Over the last several months, we thought…why not write and publish a new collection of short stories and poems? It seemed the time was right. An anthology might offer inspiration in challenging times, mingling with the community, and fostering connections.
Author Archives: Susan G. Weidener
A Journalist Reflects on Writing
Over the weekend, I watched the dystopian movie Civil War. As a journalist, I felt proud of my profession and those who pursue it with tenacity and dedication.
Remembering Our Mothers
Motherhood…the mystique, the boredom, the sacrifice, the contract in perpetuity, the life unexpected.
A Time to Reset and Renew
As April comes to an end and May approaches, it’s a time to reset and renew. Writing can offer that renewal and reset, whether it’s a few words or sentences jotted down each day, or something more ambitious such as a short essay or the beginning of a poem.
Who Is Mary Magdalene?
When we eliminate guilt and shame, desire, and anger, we prepare to become “fully human,” according to the Gospel of Mary. This is the writer’s journey, the one that leads to redemption, the one that frees and heals.
The Courage to Write and Remember
One powerful way to cultivate self-compassion is by writing daily, allowing our uncensored thoughts and feelings to flow onto the page.
The Pilgrimage of Writing Out West
I often wonder where I would have been in my life if it weren’t for writing. What I do know is that writing has been good for me. It’s a pilgrimage to a holy place of creativity, discovery, and learning.
Winter’s Gospel of Comfort and Time
This weekend, I attended the celebration service for Absalom Jones, the first African American Episcopal priest ordained in Philadelphia in 1802. As the choral group of young girls and boys sang in the high-ceiling cathedral with windows showcasing snow-draped fields, I remarked to my friend, “I can’t believe I was ever that young. They haveContinue reading “Winter’s Gospel of Comfort and Time”
A Novel About Obsession
A little part of me, too, hopes that the story—which is yet untitled—will be worth my reader’s time, perhaps as much as the stories of women in transition that I’ve written in the past.
A Retrospective of Writers
Christmas is a joyous time because it coincides here in the Northeast with colder and cloudier days that force indoor time and introspection. It’s a teaching time, learning to value what we have, as well as appreciating that all of us have so much in common. That, after all, is the human condition and theContinue reading “A Retrospective of Writers”
Along the Writer's Way 