Author Archives: Susanna J. Sturgis
February License Plate Report
Numerically February was not an exciting or even noteworthy month, but spotting West Virginia in the MV Hospital parking lot made up for it. Why was I cruising through the hospital parking lot? I had just had a Lyme test. … Continue reading
My Vote in the Balance
I haven’t exactly been following the presidential primary campaign, but I’ve found it pretty hard to ignore, not least because I hang out on Facebook. My Facebook friends have interesting opinions and post links to interesting stuff. Massachusetts allows “unenrolled” … Continue reading
Jump Start
This past weekend the temperature took a deep dive to 8 or 9 below zero Fahrenheit. That’s about –23 Celsius. I’m learning to do approximate Celsius-Fahrenheit conversions in my head. In winter I like Celsius better because it makes it … Continue reading
Trespassing
The off-season is for trespassing. Something like 60 percent of the island’s houses are vacant for 8 or 10 months of the year. There’s no one around to yell at you if you cut through their backyard on the way … Continue reading
January License Plate Report
Usually I get at least 20 states in January, almost half the total. This year? Hah. The tally when the month ran out was a whopping 13, a scant quarter of the 51 I’m looking for. (Because I lived in … Continue reading
Yes, It Snowed
. . . but today most of it melted. My ice disk quartet was completely snowed under for two days. This is what it looked like this morning: And this is what was left a little after noon: When Travvy … Continue reading
A Respite
Originally posted on Alex Palmer :
I offer the following as both an antidote to 2016’s first dose of winter (at least here in southern Massachusetts) and an insight into how one person copes with island isolation. During the warm weeks of…
Trip to the Cliffs
I knew that two characters in Wolfie, my novel in progress, were going to have a heavy conversation while walking on a beach. I thought the beach was going to be Great Rock Bight. Imagine my surprise when they wound up … Continue reading
Dear Microsoft:
Not to worry, Microsoft: Bash the Behemoth is a popular sport, but I haven’t come here to bash you. I’ve come to relate some of my adventures since adopting my second laptop this past November. First off, a little background: … Continue reading
Resolutions
I did make a New Year’s resolution once. When I was working on my first novel, The Mud of the Place, and desperately afraid that I’d never finish it, I resolved that I would work on it every day until it was done. Note … Continue reading
From the Seasonally Occupied Territories . . . 