The Puppet Remedy
“You can say stuff to a puppet that you wouldn’t say to anyone else.” Continue reading The Puppet Remedy
Author: susanbassmarcus1
In my life I have worked in museums, on stage as a puppeteer, in studio as a puppet sculptor, in schools as an art teacher, and, for one summer in my teens, as a supermarket cashier. Now I am writing, writing, writing, and occasionally cartooning.
It Wasn’t a Dark and Stormy Night
“It wasn’t a dark and stormy night. It should have been but there’s the weather for you.” From Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. While organizing for our upcoming adventure vacation in Switzerland, we’d been checking for the … Continue reading It Wasn’t a Dark and Stormy Night
Losing Terrance
The universe shuddered and he was gone, Our Orpheus taken in one jangle of time’s contraction. My visceral earthquake and that morning I knew we had lost a piece of our place in the infinite. If harmony’s spheres exist In … Continue reading Losing Terrance
Do It Anyway
It was show time at PotPourri, an opportunity for anyone with the desire or need to perform. Continue reading Do It Anyway
Who are we? What are we?
Image of my character Gerty and her friends. I’m working on an ebook with the working title, The Four Seasons of Gerty. Over the last few years, I have drawn her in different ways, athletic and not so much; worried or happy or just contemplative; communing with nature; or staring out the window. I have dozens of sketches and finished drawings. It’s time to curate them and assemble them into a story. All rights reserved. ©️Susan Bass Marcus 2022 Continue reading Who are we? What are we?
The Mole Having Dug Three Tunnels
Sat in a hole within her burrow deep, One tunnel led to the variable air. Another to her nest of sleep. The third untouched, a fearsome snare. To the sea. Alone she slept within her nest Without old friends, by … Continue reading The Mole Having Dug Three Tunnels
The Right Path Having Been Lost
Twenty-twenty-one was a banner year in Italy and abroad for those celebrating the life of Dante Alighieri, who died in September of 1321, in exile from his native city, Firenze or Florence, Italy. Threatened with execution, Dante spent the rest … Continue reading The Right Path Having Been Lost
Gerty: Still Out There
Working from home. A cozy, comforting idea as winter sets in with its chill winds and low-hanging, grey dome of a sky. Continue reading Gerty: Still Out There
Seasonal Gerty
Outside may be cold and windy especially in this fraught city. Gerty cuddles with Kitty, cocoa, and scones—and for a while chill and worries melt away. All rights reserved. ©️ SusanBassMarcus 2021 Continue reading Seasonal Gerty
As I See It
I tend to read animals and faces into wallpaper images, terrazzo flooring, tile arrangements, and Continue reading As I See It
Susan Bass Marcus Writes 