Author Archives: Susanna J. Sturgis

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About Susanna J. Sturgis

Susanna edits for a living and writes to survive. Having been preoccupied with electoral politics since 2016, she is now getting back to writing -- and she's got plenty to write about. Her blog "The T-Shirt Chronicles," started at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, is a meandering memoir based on her out-of-control T-shirt collection. Her other blogs include "From the Seasonally Occupied Territories," about being a year-round resident of Martha's Vineyard, and "Write Through It," about writing, editing, and how to keep going.

Overheard

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Susanna J. Sturgis

Dusk. West Tisbury School soccer field, woman about 15 feet behind man, both walking briskly to retrieve golf balls. Woman: Golf isn’t to be nervous. Golf is to have fun. I haven’t done anything in my life because I was … Continue reading →

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My Laundromat

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Susanna J. Sturgis

It rain rain rained all night, but when I rose around 6 a.m. clearing looked like a definite possibility. Weather Underground agreed. The laundromat opens at 8; we were there by 8:30. Laundromats can be great catch-up-on-gossip community centers. The … Continue reading →

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Where to start, where to start?

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Susanna J. Sturgis

It’s July, one of the two most challenging months in the Vineyard calendar. It’s also the birthday of my father, Robert Shaw Sturgis (1922-2008), without whom I might not ever have set foot on Martha’s Vineyard. The summer of 1965 … Continue reading →

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