I am thrilled to have 3 of my poems in Burning House Press today!!!!! My huge thanks to June editor, James Pate! If you want, you can read them here.
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I am a writer, going blind in Los Angeles. This blog is my story of a slow approach to darkness as I traverse through the rubble of urban life. It is what I see in the withering spaces of my remaining vision. It is humor and despair and darkness and light. It is what I witness as the world slowly disappears.
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Stories From the Edge of Blindness 
June 23, 2018 at 12:01 pm
I don’t “do” poetry, yet somehow I am continuously drawn to your words. Beautiful work Susan!
June 23, 2018 at 12:14 pm
Grace, this is the hugest compliment you could give me. The most incredible thing for any poet, I think, is when their work speaks to people who, like you say, “don’t do poetry”. I don’t want to live in a poetry cloud or feel like my writing can’t escape those clouds. You have no idea how much this means to me. And today, a day that has felt bleak, now feels not so heavy, thanks to you.
June 23, 2018 at 12:20 pm
Awwwww… feeling a little not so bleak here as well. I hope you have a great weekend!
June 23, 2018 at 12:27 pm
I am so happy to hear that, Grace!!!! Hope you have a great weekend too! xoxo
June 23, 2018 at 12:30 pm
Your handwriting is so unique I could recognize it among hundreds of others.
You take a deep look, you search, dig and bring to surface everything you find buried deep underneath. It takes courage to lay bare your feelings like this. Don’t ever forget this. You show us your rage, and sorrow, and vulnerability and anxiety, telling us how much your heart aches. You think you’re a liar, a cheater, you think you’re defeated and pathetic. No one but you does.
June 23, 2018 at 12:34 pm
How is it that from across the ocean, you see into my heart so clearly. I needed these words today, Bojana. This encouragement. The ground was slipping away. Thank you!!!!
June 23, 2018 at 12:41 pm
I told you, I see myself in you.
Sometimes an earthquake is needed to feel the ground under our feet.
June 23, 2018 at 12:42 pm
I love you!!!
June 23, 2018 at 12:44 pm
I love you too, hun. You changed my world (for the better). I’m so happy I have you.
June 23, 2018 at 12:46 pm
You know I feel the same! You keep me from running away from all of this. I would miss you way too much if I disappeared!
June 23, 2018 at 12:47 pm
Don’t you dare.
June 23, 2018 at 2:41 pm
God I love you two!!! Haven’t be able to here here today…so sorry.
June 23, 2018 at 3:26 pm
We Love You, Wulf!!!!
June 24, 2018 at 2:35 am
We love you too. No, we don’t. We adore you, don’t we Suzie Q?
June 24, 2018 at 4:14 am
☺️
June 24, 2018 at 6:28 am
We absolutely do!
June 23, 2018 at 12:45 pm
Bravo 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
June 23, 2018 at 12:47 pm
Thank you, Beautiful Lady!!!!!
June 23, 2018 at 12:48 pm
Outstanding. That’s what you are ❤️
June 23, 2018 at 2:42 pm
I can’t say anything more than Bojana has already. Each of these are pure and perfect.
June 23, 2018 at 3:27 pm
Thank you, Wulf!!!
June 23, 2018 at 5:14 pm
Congratulations dear friend! These are all so beautiful Susan.Dead Of Night Eyes touched my heart because it’s you. The real you and your real struggle. Hugs to you!
June 24, 2018 at 6:23 am
Thank you so much, Walt! You are so wonderful and so kind to me!
June 24, 2018 at 7:18 am
You make it so easy ☺❤
June 24, 2018 at 1:14 am
Congratulations! You know I love your poetry and these pieces are no exception. If I had to choose a favorite, that would be ‘The Rasp of a Sleep Starved Voice’.
And what a beautiful photo of you!
June 24, 2018 at 6:27 am
You have made my day, again!!!! Thank you!
June 25, 2018 at 4:16 am
Susan, you are incredible. I’m totally blown away.
June 25, 2018 at 7:40 am
Thank you, Sarah!!! Love you to the moon and back, Angel!!!!!
June 25, 2018 at 7:42 am
Congratulations, Susan! I left my comment with you poems. Amazing work!!
June 25, 2018 at 7:42 am
You are so wonderful!!!! Thank you!!!
June 26, 2018 at 6:55 pm
You’re welcome! 💜
June 25, 2018 at 1:48 pm
Congrats my friend. Beautiful work!
June 25, 2018 at 2:09 pm
Thank you so much, A.G.!!!! Your praise means the world to me!
June 25, 2018 at 2:11 pm
You’re very welcome. 🙂