Author Archives: Susan L Daniels

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About Susan L Daniels

I am a firm believer that politics are personal, that faith is expressed through action, and that life is something that must be loved and lived authentically--or why bother with any of it?

Seduction: A duet

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

By Noel A. Ihebuzor and Susan L. Daniels seduction is best when done softly, slowly and yes, subtly– to lead entranced an entrancing partner (not necessarily all that innocent – intent and consent in a closet slightly ajar, and ever … Continue reading →

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Seven Things About Me Award

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

Hi everyone! Mimi over at Waiting for the Karma Truck has nominated me for the Seven Things About Me award.  How cool is she (and even more wonderful for thinking of me for this).  Thanks, Mimi–you are the bomb!  Please … Continue reading →

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my personal god (if I have one)

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

my personal god if I have one must be a water spirit templed in blood so this sitting on the stone bank body in water quietly rocked by currents should be prayer but silent & floating raised in splashes to … Continue reading →

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they splash in water

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

they splash in water that foretells autumn in yellow leaves clinging to the bank startling against all that green

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stay

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

stay, he said when I asked what he wanted stay, when I could do nothing but provide the most human things; touch, eyes, and a voice next to his bed we spoke of irony, how the disease he studied claimed him … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 20, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

Originally posted on Trent Lewin:
    Here it is, in no particular order, although the list is numbered (keep in mind, this is all meant to be sarcastic): 1.  Listen to lots of music while writing.  The rhythm of…

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I know the fault lines

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Susan L Daniels

  I know the fault lines where this heart breaks easiest; can chart easily these movements between us as if they are rivers, tides automatic and effortless and impossible to force as it would be to shape dreams into waking forms; … Continue reading →

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