I am thrilled to start 2019 with a poem in Riggwelter! My huge thanks go out to editor Amy Kinsman!
If you would like to read Issue #17, including my poem on page 9, you can do so 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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January 1, 2019 at 11:36 am
Congrats, Susan, that’s great!
January 1, 2019 at 12:38 pm
Thank you, River!!!!
January 1, 2019 at 8:41 pm
You’re welcome.
January 1, 2019 at 11:51 am
Congrats but I can’t see the poem. I don’t see anything when I click on your name.
January 1, 2019 at 12:40 pm
I thought the link might be wonky. If you scroll down and click on the issue, you should be able to go through the pages with the arrow on the right. My poem is on page 9. Don’t know if I explained that very well……
January 1, 2019 at 12:16 pm
Congratulations!! I’d love to read. How may I access the content?
January 1, 2019 at 12:41 pm
Thank you!!! If you click the link and scroll down, there is a smaller box with the issue cover that allows you to open it and go through the issue with the arrow on the right. My poem is on page 9. If that doesn’t make sense, let me know. xoxo
January 1, 2019 at 12:49 pm
Thanks! I’m using the app, and it works if I click the three dots in the right hand corner and visit the site. There’s a small box in the middle of the post that I can use to scroll through the pages. I do everything on my phone…even write, if you can believe that!
January 1, 2019 at 1:46 pm
You are so much more savvy than I am!!!!!
January 1, 2019 at 12:54 pm
And WOW!! You poem is SO GOOD!! It’s raw sad and has a depth that is difficult to achieve. It’s also told in an amazingly descriptive storytelling voice. So good!
January 1, 2019 at 1:28 pm
Thank you so much, Angela!!!! xoxo
January 1, 2019 at 2:07 pm
My pleasure!💜
January 1, 2019 at 1:47 pm
Wow, Susan–that piece is breathtaking! Congratulations on starting off 2019 in the way that you deserve!
January 1, 2019 at 2:34 pm
Thank you so much, Suzanne!!!!!
January 1, 2019 at 2:35 pm
❤️
January 1, 2019 at 1:56 pm
This is wonderful, Susan. Congratulations!
January 1, 2019 at 2:34 pm
Thank you, Steven!!!!
January 1, 2019 at 3:59 pm
Well deserved. 🙂
January 1, 2019 at 2:16 pm
A great start to the new year, the best to you for 2019 Susan…
January 1, 2019 at 2:36 pm
Thank you so much, Marts! Happy New Year to you!!!!
January 1, 2019 at 2:41 pm
Thanks, enjoyed your piece in the magazine…
January 1, 2019 at 2:45 pm
Thank you!!!
January 1, 2019 at 2:34 pm
Such a strong story…I read it on break from making fence panels…the smell of cedar permeates my being (from sawed wood)…then I read your “wooded” experience.
January 1, 2019 at 2:37 pm
That is so crazy!!!!! Thank you, Mark!
January 1, 2019 at 3:08 pm
I absolutely absolutely loved it!
WOW!!!!!
January 1, 2019 at 3:10 pm
Thank you so much, Kat!!!!! Happy New Year to you, my friend!!!! I cant’ wait to read all you have to share this year!! Lots of love!!!!!
January 1, 2019 at 3:12 pm
Happy New Year to you too wonderful, beautiful talented Susan! ✨💫🎉
January 2, 2019 at 10:14 am
Now I can saw wow.
The kind of poem I LOVE.
January 2, 2019 at 10:16 am
Thank you, Gorgeous Lady!!!!
January 2, 2019 at 10:22 am
Congratulations on your poem being published…it is well deserving!
January 2, 2019 at 10:23 am
Thank you so much, Lee!!! Happy New Year to you!!!
January 2, 2019 at 5:10 pm
I am so happy for you and so damn proud of you! This is pure poetry! Easy to read, easy to understand and so enjoyable. Perfect piece on claustrophobia! 😊💛
January 3, 2019 at 8:26 am
Oh Walt, thank you so much, my dear friend!!!! Your support and love mean so much to me! I too think that poetry should be accessible, not a puzzle to decipher. I am glad that my words and story came across clearly and that you liked the poem!
January 3, 2019 at 10:25 am
I love the poem and the poet! 😊💜
January 4, 2019 at 6:01 am
Love you too, my friend! Thank you!
January 4, 2019 at 6:39 am
You’re very welcome! 😊❤
January 4, 2019 at 6:29 am
You’re very welcome! 😊💛