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Sue W. Martin

    Archive | eqb

    Sue standing near her desk pointing to the lifeline bracelet on her wrist

    Full Circle

    Posted on May 16, 2014
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    By smartin
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    Edwin Alexander Hawley, Captain, Air Force Date of Loss: 17 February 1972 Country of Loss: North Vietnam Date of release: 12 February, 1973 It’s not just a statistic. I wore…
    Continue Reading Full Circle
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    That’s What Reunions Are For!

    Posted on May 5, 2014
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    By smartin
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    0 Comments
    This year is our 40th high school class reunion. I’ve lived out of state most of the time since graduating from high school and have never attended a class reunion…
    Continue Reading That’s What Reunions Are For!
    Suzuki brings the chorus in during the first movement, Herr, unser herrscher

    The *Sight* of Music

    Posted on April 27, 2014
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    By smartin
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    2 Comments
    Hang on, isn’t that supposed to be “The Sound of Music?” OK, that too! Bach’s Saint John Passion epitomizes Easter for me. Accordingly, on Easter Day, I went looking for…
    Continue Reading The *Sight* of Music
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    Two Innocent Canines

    Posted on April 26, 2014
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    By smartin
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    4 Comments
    For two years we got to live in a house on Frenchmans Bay in Maine. The house was nothing special but the location was magical. The sun and moon rose…
    Continue Reading Two Innocent Canines
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    An Intersection of lives, 40 years later

    Posted on March 11, 2014
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    By smartin
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    2 Comments
    I am posting the below with permission of the author, Billy Bromberg. As a result of this post my husband Jim and I have become aware of a suicide prevention…
    Continue Reading An Intersection of lives, 40 years later
    Sue and Kismet at the Alabama National Cemetery

    What is a National Cemetery?

    Posted on February 28, 2014
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    By smartin
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    1 Comment
        “United States National Cemetery” is a designation for 147 nationally important cemeteries in the United States . . . The most well-known is Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington,…
    Continue Reading What is a National Cemetery?
    Traffic jam in snow

    Crisis in sweet home Alabama

    Posted on February 1, 2014
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    By smartin
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    2 Comments
    Birmingham under siege Written late at night on Tuesday, January 28th.) Birmingham Alabama, USA received a completely unexpected snow storm today. At around 8:30 a co-worker asked if I knew…
    Continue Reading Crisis in sweet home Alabama
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    Acadia Choral Society Makes Beautiful Music With Juilliard Faculty

    Posted on December 31, 2013
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    By smartin
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    4 Comments
    The faculty of the brass section of the Juilliard School of Music arrived in Bar Harbor and we got to work. It was December of 2001. During rehearsals we discovered…
    Continue Reading Acadia Choral Society Makes Beautiful Music With Juilliard Faculty
    Sue, as a young girl, on Toney the Pony

    Tony the Pony

    Posted on December 22, 2013
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    By smartin
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    1 Comment
    A brown and white stuffed animal, a pony, was beneath the Christmas tree. It had a red ribbon tied around its neck. I was seven years old. Puzzled, I hurried…
    Continue Reading Tony the Pony
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    Why is this time of the year so difficult?

    Posted on December 2, 2013
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    By smartin
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    7 Comments
    It was exactly this time of year, 31 years ago, that I put a loaded gun to my head and pulled the trigger. Many people find that they are depressed…
    Continue Reading Why is this time of the year so difficult?
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    Southern Cornbread

    Posted on December 1, 2013
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    By smartin
    |
    1 Comment
    A cast iron skillet filled with cornbread fresh out of the oven. To the best of my knowledge, this recipe has never been written down. I’m not even sure who…
    Continue Reading Southern Cornbread
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    The doctor is in, A psychologist chats with the author

    Posted on November 15, 2013
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    By smartin
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    1 Comment
    In this Tech Doctor podcast, Allison and Robert speak with Sue Martin. Sue has recently written and published her memoir. The book is entitled “Out of the Whirlpool: A Memoir…
    Continue Reading The doctor is in, A psychologist chats with the author

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    Sue standing near her desk pointing to the lifeline bracelet on her wrist

    Full Circle

    Posted on May 16, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    0 Comments
    Edwin Alexander Hawley, Captain, Air Force Date of Loss: 17 February 1972 Country of Loss: North Vietnam Date of release: 12 February, 1973 It’s not just a statistic. I wore…
    Continue Reading Full Circle
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    That’s What Reunions Are For!

