by Deepam (Susan) Wadds | Nov 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
Hello there. Thank you so much for dropping in. You’ll find all my blog posts on my Substack site. I’d love to hear what you have to say about what you find there. Messy, Risky Writing
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 | Jan 14, 2022 | Musings, Uncategorized
This piece I wrote when my friend, Phil Dwyer, launched his book, Conversations on Dying, got lost in the shuffle of refurbishing my site. Since my last post concerned my relationship to death and dying, I thought it would be appropriate to repost this one. His book...
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 | Dec 1, 2021 | Online Workshops, Uncategorized
Recently, Mackenzie Belcastro of the site “So You Want to Write” approached me with an invitation to write a post for that blog. But what do I know? I mean, really know. I considered a couple of topics, including how not to be taken to your knees with...
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...
