by Susan Gabriel | Mar 1, 2015 | Life & family, Nature
Not that many people know that in my spare time–while not writing–I watch wolves. Red wolves, Mexican gray wolves, and Canadian/Rocky Mountain gray wolves. In fact, don’t be surprised if a wolf shows up in a future novel of mine. For years,...
by Susan Gabriel | Dec 10, 2014 | Artists, Nature
Chef Alice Waters has some interesting things to say about community, as well as the importance of good food. Two things that many of us hold near and dear. Here is a quote about the importance of hospitality that I came across recently. You know how I love a good...
by Susan Gabriel | Nov 20, 2014 | Nature
Anne Frank As Long as This Exists Excerpt from The Diary of a Young Girl Do you ever get afraid? Lonely? Unhappy? I certainly do. I don’t know how we could possibly live in this world and not feel these things some of the time. Life is...
by Susan Gabriel | Oct 13, 2014 | Nature, Southern writers
I write novels. I’ve even been known to write southern novels. And what makes southern novels “southern” is their sense of place. Not only are the characters quirky and sometimes bigger than life, but they are all also grounded in the landscape....
by Susan Gabriel | May 14, 2014 | Life & family, Nature
It’s chipmunk season here in the mountains of North Carolina, which means our cat, Sammy, is in touch with his primal instincts, much like the story of Quentin and the Cave Boy where Quentin meets his cave boy self. For Quentin, the cave boy comes out of a dream...
by Susan Gabriel | Apr 1, 2014 | Guest Blog Posts, Nature, Nurturing Creativity
The following is a guest post by Wendy Manner, one of the fearless women who participated in my most recent Fearless Writing for Women workshops. ———– Everyone knows gardening is a metaphor for life. After all, “life’s a garden,...
