by Nancy Colasurdo | Sep 15, 2012 | Write Thinking
Back when Smith Magazine made Six-Word Memoirs all the rage, my inner wordsmith went into action. But it was my now departed friend Kevin who dashed off mine without a thought: Zen chick with a Jersey edge. I adore that. Today, a bit anxious about a few things, I took...
by Nancy Colasurdo | Sep 14, 2012 | Write Thinking
Way back in the day when I was a sports writer, I belonged to the Association for Women in Sports Media. The annual conference was wonderfully enriching every year and one of the best parts was the crew I got to hang with. A fashion spread in New York magazine last...
by Nancy Colasurdo | Sep 12, 2012 | Write Thinking
I spent a good deal of yesterday immersed in reminders of September 11, 2001. It was self-inflicted. Each year I either abstain or answer an emotional need to relive some of it. Sometimes it feels good to allow myself to feel until it almost sears my insides....
by Nancy Colasurdo | Sep 8, 2012 | Unfettered 50
It has taken me the entire summer to appreciate Chasing Sylvia Beach by Cynthia Morris. No, I’m not a slow reader, but I happened to take a big chunk out of this novel just before doubling my workload so I could go on vacation the last week in August with no...
by Nancy Colasurdo | Sep 7, 2012 | Write Thinking
I found a wallet at the beach last week. Such a simple thing and yet it prompted a flood of thoughts and memories which led me to this — I’ve had a major shift in my thinking since September 11, 2001. Today’s Game Plan: A Lost Wallet and Its...