Stop Flushing!
This is a serious matter! It mostly affects women. Something needs to be done about this problem. Who ever invented the automatic flushing toilet, did not realize the needs of all women! If you know, you know!
Welcome!
Ever since I was young, I loved to write. While my friends were reading books, I was creating short stories and writing very long letters. This passion has never left me. As a young teenager, I started to write in a private diary. By the time I was 18, I had a shelf full of diaries in my room. Now as an adult, I refer to my diaries as journals. To date, I have written in over 106 journals filled with daily notes, stories, and events. These journals are considered the history books of my family and life. Whenever there’s a question about a particular event, I have the privilege to go to the stacks of the journals and pick out the precise facts of that day and time.
As a writer, I’ve always dreamed about becoming an author. My dream finally came true with the publication of my children’s book, The Black Velvet Jacket. My advice is to never give up on your dreams. In time, they will come true.
Hope is the springboard to all dreams coming true. Always have hope!
Please enjoy the many articles found in my column Living in the Now, in The Suburban Newspaper. Along with articles found in the West Island News Blog.
Yearly, I teach creative writing courses and give workshops in: Journal Writing, Memoir Writing, Creative Non-Fiction, Novella, Personal Essay and Writing for Children. Follow me here or on social media for my latest teaching schedule.
Enjoy reading The Black Velvet Jacket, click here to purchase the book.
Subscribe to the Weekend Morning Newsletter to keep up-to-date with my latest articles, teaching schedule and the next Writer’s Workshop.
I hope writers, readers and story lovers of all ages will come here to enjoy my articles, books, poetry and workshops.
Maybe some will be inspired and they too, will publish their words. – Suzanne
Latest Articles & News
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It’s FREE!
On the day that I can take $10 off my grocery bill, feels like a really big victory for me. There was a FREE in that freedom. But… did you know there are tons of things which are also free? Things that people seldom appreciate and observe. Usually when you can no longer have them, […]
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The Pond of Life
Here’s something to ponder about life. Whose reality is actually real? Is my reality your reality? Who sets the barometer for anyone’s reality? While standing in the pond of life, I thought about this for a very long time.
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I Don’t Know When it Happened?
The true depicter of the GENERATION GAP! The good o’l yearn! This is no regular gap. This is a gorge. This is the devil’s door. This is the mother of all grand canyons! This is the beginning of the divide. The divide between me and my youth, me and my children, me and the trending popular ... -
Winter 2025 Writing Courses at The Cummings Centre
Cozy up this Winter 2025 with writing courses at Le Centre Cummings. From the comforts of your home, Write About It with us. Choose from three creative writing courses. Writing Courses offered in Winter 2025: Online – Write About It – Winter classes with The Cummings Centre: Session 1 – Wednesdays, 1:00-2:30 – January 29 – March 5, (6 Classes) Session 2 […]
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A Divine Intervention
I’m standing next to a tall, beautiful nun in a gorgeous royal blue habit. She is selling 2025 calendars from her parish, L’Ordre du Magnificat de la Mère de Dieu. Each calendar is $10. The owners of the shop bought a calendar and gave an extra $5 donation for a candle. As she walked out the […]
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November gets a bad rap!
Another way to approach November is what I like to call “The Kissing Season.” This is the best time to find a great book, put on cozy socks, and get under a blanket. If November had a sexy “thang” it would be more attractive. Every month has its “thing”. November needs more than a memorial day […]
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Listen to Your Superiors
Here’s the thing about being a senior citizen. The word ‘senior’ sucks! Here’s another word that sucks — ‘grown-up’. I will toss one more into this yucky mix — ‘old-timer’. Whoever came up with these unflattering, disappointing and horrendous terms? Perhaps it would be more flattering to refer to a senior as a Superior, a Chief, […]
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The Ladybug Effect
I don’t know if you believe in spirits, but I seriously do. My grandmother, Sadye Cohen, was quite a grand dame. We didn’t call her Grandma, Safta, Nonna, Lola, Meemaw or Bubbie; she was Sadye, the same name her friends used. She was 4-feet-11-inches tall and was referred to as ‘two feet of thunder’.
