by Deepam (Susan) Wadds | Jan 24, 2022 | Creative Non Fiction, Musings, Uncategorized
Suddenly, this dream you are having matches everyone’s dream. You are here with all the others, suspended and waiting to breathe again. Waiting for the next newscast with an advisory, a warning, a statistic, a lockdown. You are not alone and you are. Alone. You have...
by Deepam (Susan) Wadds | Dec 15, 2021 | Creative Non Fiction, Musings, Uncategorized
Writing my first novel in 2009 seemed easy and fun. Every other Monday evening for a year I got together with my fellow “Novel Approach” writers and effortlessly produced scene after scene. In my naivety and arrogance, I envisioned it made into a movie. With no small...
by Deepam (Susan) Wadds | Jul 1, 2021 | Creative Non Fiction, Uncategorized
Generally, I don’t. Pray, that is. For years, week after week, I offered prayers in sweat lodges—prayers of gratitude and prayers for the healing of others. Even then, it was more of an energy offering than a petition; an intention sent out into the world, rather than...
by Deepam (Susan) Wadds | May 20, 2021 | Creative Non Fiction, Musings
Recently, I received a friend request from a man I haven’t seen since 1978. Funny thing, time, how it compresses as easily as a Rolodex. It is 1976 and I am arrogant, full of wonder and worry as I stand on M’s terrace overlooking the hills of Rome. I am twenty-one...
by Deepam (Susan) Wadds | Apr 26, 2021 | Creative Non Fiction, Uncategorized
Often, we write short pieces that, although they have a certain resonance, don’t fit into any obvious category for submission. This is one of them. Written from a workshop prompt to include the lyrics or title of a song, I wrote, “Crazy Little...
