Category Archives: creative writing

Paying Through The Nose

Posted on May 22, 2026 by Susannah Bianchi

 Starbucks  87th And Third Avenue   I rarely come here since it’s long rather then wide, like a subway car, everyone almost touching elbows. But the smell of fresh brewed beans lures me in after holding the door for a … Continue reading →

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Coffee Light…Hold The Donut

Posted on April 27, 2026 by Susannah Bianchi

  Paris Baguette…mid afternoon   I love coffee, my drug of choice. If I could I’d have an IV of Maxwell House beneath my blazer, still good to the last drop even if it’s not.   Baguette’s coffee is pricy, … Continue reading →

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Quotable

Posted on April 15, 2026 by Susannah Bianchi

Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about.   Be kind. Always…Robin Williams   I don’t want to be part of a world where being kind is a weakness…Keanu Reeves   Never confuse education with intelligence, you can … Continue reading →

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Hump Day

Posted on March 9, 2026 by Susannah Bianchi

It never fails.    The minute I’m suffering from a case of the poor mes I see the woman with the hump, my harbinger that things could always be worse.    And it’s never in the same place. I’ve seen … Continue reading →

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May I Have A Word?

Posted on March 2, 2026 by Susannah Bianchi

 The adjective, postprandial, inspired this. It came up three times in a novel I’m rereading.  It’s what happens or what one does after a meal.  Do you go for a stroll or nap in a chair?  Did you suffer postprandial … Continue reading →

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When You Want To Smack Mother Nature

Posted on February 23, 2026 by Susannah Bianchi

It feels as if I’m trapped in a snow globe, or under house arrest since the city is paralyzed.    I keep staring out the window looking for a sign of life that’s as still as a Currier and Ives … Continue reading →

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Bookends

Posted on February 12, 2026 by Susannah Bianchi

I’m across the street watching a man throw away books. He’s stacking them like a pulp tower while his young son watches.    I don’t know what bothers me more, tossing them or teaching his kid it’s an okay thing … Continue reading →

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Life On The Train

Posted on February 10, 2026 by Susannah Bianchi

 Downtown Number 6   10:30 a.m.  Cold be damned. I need to go to the 42nd Street Library to get a special gift. This is when I wish my incessant thoughtfulness would take a hike.  But we are who we are. … Continue reading →

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Minus 6 Degrees Of Separation

Posted on February 8, 2026 by Susannah Bianchi

 Sunday 4: 30 a.m.    I can’t get over how cold it is and that truly, if I’m smart, will not venture out.   My doorman with his many layers looks like someone sneaking out without paying from a cheap … Continue reading →

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Notes From The Carlyle

Posted on January 31, 2026 by Susannah Bianchi

  It feels as if I’ve reentered my former life even though I’m not at the bar, instead in the little red room off of it having coffee.    I’m stalling not to have to go the Apple Store across … Continue reading →

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