold in their hands. We are the kings, and they are the sniveling, crying peasants crawling to us, hands held out, begging for their pence. […]
One of my fellow bloggers, whom I follow, posted this recently. It touched my heart in so many ways because my family also immigrated to America in the mid to late 1800’s. My father’s grandfather, at age 12, made the journey from Wales. He and his older brothers crossed the sea together to find hope […]
I realized recently that I’ve fallen back into writing poetry. As a teen, I expressed all my dreams, hopes, and anxieties by writing and filling my journals with poetry. So, I guess at this point, my anxiety is flying high… This is not really a point to mention or write about. However, I’ve received a few […]
If you turn a blind eyeSomeone will stab youWith a lie. If you choose to ignoreJustice will fail youTo your core Don’t turn your headHate will overtakeAnd bring dread America, brave & freeStand strong togetherLet us be the key TO OURLiberty and Justice for all ❤️ S.K.E.
So…You Want to Write a Book 