Category Archives: St. Joseph

Officer Down Published

Posted on November 18, 2021 by susanmsink@gmail.com

My first novel, Officer Down, is now available. I’m pretty excited about it– it looks beautiful and I can finally share this story with everyone. The cover, with an image by Jordan Duca, is beautiful. As a friend who is … Continue reading →

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4th of July In a Pandemic

Posted on July 5, 2020 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I was in the water when it happened. I’d been watching the group of Black people at the beach because it’s unusual—this is a very white space. I was determined that before we left I’d walk over and tell them … Continue reading →

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Oncology at the Gym

Posted on February 21, 2018 by susanmsink@gmail.com

It has been a long, cold winter. We would have liked significantly more snow than we received, and significantly fewer days below zero. But now I’ve set up my first tray of seeds: leeks, red onions and garlic, on the … Continue reading →

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Prairie Tour

Posted on July 26, 2017 by susanmsink@gmail.com

  Every day I wake up and realize I am living in one of those Jacquie Lawson animated cards. My aunt sends them to me periodically and I always watch them all the way to the end, never skip ahead … Continue reading →

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The Newest Immigrants

Posted on May 20, 2017 by susanmsink@gmail.com

  This was the final week of the school year in the local ESL program where I’ve been tutoring. We started in March as outreach to Somali women who have moved to our town. The six women who have participated are … Continue reading →

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Stability

Posted on April 28, 2017 by susanmsink@gmail.com

Last night I went to the 50th Anniversary event for The Collegeville Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural Research at Saint John’s Abbey. It made me think about the Benedictine virtue of Stability. The room was full of wonderful people, many of whom … Continue reading →

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Red and Green Christmas Tree

Posted on December 31, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

  Yesterday I noticed something strange about our Christmas tree. It had changed colors. It was green. Of course, what had been more surprising was that when it brought in it was reddish brown. Steve kept complimenting it, saying how unusual … Continue reading →

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The Coming Year

Posted on December 26, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

  I’ve spent so much energy, along with everyone else, thinking about the election. How did Trump get elected? Why? By whom? What does it mean? Not just nationally, but what does it mean locally, for me and the place … Continue reading →

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Finally, a Crime Podcast Done Right

Posted on October 16, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

I’ve been more than ambivalent about the recent trend in crime-exploring podcasts that throw doubt on the results of the criminal justice system. It’s not even so much that I doubt their editing and production process led us to the … Continue reading →

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At the Cancer Hospital (2)

Posted on June 7, 2016 by susanmsink@gmail.com

This “triple whammy” week has been challenging, but not in the way I thought it might be. Everything was harsher and a little longer than usual, but the side effects are still mostly annoying and not painful. I had some … Continue reading →

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