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Suzanne C. Carver
- Oct 12, 2022
A ghost hunt
I went to find a ghost. Inside, the house is familiar yet not. Though it is clean it still feels dirty. It is empty, save for the ghosts....
Suzanne C. Carver
- Aug 15
Why parents need to let their kids struggle (just a little)
When I was ten, I took a picture of Jon Bon Jovi to my hairstylist and said, “I want to look like this.” Three hours and one spiral perm...
Suzanne C. Carver
- Jun 8
High school graduation: why parents are melting down (or is it just me?)
Dear Ella- This is strange period. Time has twisted and bent and folded in on itself. We’ve arrived at a destination so far in the...
Suzanne C. Carver
- May 2
Parenting teenagers: fun found here.
A satirical piece about the challenges of raising teenagers.
Suzanne C. Carver
- Apr 7
It was just supposed to be a good basketball game
I was riveted by the NCAA National Championship game between LSU vs. Iowa. Though I may have remedial basketball knowledge, I can...
Suzanne C. Carver
- Jan 20
Crocheting and other endurance sports
I scroll through Facebook, seething with jealousy. My talented friend has knit yet another gorgeous sweater. And what is this? Someone...
Suzanne C. Carver
- May 25, 2022
The journey of a thousand steps
Hope feels beyond my scope today. I am gutted by the school shooting in Texas. There are things that, to me, are consecrated, that are...
Suzanne C. Carver
- Apr 6, 2022
Cheers for the 99%
I’m a sucker for completion. I love checking things off a list, scratching a line across each item with the swift hand of the productive,...
Suzanne C. Carver
- Mar 1, 2022
go slow to go fast
I recently spent a week sipping pina coladas, floating in the Caribbean and swaying my body to the sexy roll of a reggae beat. Jamaica -...
Suzanne C. Carver
- Jan 25, 2022
Stepping out of the box
A few weeks ago we watched a movie with our teenager girls that made my insides crawl and had me hovering my finger over the pause...
Suzanne C. Carver
- Jan 7, 2022
Two wins
I'm a big fan of calling almost anything a win. Grocery story bill coming to a whole number? Win. Sledding with my daughter and not...
Suzanne C. Carver
- Nov 19, 2021
The hunter and the hiker
He was dressed in blaze orange and had a rifle on his shoulder. I was dressed in blaze orange, too, the dog beside me in a fluorescent...
Suzanne C. Carver
- Nov 4, 2021
We can't turn off the dark.
I’ve been sick all day over an act of hate in our community. I live in a small, bedroom community full of people I am delighted to run...
Suzanne C. Carver
- Oct 14, 2021
Confused about hair. I mean race.
We were eating brunch last week at a Cracker Barrel in Virginia on our drive down the East Coast on vacation. Our server was a friendly...
Suzanne C. Carver
- Oct 13, 2021
Your next must-read
I feel pretty lucky that part of my job as a writer is to be a voracious reader. I have also deemed it part of my writer life to support...
Suzanne C. Carver
- Oct 12, 2021
What if I didn't care what you thought?
I’ve felt this strange choking lately. An energy building up in me, like a shaken, capped bottle. I’m like a hose with the spout turned...
Suzanne C. Carver
- Apr 6, 2021
from where I sit
Eleven years ago: Sandi and I are chasing our girls – ages 2 and 5 – down the sand beach at the family camp. It’s just before dinner, the...
Suzanne C. Carver
- Mar 2, 2021
The Bones of Us
Picture a family- two parents and three kids. The parents feed their kids a variety of foods: fruit, meat, dairy, bread, pasta. But never...
Suzanne C. Carver
- Jan 25, 2021
Welcome home.
The new normal is starting to feel, well, normal. Despite being a naturally sociable human, I can easily talk myself out of going pretty...