Category Archives: writing

Resiliency

Posted on March 11, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Last night I caught just a bit of a Minnesota Public Television program with Kevin Kling. Kling, a Minnesota storyteller of great accent and great talent, was speaking to On Being host Krista Tippett about resiliency. Kling was born with physical disabilities, … Continue reading →

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Art in the House

Posted on March 9, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

One of the things that was important to me right away after the diagnosis was to get art in the house. There was one print, particularly, that I wanted to get framed. Then a friend who is a letterpress artist … Continue reading →

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Hard Blessings

Posted on January 30, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

In June, we entered quite suddenly the world of caring for elderly parents. My father-in-law had what we think was a stroke on June 6, and within a month both FIL and MIL were moved two hours north from their … Continue reading →

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Sorting

Posted on November 28, 2015 by susanmsink@gmail.com

What I have been doing this Thanksgiving weekend is zeroing in on the task of organizing a poetry manuscript. My book of poems, H is for Harry, will be published by North Star Press in March 2016. I’m very excited. Ordering a … Continue reading →

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Seasons

Posted on August 9, 2015 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Few things are harder to visualize than that a cold, snow-bound landscape, so marrow chillingly quiet and lifeless, will, within three months, be green and lush and warm, quivering with all manner of life, from birds warbling and flying through … Continue reading →

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“Habits” interview on A Nun’s Life

Posted on April 20, 2015 by susanmsink@gmail.com

This interview is almost two years old, but I didn’t realize it was available as a podcast. I had so much fun doing this interview with Sister Julie Viera and Sister Maxine Kollasch. For those who would like to hear … Continue reading →

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More Spring

Posted on April 19, 2015 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I went to Chicago for four days and this happened. I’m so sad I missed it– the fire to beat all fires, burning the wetlands. The green parts of the prairie were burned two weeks ago, and as you can … Continue reading →

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Humans and Chickens

Posted on April 11, 2015 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Today is going to be a fun day. The weather will be warm(ish), and the garden bed will get tilled. Time to plant some onions and potatoes! Time to plant beets! Also time to move the chickens into a different … Continue reading →

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Driving around North Dakota

Posted on January 22, 2015 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I’ve been spending many hours writing a story set in northeastern North Dakota. I was here in late August at the height of the agricultural season, just as the harvest was beginning. I did the drives and learned the landscape– straight roads … Continue reading →

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Understanding North Dakota

Posted on January 7, 2015 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I’ve been reading about North Dakota these days. Memoirs and diaries and long articles. It’s research for a novel set and in some ways about North Dakota. I have been reading with two basic questions in mind: “What is it like to live … Continue reading →

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