    Posted on May 5, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    0 Comments
    This year is our 40th high school class reunion. I’ve lived out of state most of the time since graduating from high school and have never attended a class reunion…
    Continue Reading That’s What Reunions Are For!
    Suzuki brings the chorus in during the first movement, Herr, unser herrscher

    The *Sight* of Music

    Posted on April 27, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    2 Comments
    Hang on, isn’t that supposed to be “The Sound of Music?” OK, that too! Bach’s Saint John Passion epitomizes Easter for me. Accordingly, on Easter Day, I went looking for…
    Continue Reading The *Sight* of Music
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    Two Innocent Canines

    Posted on April 26, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    4 Comments
    For two years we got to live in a house on Frenchmans Bay in Maine. The house was nothing special but the location was magical. The sun and moon rose…
    Continue Reading Two Innocent Canines
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    An Intersection of lives, 40 years later

    Posted on March 11, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    2 Comments
    I am posting the below with permission of the author, Billy Bromberg. As a result of this post my husband Jim and I have become aware of a suicide prevention…
    Continue Reading An Intersection of lives, 40 years later
    Sue and Kismet at the Alabama National Cemetery

    What is a National Cemetery?

    Posted on February 28, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    1 Comment
        “United States National Cemetery” is a designation for 147 nationally important cemeteries in the United States . . . The most well-known is Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington,…
    Continue Reading What is a National Cemetery?
    Traffic jam in snow

    Crisis in sweet home Alabama

    Posted on February 1, 2014
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    By smartin
    |
    2 Comments
    Birmingham under siege Written late at night on Tuesday, January 28th.) Birmingham Alabama, USA received a completely unexpected snow storm today. At around 8:30 a co-worker asked if I knew…
    Continue Reading Crisis in sweet home Alabama
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    Acadia Choral Society Makes Beautiful Music With Juilliard Faculty

    Posted on December 31, 2013
    |
    By smartin
    |
    4 Comments
    The faculty of the brass section of the Juilliard School of Music arrived in Bar Harbor and we got to work. It was December of 2001. During rehearsals we discovered…
    Continue Reading Acadia Choral Society Makes Beautiful Music With Juilliard Faculty
    Sue, as a young girl, on Toney the Pony

    Tony the Pony

    Posted on December 22, 2013
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    By smartin
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    1 Comment
    A brown and white stuffed animal, a pony, was beneath the Christmas tree. It had a red ribbon tied around its neck. I was seven years old. Puzzled, I hurried…
    Continue Reading Tony the Pony
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    Why is this time of the year so difficult?

    Posted on December 2, 2013
    |
    By smartin
    |
    7 Comments
    It was exactly this time of year, 31 years ago, that I put a loaded gun to my head and pulled the trigger. Many people find that they are depressed…
    Continue Reading Why is this time of the year so difficult?
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    Southern Cornbread

    Posted on December 1, 2013
    |
    By smartin
    |
    1 Comment
    A cast iron skillet filled with cornbread fresh out of the oven. To the best of my knowledge, this recipe has never been written down. I’m not even sure who…
    Continue Reading Southern Cornbread
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    The doctor is in, A psychologist chats with the author

    Posted on November 15, 2013
    |
    By smartin
    |
    1 Comment
    In this Tech Doctor podcast, Allison and Robert speak with Sue Martin. Sue has recently written and published her memoir. The book is entitled “Out of the Whirlpool: A Memoir…
    Continue Reading The doctor is in, A psychologist chats with the author

    Posts pagination

    Previous Page 1 … 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next Page

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    Sue standing near her desk pointing to the lifeline bracelet on her wrist

    Full Circle

    Posted on May 16, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    0 Comments
    Edwin Alexander Hawley, Captain, Air Force Date of Loss: 17 February 1972 Country of Loss: North Vietnam Date of release: 12 February, 1973 It’s not just a statistic. I wore…
    Continue Reading Full Circle
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    That’s What Reunions Are For!

    Posted on May 5, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    0 Comments
    This year is our 40th high school class reunion. I’ve lived out of state most of the time since graduating from high school and have never attended a class reunion…
    Continue Reading That’s What Reunions Are For!
    Suzuki brings the chorus in during the first movement, Herr, unser herrscher

    The *Sight* of Music

    Posted on April 27, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    2 Comments
    Hang on, isn’t that supposed to be “The Sound of Music?” OK, that too! Bach’s Saint John Passion epitomizes Easter for me. Accordingly, on Easter Day, I went looking for…
    Continue Reading The *Sight* of Music
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    Two Innocent Canines

    Posted on April 26, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    4 Comments
    For two years we got to live in a house on Frenchmans Bay in Maine. The house was nothing special but the location was magical. The sun and moon rose…
    Continue Reading Two Innocent Canines
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    An Intersection of lives, 40 years later

    Posted on March 11, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    2 Comments
    I am posting the below with permission of the author, Billy Bromberg. As a result of this post my husband Jim and I have become aware of a suicide prevention…
    Continue Reading An Intersection of lives, 40 years later
    Sue and Kismet at the Alabama National Cemetery

    What is a National Cemetery?

