Author Susan Rich

Still life on a jet plane Minutes after take-off, Dave turns to me: What happened to the pear? The pear: An oversized piece of fruit, gift from our next door neighbor, bounty of her tiny tree’s first harvest. We waited two …

Here's a fun super-short story for today.
Still life on a jet plane susanrichwrites.com/2026/03/02/s...

I was hard no-contact with my father until he died eight years ago. If he's passed, the silence will help you heal. If he's still alive, the longer the silence the more you hear. It gets better. I see you.

‘We’re losing accessibility’: America says goodbye to the mass-market paperback The so-called ‘pocket book’ sold in supermarkets is being phased out across the US, the latest sign of an ongoing shift in how people are choosing to read

SNAP! goes my childhood. Who remembers mass-marketed paperbacks? www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...
#books #authors #readers

How I learned to cook. It’s not that much different than writing. Enough! My first cooking lesson Once upon a time, almost 50 years ago, my mother was making spaghetti and meatballs for dinner. There was a vat of bubbling marinara sauce on the stove when she call…

I learned to cook the way I learned to write. Hopefully I do one better than the other! #booksky #humor #writing susanrichwrites.com/2026/02/20/h...

Red Socks: a tribute to Butterscotch Butterscotch arrived in our home one sunny June day. She soared over the rainbow bridge February 10, 2018.

Seven years later and it still hurts. Tell me about your beloved pets. #cats

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Agree. None of this should be happening bc immigration should not be criminalized. We are also seeing the end result of a Reagan-era push to eradicate civil rights education/practices in the schools/courts/community. Millions now don't know better, don't do better. Ignorance = harm

There are now two murdered white people who died defending the humanity of Hispanics. They gave a damn. You’re right that the deaths and abuse of your community are not counted the same but those same deaths and injustices do count. They are the water on a stone and we are responding.

White text on black background reads: If you're worried about how little you've achieved, remember that Bram Stoker didn't write Dracula until he was 50, and Dracula didn't kill anyone until he was dead.

Like fine wine, no book before its time.
#amwriting #amwritingfiction

We should start a movement where we tell our stories instead of 1:1. Like #metoo and get viral because it is our lived truth.

A true tale about toast “I didn’t know you were a Southeast girl,” Dave says. “What do you mean?” I pause, slice of toast in hand. “That,” he points. “You picked up the piece of bread and turned it, just so you would bite…

A silly love story for these troubled times. susanrichwrites.com/2026/01/12/a...

We do and you are 100%correct. But if it takes the murder of a white woman to galvanize lasting action, I will take it. ICE must be stopped that murderer should be arrested and so on up the line. But we the people need to be sufficiently antagonized ala George Floyd. If this is what it takes , ok

a drawing of an american flag with the words protect the democracy that they fought and died for above it Alt: a drawing of an american flag with the words protect the democracy that they fought and died for above it

Where were you January 6?
My husband and I had just gone grocery shopping. The weather was bad, we turned on the TV to check the forecast. The insurrection was on every channel.
We didn't move for the next four hours.
I remember this more than my wedding day.

The fact that it is largely buried in today's news cycle is infuriating. All these distractions when the real one is -- how do we save our democracy?

January 6 was 5 years ago today and I am not seeing a whisper of remembrance, only the continued anhilation of our democracy.

Dems ending the shutdown without concessions.

My glasses always tend to slip
From my nose, to its tip.
#poetry #silly 😉
#indieauthor #humor #writer #amwriting
taking a break from writing

And the look on her face. Such contempt.

It must be ai speech. He never sounds this coherent.

The Surprising Hobby People Are Abandoning—Down 40%, New Study Finds Researchers say the drop is "deeply concerning."

Just the kinda news an indie author wants to see... not
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I hope they don’t bend. Nothing more dangerous esp after meeting Putin.

What is itch? Are we talking about banning? I figure I’ll publish in time to be banned myself.

Contemporary fiction? Jodie Picoult and of course Stephen King

How long has he been here? The wife? Stupid ass. All of it. All of them. It’s not our land. And the people here first welcomed immigrants (20/20and all that)

Probably not hard to do these days! lol

Interested in making a donation to a non-profit that fights book bans, and/or promotes literacy. More interested in national, not local. Ideas?
#booksky #indieauthor #fiction #writer

"What's your book about?"
The best question you can ask an author.
Also the worst.
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After working on my series for 3.5 years, I finally have a tagline. Did I write it? No. My husband spewed it off the top of his head, casual as sipping water. I love, love, love that he listens to me and is so supportive of my journey as an indie author.
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Wow, that is so cool. Great minds and all that. I didn't know that story!

#Film4Climate 1st Prize Short Film Winner - "Three Seconds" Author: Spencer Sharp & Prince Ea Country: USA Category: Short Film An epic presentation of where humanity stands today and how we must all work together to…

I first saw this four years ago. I was moved by it then, traumatized by it now. Please share, I don't think we have that many seconds left.
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A colorful field of wildflowers with an example of a font called, Horse Puke, centered. Humorous, yes the font exists.

Eleven years ago today I discovered there's a font called Horse Puke. Probably not the best choice for an indie author to use, but I think it tops the name-that-font game, hands down.
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