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Reach For The Light
As we approach the depths of autumn, the daylight hours are shrinking and melting. For some people this is a challenging time to say goodbye to summer, light and warmth. In blows the cool breezes frosting the landscapes. The painted hues of golds, burnt oranges and red crimson leaves, blaze and fall to the ground. […]
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Give an Egg, Sell an Egg
At dinner that night, my father asked us what we were going to do to give back to the world. He stated that today was filled with blessings. So, what was our plan to give back? I wasn’t sure. I told him I was going to think about it. A few days passed and I thought about a way to ... -
An Evening Of – Write About It – In Person at the Jewish Public Library
Write About It at the Jewish Public Library with Suzanne Reisler Litwin. Tuesdays, October 29 to November 19, 6:30-8:30 pm. 4 Classes of in-person fun creative writing. Open to all ages! Writing is a joyful journey. Whether you’re pouring your heart into a personal essay, crafting an engaging piece of fiction, or capturing the essence of […]
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Write About It – Online – At The Cummings Centre
Enjoy Creative Writing at The Cummings Centre. ‘Write About It’ with Suzanne Reisler Litwin. Join our online Zoom creative writing classes, and do it from the comforts of your home. LIT-176, Write About It. Wednesdays, October 23 to November 27, 1-2:30 pm, 6 classes online. LIT-176-01, Write About It. Wednesdays, December 11 & 18, 1-2:30 pm, […]
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Marry Your Loves
It was an unusually warm afternoon for September 14th. Puffy clouds rolled along covering and uncovering the sun. Will I write in my journal? Will I meditate? Will I simply gaze out onto the horizon and daydream? While drifting among the reeds and lily pods, I was able to write pages of thoughts in my journal. […]
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It’s a Crazy Ride
The question, “How did I get here and where am I going?” is always a present thought. Is this random, chance, or prescribed? Is my tale already set in stone and I’m simply following along a controlled path? Does someone or something have the game controls of my life? I wonder? Meeting people along life’s […]
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It’s My Choice
In Canada, you can drink as much alcohol as you want and you can smoke any many cigarettes as you wish. You can purchase as much weed as you want, too. The freedoms are amazing and I am lucky to have all of them and more. However, when purchasing a milkshake you must drink it […]
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Lessons from the Canoe – “Because I can”
We waited for the perfect day. No wind, no rain, warm, but not too hot to dip our paddles into the waters of Lac Monroe in Tremblant Provincial Park. Along with Noonie, my mother, we go canoeing in this gorgeous provincial park each summer. It takes a little less than two hours for us to […]
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A New Writing Course at the Jewish Public Library – Write About It
‘Write About It’ at the Jewish Public Library with Suzanne Reisler Litwin. Tuesdays, October 29 to November 19, 6:30-8:30 pm. 4 Classes of fun creative writing. Writing is a joyful journey. Whether you’re pouring your heart into a personal essay, crafting an engaging piece of fiction, or capturing the essence of life in a poem, […]
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Writing For Children at Concordia University
Join us for an enjoyable Creative Writing Course this Fall. Learn how to Write For Children and improve your writing skills from the comforts of your home. Once upon a time someone realized that children’s stories didn’t have to start with those four words, that there was more to children’s writing than fairy tales. Just […]
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Write About It – This Fall at The Cummings Centre
Enjoy Creative Writing at The Cummings Centre. ‘Write About It’ with Suzanne Reisler Litwin. Join our online Zoom creative writing classes, and do it from the comforts of your home. LIT-176, Write About It. Wednesdays, October 23 to November 27, 1-2:30 pm, 6 classes online. LIT-176-01, Write About It. Wednesdays, December 11 & 18, 1-2:30 […]
