Sue Schleifer
Short Play Festival
I'm pleased to share that my short play, "What Secret?" will be a part of the Playwrights' Center of San Francisco Short Play Showcase on...
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Sue Schleifer
Oct 24 min
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 42 min
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 12 min
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 293 min
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 42 min
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 92 min
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 42 min
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 51 min
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Sue Schleifer
Mar 4, 20232 min
I Believe in Magic
Or it often feels like magic. Let me give you an example. Anthony, our playwriting teacher, sends us a writing prompt each Tuesday...
Sue Schleifer
Jan 26, 20232 min
My Favorite Things
I am posting my February blog a bit early because I want to alert you to a couple of events that begin soon. As February is the month of...
Sue Schleifer
Jan 5, 20231 min
The Whole Enchilada
In Manny Yekutiel’s January 3, 2023 newsletter he wrote: “How are you feeling about 2023? What's your one-word description of how you...
Sue Schleifer
Nov 2, 20222 min
Creativity Takes Courage
It was with curiosity, excitement, and trepidation that I headed to the first session of the World Harmony Chorus rehearsal. The last...
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