by Nancy Colasurdo | Sep 30, 2013 | Write Thinking
You know what’s kind of dreamy for a writer (read: me)? The right outlet. You know what’s even dreamier? Several of those. It occurred to me today, just today, that I have manifested something I’ve been saying I want. It’s options within my...
by Nancy Colasurdo | May 1, 2013 | Unfettered 50
GAME PLAN: I’ve got it all figured out. Don’t you? My bank account is overflowing. My body is never creaky. Not a speck of dust in my home. I floss daily. And oh, the sex. My happiness arches like a rainbow over my perfect, polished life. Take your problems walking....
by Nancy Colasurdo | Mar 8, 2013 | Write Thinking
GAME PLAN: It is so rare that I remember my dreams, but I had one this week that jolted me awake. I was relaxing on a balcony in Lower Manhattan, engaged in conversation with author Elizabeth Gilbert. Both of us were in lounge chairs. Our view was the Hudson River,...
by Nancy Colasurdo | Oct 6, 2012 | Write Thinking
Thoroughly enjoyed a terrific 24 hours jam-packed with culture courtesy of New York City. It’s hard to believe I didn’t always live a stone’s throw from Manhattan with the ability to partake in all its opportunities. On Thursday evening my friend...
by Nancy Colasurdo | Jul 25, 2012 | Write Thinking
My brother recommended a piece in a recent issue of The New Yorker. Said he thought of me when he read it — “THE HUNGER DIARIES: Life and Letters” by Mavis Gallant. At age 28, she left a job as a journalist in Montreal and went to Paris (1950). The...