Category Archives: writing

February

Posted on February 9, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Here we are in February and it’s hard to figure out what to blog. We’re digging deep into the Netflix queue for films, discovering after a half hour that we’re watching things we’ve already seen and barely remember. We’re thinking deep … Continue reading →

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The Sadness of Poetry

Posted on February 3, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

At the poetry retreat last weekend in Texas, there were many fine moments. The 10 people who gathered for a weekend of reading and writing brought full hearts and were ready to dig deep, to play, to listen and respond with generosity. … Continue reading →

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Poetry

Posted on January 23, 2013 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Since finishing Habits, I’ve been trying to get back to writing poetry. I’m facilitating a poetry workshop this weekend in Texas, and although the prospect was at first very anxiety-producing, as I’ve prepared, I’ve gotten more excited about it. Trying to figure … Continue reading →

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One Week Later

Posted on December 17, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

The difference between last Saturday and this Saturday was palpable. Last Saturday, I signed my book at a local Catholic bookstore. Yesterday I had another signing at a Christian bookstore in Little Falls, 40 miles away.  This was a new experience … Continue reading →

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Self-Publishing part 2, the publicity edition

Posted on November 25, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Today is a big day at my house. My book, Habits, a collection of 100-word stories about nuns, is receiving major publicity this weekend. The article written by Frank Lee for the  St. Cloud Times that appeared last weekend was picked … Continue reading →

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First Person

Posted on June 21, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Last night at the workshop I’m attending, we had a visit from Patricia Hampl, a wonderful memoir writer who lives in St. Paul, Minnesota. She spoke to us about the first person, particularly the first person essay. Writing in the … Continue reading →

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Memoir, or: Why Are You Telling Me This?

Posted on June 7, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

In 10 days I’m attending a week-long writing workshop for women who write memoir about faith. For all of us, the faith is Christianity, and Lauren Winner, the author of the books Girl Meets God and Still and a religion professor at … Continue reading →

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Fact and Fiction, part two: The Anxious Artist

Posted on March 19, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Two weeks ago I had a major anxiety attack. It happened while I was in the shower in the morning, which is where I usually have anxiety attacks. It had been a couple years since I had one, so it … Continue reading →

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Fact and Fiction

Posted on March 18, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Today on the NPR radio program This American Life, they devoted an entire hour to a retraction of a story they aired in January about working conditions in Apple factories in China.  It wasn’t that the claims made on the original program were … Continue reading →

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Poetry and Tea at the Fishhouse

Posted on February 21, 2012 by susanmsink@gmail.com

MaryJude at the fishhouse Brother Paul Jasmer has had a fishhouse on Lake Sagatagan at Saint John’s Abbey and University since the mid-1980s. This is the second one, light enough to get on and off the lake and heavy enough … Continue reading →

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