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How Lyme Disease Saved Me from Death by Black Widow Spider
After I started taking Ceftin, The Perfect Summer went on without me. While I was physically in the pool or playing a board game beside...
Suzanne Casamento
May 25, 20233 min read
With Tears Comes New Life
Yesterday, I wrote the scenes in my memoir where my best friend, Stacie, dies. And today, I feel terrible. Years ago, at a Society of...
Suzanne Casamento
Mar 22, 20233 min read
Life: Better Than I Ever Could Have Imagined
It’s New Year’s Eve Day and I’m scrolling through friends’ year end roundup posts. They share stories of grief, love, travel, illness,...
Suzanne Casamento
Dec 31, 20222 min read
Travel Lessons Learned and What I'm Doing Differently
The countdown to Greece is on! Seven days and 1 hour until blast-off. Meanwhile, there's a lot to do to get ready. As I prepare, I'm...
Suzanne Casamento
May 22, 20224 min read
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...
Suzanne Casamento
Dec 23, 20212 min read
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...
Suzanne Casamento
Dec 8, 20211 min read
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...
Suzanne Casamento
Dec 1, 20213 min read
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...
Suzanne Casamento
Nov 23, 20211 min read
The Wake
The line wraps around the town square Past the stone church with stained glassed windows The cemetery, bank, and town hall Hundreds,...
Suzanne Casamento
Sep 26, 20212 min read
Why Do We Feel the Need to "Stick It Out"?
That's me next a palm tree, a few weeks ago when my friend, A, was visiting. We had a fantastic time exploring this beautiful island. My...
Suzanne Casamento
Sep 9, 20213 min read
Desert Island Books
You know that question, "If you knew you were going to be stranded on a desert island and could only bring 10 albums, which albums would...
Suzanne Casamento
Sep 4, 20212 min read
My Human Alarm System
A few days ago, my friend and I decided to take a Bonaire beach day. We lay on lounge chairs at Sorobon Beach Resort and watched...
Suzanne Casamento
Aug 19, 20213 min read
What's Your Inspiration? Podcast
I recently had a fabulous conversation with Fox Beyer where we discuss the terrible neighbor and magical energy healer who inspired me to...
Suzanne Casamento
Aug 15, 20212 min read
Yes, Remote Workers Actually Work
"If I worked from home, I would never get anything done." I can't count how many people have said that to me over the last 20 years that...
Suzanne Casamento
Aug 9, 20212 min read
Save This
Yesterday, after I bought islandy-floral shorts and t-shirts, I got a message from Billie, the friend I met via the Bonaire Facebook...
Suzanne Casamento
Aug 3, 20212 min read