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Sue Schleifer
Feb 12 min read
Spreading Love
I told my husband I was going to work on my e-newsletter today, but I didn’t know what I was going to write. What do I share when the...


Sue Schleifer
Jan 72 min read
Stop: Embrace the Stillness
So here I am in the first week of January wondering what I’m going to write to my loyal readers. I’m not very good at keeping track of...


Sue Schleifer
Dec 30, 20241 min read
Happy New Year!
Photos from 2024 May you celebrate the holidays with wonder, love, compassion, and good health. May we live in peace in the New Year.


Sue Schleifer
Nov 3, 20242 min read
Finding Peace
It seems that everyone I know, including me, is feeling stressed out due to the upcoming election, the state of world peace, and all of...


Sue Schleifer
Oct 6, 20241 min read
Short Play Festival
I'm pleased to share that my short play, "What Secret?" was a part of the Playwrights' Center of San Francisco Short Play Showcase on...


Sue Schleifer
Oct 2, 20244 min read
Big Questions
It took me at least a year to finish reading George Saunders’ book, “A Swim in a Pond in the Rain.” I would pick it up when I felt like...


Sue Schleifer
Sep 4, 20242 min read
A Magnanimous Spirit
I’ll be honest; I’ve been grumpy lately. And when I’m grumpy, I’m impatient. And when I am impatient, I get annoyed. When I get annoyed,...


Sue Schleifer
Jul 1, 20242 min read
What Secret?
After some soul searching, I've decided to not keep this news a secret. The Playwrights’ Center of San Francisco put out a call for...


Sue Schleifer
Jun 29, 20243 min read
Out of Practice
It’s time to write my monthly e-newsletter, and I feel out of practice. I didn’t write one in May (did you notice?) because I was...

Sue Schleifer
Apr 4, 20242 min read
Back Into Bloom
A friend told me that she saw on craigslist an offer for free orchids. Not lush, blooming or almost blooming buds, rather orchids that...


Sue Schleifer
Mar 9, 20242 min read
A Month In: On Having a Birthday Last Month
My older friends, at least some of them, think I’m a youngin’. My younger friends sometimes say I look good for my age. I often think...


Sue Schleifer
Feb 4, 20242 min read
Memory Play
My friend Masha has been sorting through old family slide carousels. She has sent me several photos that she took of the slides that...


Sue Schleifer
Jan 5, 20241 min read
Reconnecting: A Year of Gratitude
At this time last year, I started a new practice. Each Sunday morning, I thought back on the previous week and wrote down on a sticky...


Sue Schleifer
Nov 6, 20232 min read
Seen and Respected
I often experience what David Brooks wrote about in a recent opinion piece in the New York Times. I go to an event with other people and...


Sue Schleifer
Oct 3, 20231 min read
It Seems So Basic
Late afternoon and I am tired. Not tired for any particular reason. My husband signed us up to play pickleball. I knew I should get my...


Sue Schleifer
Sep 1, 20232 min read
Gratitude, Despair, Healing
At the beginning of 2023 I started a new practice. Each Sunday morning, I take a 3”x3” yellow post-it note and write something I am...


Sue Schleifer
Aug 6, 20232 min read
My Sister Is a Poet
My Sister Is a Poet Sand Dunes and Clover, my sister’s latest poetry book, arrived on our doorstep on Monday night. On Tuesday I sent an...


Sue Schleifer
Jul 3, 20232 min read
How Do We Help?
I heard her voice first and then stood up and peeked into the next room to see Clare (not her real name) in a cap and gown. She was...
Sue Schleifer
May 2, 20232 min read
It Felt Good
I must admit that it felt good, satisfying even, to hear laughter several times on Monday as my scene was read out loud by two...


Sue Schleifer
Apr 2, 20233 min read
Experiment With ChatGPT
We have been hearing about the advances in artificial intelligence a lot more recently, so I decided to give ChatGPT a try. I was curious...
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