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Opportunities Cost

Written by Susan Fritz | Thursday, June 16th, 2016 Posted in Blog, Mexico

I can’t believe I’m going to write about this. I promised I wouldn’t. I am not qualified. I haven’t been paying close attention. For one, I have no TV, no reliable internet to stream anything. I mean, I haven’t even read the USA Today in a hotel lobby lately… Over the years my reaction to tragic events like this has been to disengage from the thing itself further and further. Allow me to explain before you declare me some kind of monster and/or report me to the NSA. We all have our stories of...

Out of Excuses

Written by Susan Fritz | Thursday, June 9th, 2016 Posted in Blog, Mexico, What I Write

I’m the first to confess my adherence to the influence of the Training handed down to me by my country, which happens to be the US of A. Too many words? Agree. I am confessing that, like most humans, I am a product of my environment—which includes the traditions, opinions, attitudes, variety of salad dressings, biases…and on and on…of where I was raised. Now, The US of A is a huge country—these things, of course, vary from sea-to-shining-sea. But let’s be honest (only a slight generalization ...

A Truth About Inconvenience

Written by Susan Fritz | Saturday, May 14th, 2016 Posted in Blog, Mexico, The Way I See It, What I Write

When you’re always looking for the shortcut, you’re bound to get hurt. The way in which thoughts develop, change, and evolve is fascinating. Noteworthy, at least—a window into ourselves we’d be wise to permanently asterisk. Not so long ago I wrote a short post called “La Scorciatoia”, which means “shortcut” in Italian. What I attempted to communicate is rather obvious–so obvious that it’s overlooked in a “Yeah, yeah, I sure…tomorrow I’ll take the long way; I̵...

Iceland and the Unpronounceable Volcano: The Complete Story

Written by Susan Fritz | Wednesday, April 20th, 2016 Posted in Blog, Iceland, What I Write

I blow myself across the world and use the wind to take you with me. The Five Ws (1) I went back to New York City for a visit, staying with an old friend. We actually went to Meadowlark Elementary School together and played in the bell choir at the First Presbyterian Church in Great Falls, Montana. Our heights fittingly dictated the size of our bells, so as I clonked on the low D, G, and F bells on one end of the table, she clinked at the high A, C, and E… She was and is one of my smartest fr...

Podcast #11: Pi/e/a/ce it Together

Written by Susan Fritz | Tuesday, March 29th, 2016 Posted in Arizona, Blog, On the Fritz Show Notes, On the Fritz with Susan Fritz Podcast

Released March 28, 2016. Episode #11: Pi/e/a/ce it Together This link takes you to all episodes on the iTunes Happy Easter and Welcome, Spring! This podcast contains a few seemingly disparate elements, tying terrorist attacks and my 9-11 story to this week’s newsletter on guilt and grief entitled: “The G Spots (*Rated G)” I also take you on a belated adventure to the Shilin Night Market from my Christmas in Taipei, Taiwan. And of course…the Nomad Tip of the Pod: Don&...

The “G” Spots (*Rated G)

Written by Susan Fritz | Sunday, March 27th, 2016 Posted in Blog, Hawaii, What I Write

Many people live their entire lives racked by varieties of guilt—the never enough, the too much, the who am I to…these guilt reactions–so knee-jerk as to seem innate and normal, play out in destructive time and energy sucks until we are able to pause, take a step back, and see them for what they are: lies. The insistent and constant “shoulding” all over oneself prevents us from doing what it is we love–outside influences be damned–and instead locks us into that proverbial pr...

Hope is a Lonely Cockroach

Written by Susan Fritz | Thursday, March 10th, 2016 Posted in Blog, Dan Fritz, Hawaii

Sunrise: Maui. Which of the following seems more true: You take a piece of the places you visit with you, OR you leave a piece of yourself there from you? This awkwardly-phrased question came to me as if I were interviewing myself after watching the sun rise on what has got to be one of the most beautiful spots on earth. People would make human sacrifices for this view—or else pay buku bucks for the right to experience it. I’ve been here for almost a month and all I had to “do” was be friends...

No One Is That Loved

Written by Susan Fritz | Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 Posted in Blog, Dan Fritz, What I Write

You don’t need to know the “preamble” to this post, but I’ll give you one anyway. I was in the middle of applying to an artistic Residency for this spring, searching for a current acting resume on my desktop–a task which should take 3 seconds but proved difficult due to recent computer switching and lack of backup skills. Oh, and also the fact that I haven’t dusted the thing off for a “while”–I’m being purposely vague because it̵...

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