Pilgrimage
Recently, a fellow Brautigan fan from France reached out to tell me that she would be traveling to San Francisco, and would I be...
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simplysuean
Apr 251 min read
Bobby Kennedy and Brautigan
This is the original collage of a postcard-to-be that is currently at the printers. If you would like one, please PM me with your address...
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simplysuean
Feb 173 min read
The Humble Postage Stamp
I realize that postage keeps going up, but I still think that a 68¢ stamp is a deal. It is cheaper than a candy bar or a soda, and even...
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simplysuean
Jan 212 min read
Pilgrimage
My husband, Chuck, was born and raised in southern California. One of the advantages of this was eating at the original In-N-Out Burger...
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simplysuean
Dec 23, 20232 min read
For Unto Us
December 23, 2023 Our children, Leslie and Thomas, were both born on December 21st, three years apart. (There was obviously no planning...
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simplysuean
Dec 16, 20232 min read
Silence
December 16, 2023 For the past few years, I have lost my voice during December. I am talking (not) full-blown laryngitis. It usually...
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simplysuean
Nov 26, 20232 min read
Confession
26 November 2023 I have a confession to make. I write in, tear up, and cut up books - some of them perfectly new and in great shape. ...
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simplysuean
Nov 12, 20232 min read
"It's Just So Good to Breathe"
November 12, 2023 I read an article this morning about a young girl who had a double-lung transplant. Once the ventilator was removed,...
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simplysuean
Nov 4, 20231 min read
Beef Stew
4 November 2023 Fall means soup weather, and I just made a big pot of beef stew. - set out the soup pot - set out the cutting board -...
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simplysuean
Oct 14, 20232 min read
Almost Like a Family
Published October 14, 2023 My daughter, Leslie, is here visiting from Virginia. She flew into Phoenix yesterday and rented a car. I had...
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simplysuean
Oct 1, 20231 min read
Happy World Postcard Day
October 1, 2023 "In Austria-Hungary, Dr. Emanuel Herrmann (a professor of Economics from Vienna) wrote an article in the Neue Freie...
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simplysuean
Sep 24, 20232 min read
Cousins
September 24, 2023 My father is the oldest of 12 children, and my mother the oldest of 5. I have 72 first cousins. My father's father...
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simplysuean
Sep 17, 20232 min read
10,000 Hours
September 17, 2023 It is said that spending 10,000 hours in deliberate practice of something will make one a master of that thing. While...
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simplysuean
Sep 10, 20232 min read
Do You Dance?
September 10, 2023 Do you dance? I dance. I love to dance. I wanted to be a dancer when I grew up. I am of an age that when I was a...
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simplysuean
Sep 3, 20232 min read
To Be Seen and Heard
September 3, 2023 Many years ago while my husband, Chuck, our daughter, Leslie, and I were residing in San Diego after Chuck's first lung...
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simplysuean
Aug 26, 20232 min read
Why I Love Snail Mail
August 26, 2023 Dear Friend, I remember the exact moment I fell in love with letters. We had moved right after my eighth- grade...
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simplysuean
Aug 20, 20231 min read
Rest in Peace
20 August 2023 Yesterday, a good friend from high school, Chip Coffey, passed away. Many people, me included, were posting comments to...
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simplysuean
Aug 13, 20231 min read
Under Construction
13 August 2023 Welcome back to my blog! It’s been a while. I was very unhappy with my previous platform and am giving this platform a...
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simplysuean
Aug 13, 20233 min read
Book Lists
August 24, 2022 Except for the year of and the year after Chuck's death, I have read at least 63 books a year. (I was born in 1963.) ...
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simplysuean
Aug 13, 20233 min read
Richard Brautigan Is the Answer
September 28, 2022 Our book club met last night. We were to have read a short story and be prepared to share a summary and any other...
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