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Suzanne Casamento
- Mar 21, 2022
- 5 min
High School in the 80’s: Weren’t We All “The Basketcase?”
“I can’t believe you’re actually here, in front of me, in the flesh.” Cathy stands, eyes wide, smiling big, a few feet away from the...
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Suzanne Casamento
- Mar 14, 2022
- 1 min
The Journey
It’s like this We come from the same place The same time Yet nothing is the same Somewhere along the way, we divided Split lives,...
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Suzanne Casamento
- Mar 3, 2022
- 4 min
Blending Dividing Lines at Pride Mountain Wines
“That line you’re standing on divides Sonoma and Napa counties,” Andy says. I stand with one foot in each county and look out over the...
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Suzanne Casamento
- Feb 18, 2022
- 2 min
Sonoma County: More Than Just Wine
Dear Sonoma County, I came up with a new tagline for you: More Than Just Wine. You're welcome. Suzanne Every time I mention my digital...
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Suzanne Casamento
- Feb 10, 2022
- 3 min
What Footloose Taught Us About Banning Books
Remember that scene in Footloose where Ariel and her preacher father, Reverend Shaw Moore, are in the church and she yells, "I'm not even...
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Suzanne Casamento
- Jan 31, 2022
- 1 min
Lessons From the Redwood Forest
Yesterday, as I walked among giant redwood trees, I was surprised to learn that despite their ability to grow to hundreds of feet tall,...
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Suzanne Casamento
- Jan 22, 2022
- 1 min
Why Sensitivities Are a Gift
I talk to a lot of people about my journey with Lyme disease and chronic illness. I learned so much during my healing journey and I feel...
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Suzanne Casamento
- Jan 4, 2022
- 2 min
Change: Prickly or Beautiful?
This natural cactus fencing can be found all over Bonaire. Like many other things, it could be considered prickly or beautiful. It all...
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Suzanne Casamento
- Dec 30, 2021
- 2 min
I Gotta Have Faith
My biggest lesson this year (and of the last several years) is to have faith. When after getting rid of everything I owned except for...
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Suzanne Casamento
- Dec 23, 2021
- 2 min
Integrating All That I Have Gathered
When I decided to leave Bonaire, my psychic medium friend, Amanda Brown texted me, “Do you need me to pull some cards for you?” (You...
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Suzanne Casamento
- Dec 17, 2021
- 6 min
How I Got So Woo Woo
In 2014, I got dumped. I was blindsided. I thought we were going to be together forever. He had told me he was unhappy over the phone (we...
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Suzanne Casamento
- Dec 8, 2021
- 1 min
Read&Write Interview: Live from Dublin
While having a blast following the fun people around Ireland, I had the pleasure of doing an author interview with Deb Ziebarth of the...
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Suzanne Casamento
- Dec 1, 2021
- 3 min
How "The StepPeople" Became My First Published Story
When I was at Emerson College, I took a course called "Writing for Magazines." This was back when magazines had real pages and paid good...
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Suzanne Casamento
- Nov 23, 2021
- 1 min
Manifesting My Prince
Before I left Bonaire, I realized that I wanted to integrate the things I love most into my travels, so I decided I would begin...
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Suzanne Casamento
- Nov 8, 2021
- 4 min
Travel Rule: Hang Out With the Hurling Team
“You need to go out onto the patio!” A small young woman bounces up to me and L at a pub in Adare, Ireland. Adare already feels like a...
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Suzanne Casamento
- Nov 1, 2021
- 2 min
Travel Rule: Help Each Other
"Did you know the International Bar is the oldest pub in Dublin?" A woman cuddling a small white dog on the bench next to us asks. "No,"...
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Suzanne Casamento
- Oct 27, 2021
- 3 min
Travel Rule: Say "Yes" (To Everything But Shots)
"Me raro seewo inklo Guinness!" A 20-something guy shouts over the music at Quays in Galway, Ireland. He leans toward me. I lean back,...
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Suzanne Casamento
- Oct 22, 2021
- 3 min
Travel Rule: Follow The Fun People
As I travel, I'm starting to create a list of rules. In Bonaire, when my luggage was lost, I learned the first rule: If It Doesn't Fit in...
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Suzanne Casamento
- Oct 11, 2021
- 2 min
The Relatable Voice Podcast Interview
I know an author interview is going well when the podcast host invites me to visit her in Spain! That's what happened during this author...
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Suzanne Casamento
- Oct 7, 2021
- 1 min
Paciencia en la Vida
“Paciencia en la vida” My mother always says Patience Staying calm, steady When we can’t see clearly Requires courage and practice...
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