Memory, when combined with happiness and imagination, infused Halloween in years to come with magic and otherworldliness, apart from day-to-day reality.
Author Archives: Susan G. Weidener
Gathering for the Timeless Story
We don’t live writing in our minds, but we welcome it as our gift to the community.
Using Writing as a Pathway to Healing
I have found, over the last 16 years of running our Women’s Writing Circle, that writing has helped countless women heal from traumatic events, including myself. As Virginia Woolf once said about writing painful experiences, “Nothing has really happened until it has been described.” And by recording the trauma, the writer transforms into a survivor. WhenContinue reading “Using Writing as a Pathway to Healing”
Heart and Soul Offered in New Anthology: Moments of Love
We are thrilled to offer this collection and the voices of women expressing themselves on issues, contemporary, groundbreaking, and traditional.
Birthdays and Beginning Again
The writing always the writing, winding its way into my life, my compass of contemplation and reflection, and hope to gather in the moment through the written word before it’s gone.
Cherishing Memories Through Writing
Yellow roses in a cream-colored Lenox vase grace my kitchen table. Thirty-seven years ago, John brought me a dozen yellow roses when our younger son, Daniel, was born. He entered my hospital room wearing turquoise-tinted aviator sunglasses. “Here’s looking at you, kid,” he said, handing me the flowers. The cool hospital room, with its fluorescentContinue reading “Cherishing Memories Through Writing”
Exploring the Spiritual Journey Through Turkey
“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there.” ~ Rumi When I first shared my plans for a tour of Turkey with friends, most reactions were: “Are you sure it’s safe?”, reflecting a common perception fueled by media narratives. Even my doctor expressed his hesitation, mentioning the presenceContinue reading “Exploring the Spiritual Journey Through Turkey”
My Mother’s Robin
Even as she grew older, she looked forward to that first robin, its flash of brilliant orange, its sweet song that meant spring had arrived.
The Independent Publishing Journey—’Moments of Love’
Ultimately, this beautifully crafted anthology of short stories and poems pays tribute to love in its many forms and expressions. The collection includes reflections on mothers and fathers, lifelong friendships between women, and the challenges of marriage—offering readers a compelling glimpse into life and love through the eyes of a diverse group of women writers.
Behold the Moments: Reflections on Life’s Journey
Behold means to observe something impressive or remarkable. Behold is a word that is often spoken or read at this time of the year. Cultivate the wonder—good and evil—happening around us. Behold the sunshine on the daffodil and the burst of forsythia. Behold the people who come to us in so many temperaments— “flavors” ifContinue reading “Behold the Moments: Reflections on Life’s Journey”
