Historical novelist, essayist, lawyer, hiker, nature-lover, dog and cat momhttps://bsky.app/profile/susamuels.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/susamuels.bsky.social/post/3lwrb535eus26The Wedding Dress and the Seeds of the Pomegranate: on how Persephone and Demeter are teaching me to let my daughter go. https://open.substack.com/pub/suzannesamuels/p/the-wedding-dress-and-the-seeds-of?r=1cyj40&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false19 Aug 2025 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:2j6ol3r63bbw2wpf67ta3ec2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwrb535eus26https://bsky.app/profile/susamuels.bsky.social/post/3lthgenirmk26Even When the World Closes In, You Can Still Begin https://open.substack.com/pub/suzannesamuels/p/even-when-the-world-closes-in-you?r=1cyj40&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false08 Jul 2025 13:39 +0000at://did:plc:2j6ol3r63bbw2wpf67ta3ec2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lthgenirmk26https://bsky.app/profile/susamuels.bsky.social/post/3lrtcfu36zc27Should I Write Fiction While the World Is Burning? https://open.substack.com/pub/suzannesamuels/p/should-i-write-fiction-while-the?r=1cyj40&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false17 Jun 2025 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:2j6ol3r63bbw2wpf67ta3ec2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrtcfu36zc27https://bsky.app/profile/susamuels.bsky.social/post/3lq5r2rewjs2xBetween Sicily and the Sea: My Journey to Seeds of the Pomegranate https://open.substack.com/pub/suzannesamuels/p/between-sicily-and-the-sea-my-journey?r=1cyj40&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false27 May 2025 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:2j6ol3r63bbw2wpf67ta3ec2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq5r2rewjs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/susamuels.bsky.social/post/3lnfwjcqpvk24🇺🇸 “Sí, se puede”: Helping Immigrants Become Citizens — A Conversation with Heidi https://open.substack.com/pub/suzannesamuels/p/si-se-puede-helping-immigrants-become?r=1cyj40&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false22 Apr 2025 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:2j6ol3r63bbw2wpf67ta3ec2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnfwjcqpvk24https://bsky.app/profile/susamuels.bsky.social/post/3lmu5ibs4os2bMy Father's Ledger https://open.substack.com/pub/suzannesamuels/p/my-fathers-ledger?r=1cyj40&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false15 Apr 2025 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:2j6ol3r63bbw2wpf67ta3ec2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmu5ibs4os2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/susamuels.bsky.social/post/3lmcm3bnrvk2xWhat Garibaldi Taught Me at Saturday's Protest https://open.substack.com/pub/suzannesamuels/p/what-garibaldi-taught-me-at-saturdays?r=1cyj40&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false08 Apr 2025 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:2j6ol3r63bbw2wpf67ta3ec2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmcm3bnrvk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/susamuels.bsky.social/post/3lmainy2ips2qSo excited to be part of this wonderful anthology. Thank you, Coffee Pot Book Club for making Feisty Deeds this week's read! [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Apr 2025 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:2j6ol3r63bbw2wpf67ta3ec2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmainy2ips2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/susamuels.bsky.social/post/3ll7h5w5v5k2lWhat if Buddha was Wrong? https://open.substack.com/pub/suzannesamuels/p/what-if-buddha-was-wrong?r=1cyj40&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false25 Mar 2025 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:2j6ol3r63bbw2wpf67ta3ec2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll7h5w5v5k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/susamuels.bsky.social/post/3lknrgstakc2rThe Art of the Deal? Or Justice as Fairness https://open.substack.com/pub/suzannesamuels/p/the-art-of-the-deal-or-justice-as?r=1cyj40&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false18 Mar 2025 13:26 +0000at://did:plc:2j6ol3r63bbw2wpf67ta3ec2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lknrgstakc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/susamuels.bsky.social/post/3lk44yivr5s2sOut of the Underworld https://open.substack.com/pub/suzannesamuels/p/out-of-the-underworld?r=1cyj40&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false11 Mar 2025 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:2j6ol3r63bbw2wpf67ta3ec2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk44yivr5s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/susamuels.bsky.social/post/3lhvwzho7sc25Another beautiful book with clear resonance for today's confusing world Book Review: The End and the Beginning https://open.substack.com/pub/suzannesamuels/p/book-review-the-end-and-the-beginning?r=1cyj40&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false11 Feb 2025 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:2j6ol3r63bbw2wpf67ta3ec2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhvwzho7sc25https://bsky.app/profile/susamuels.bsky.social/post/3lgso6zo6ls2xA good way to get away from Amazon [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jan 2025 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:2j6ol3r63bbw2wpf67ta3ec2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgso6zo6ls2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/susamuels.bsky.social/post/3lgsnx4dscc2xIf You Zoom Out Far Enough, You Can't See The People ... https://open.substack.com/pub/suzannesamuels/p/children-and-pregnant-women-the-real?r=1cyj40&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false28 Jan 2025 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:2j6ol3r63bbw2wpf67ta3ec2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgsnx4dscc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/susamuels.bsky.social/post/3lggvmrqous2ythis: Sometimes the moral arc of the universe does not bend in a direction that comforts us. Sometimes it bends in ways we don't expect and there are people who fall off in the process. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jan 2025 22:11 +0000at://did:plc:2j6ol3r63bbw2wpf67ta3ec2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lggvmrqous2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/susamuels.bsky.social/post/3lgc5bdfsck2hIn the Persephone Days https://open.substack.com/pub/suzannesamuels/p/in-the-persephone-days?r=1cyj40&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false22 Jan 2025 00:45 +0000at://did:plc:2j6ol3r63bbw2wpf67ta3ec2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgc5bdfsck2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/susamuels.bsky.social/post/3lfpnsjpxj224Family secrets and story writing https://open.substack.com/pub/suzannesamuels/p/the-orphans-wheel?r=1cyj40&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false14 Jan 2025 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:2j6ol3r63bbw2wpf67ta3ec2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfpnsjpxj224https://bsky.app/profile/susamuels.bsky.social/post/3lenbhsevxk2dWelcome to IN A FLASH Lit Mag & Submission Guidelines! https://open.substack.com/pub/inaflashlitmag/p/welcome-to-in-a-flash-lit-mag-and?r=1cyj40&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email01 Jan 2025 00:09 +0000at://did:plc:2j6ol3r63bbw2wpf67ta3ec2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lenbhsevxk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/susamuels.bsky.social/post/3lemyehhjyk2xFree Skate at the Civic Center Happy New Year's Eve! I hope you consider subscribing to my newsletter through substack if you enjoy it. https://open.substack.com/pub/suzannesamuels/p/free-skate-at-the-civic-center?r=1cyj40&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false31 Dec 2024 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:2j6ol3r63bbw2wpf67ta3ec2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lemyehhjyk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/susamuels.bsky.social/post/3le2or5rv2k26Letting a story take shape https://open.substack.com/pub/suzannesamuels/p/letting-a-story-take-shape?r=1cyj40&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false24 Dec 2024 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:2j6ol3r63bbw2wpf67ta3ec2/app.bsky.feed.post/3le2or5rv2k26https://bsky.app/profile/susamuels.bsky.social/post/3lcnytqopyk2pBook Review: Dispossessed by Desiree Zamorano https://open.substack.com/pub/suzannesamuels/p/book-review-dispossessed-by-desiree?r=1cyj40&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web06 Dec 2024 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:2j6ol3r63bbw2wpf67ta3ec2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcnytqopyk2p