    Posted on February 28, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    1 Comment
        “United States National Cemetery” is a designation for 147 nationally important cemeteries in the United States . . . The most well-known is Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington,…
    Continue Reading What is a National Cemetery?
    Traffic jam in snow

    Crisis in sweet home Alabama

    Posted on February 1, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    2 Comments
    Birmingham under siege Written late at night on Tuesday, January 28th.) Birmingham Alabama, USA received a completely unexpected snow storm today. At around 8:30 a co-worker asked if I knew…
    Continue Reading Crisis in sweet home Alabama
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    Acadia Choral Society Makes Beautiful Music With Juilliard Faculty

    Posted on December 31, 2013
    |
    By smartin
    |
    4 Comments
    The faculty of the brass section of the Juilliard School of Music arrived in Bar Harbor and we got to work. It was December of 2001. During rehearsals we discovered…
    Continue Reading Acadia Choral Society Makes Beautiful Music With Juilliard Faculty
    Sue, as a young girl, on Toney the Pony

    Tony the Pony

    Posted on December 22, 2013
    |
    By smartin
    |
    1 Comment
    A brown and white stuffed animal, a pony, was beneath the Christmas tree. It had a red ribbon tied around its neck. I was seven years old. Puzzled, I hurried…
    Continue Reading Tony the Pony
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    Why is this time of the year so difficult?

    Posted on December 2, 2013
    |
    By smartin
    |
    7 Comments
    It was exactly this time of year, 31 years ago, that I put a loaded gun to my head and pulled the trigger. Many people find that they are depressed…
    Continue Reading Why is this time of the year so difficult?
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    Southern Cornbread

    Posted on December 1, 2013
    |
    By smartin
    |
    1 Comment
    A cast iron skillet filled with cornbread fresh out of the oven. To the best of my knowledge, this recipe has never been written down. I’m not even sure who…
    Continue Reading Southern Cornbread
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    The doctor is in, A psychologist chats with the author

    Posted on November 15, 2013
    |
    By smartin
    |
    1 Comment
    In this Tech Doctor podcast, Allison and Robert speak with Sue Martin. Sue has recently written and published her memoir. The book is entitled “Out of the Whirlpool: A Memoir…
    Continue Reading The doctor is in, A psychologist chats with the author

    Posts pagination

    Previous Page 1 … 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next Page

    Archive | eqb

    Sue standing near her desk pointing to the lifeline bracelet on her wrist

    Full Circle

    Posted on May 16, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    0 Comments
    Edwin Alexander Hawley, Captain, Air Force Date of Loss: 17 February 1972 Country of Loss: North Vietnam Date of release: 12 February, 1973 It’s not just a statistic. I wore…
    Continue Reading Full Circle
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    That’s What Reunions Are For!

    Posted on May 5, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    0 Comments
    This year is our 40th high school class reunion. I’ve lived out of state most of the time since graduating from high school and have never attended a class reunion…
    Continue Reading That’s What Reunions Are For!
    Suzuki brings the chorus in during the first movement, Herr, unser herrscher

    The *Sight* of Music

    Posted on April 27, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    2 Comments
    Hang on, isn’t that supposed to be “The Sound of Music?” OK, that too! Bach’s Saint John Passion epitomizes Easter for me. Accordingly, on Easter Day, I went looking for…
    Continue Reading The *Sight* of Music
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    Two Innocent Canines

    Posted on April 26, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    4 Comments
    For two years we got to live in a house on Frenchmans Bay in Maine. The house was nothing special but the location was magical. The sun and moon rose…
    Continue Reading Two Innocent Canines
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    An Intersection of lives, 40 years later

    Posted on March 11, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    2 Comments
    I am posting the below with permission of the author, Billy Bromberg. As a result of this post my husband Jim and I have become aware of a suicide prevention…
    Continue Reading An Intersection of lives, 40 years later
    Sue and Kismet at the Alabama National Cemetery

    What is a National Cemetery?

    Posted on February 28, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    1 Comment
        “United States National Cemetery” is a designation for 147 nationally important cemeteries in the United States . . . The most well-known is Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington,…
    Continue Reading What is a National Cemetery?
    Traffic jam in snow

    Crisis in sweet home Alabama

    Posted on February 1, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    2 Comments
    Birmingham under siege Written late at night on Tuesday, January 28th.) Birmingham Alabama, USA received a completely unexpected snow storm today. At around 8:30 a co-worker asked if I knew…
    Continue Reading Crisis in sweet home Alabama
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    Acadia Choral Society Makes Beautiful Music With Juilliard Faculty

    Posted on December 31, 2013
    |
    By smartin
    |
    4 Comments
    The faculty of the brass section of the Juilliard School of Music arrived in Bar Harbor and we got to work. It was December of 2001. During rehearsals we discovered…
    Continue Reading Acadia Choral Society Makes Beautiful Music With Juilliard Faculty
    Sue, as a young girl, on Toney the Pony

    Tony the Pony

    Posted on December 22, 2013
    |
    By smartin
    |
    1 Comment
    A brown and white stuffed animal, a pony, was beneath the Christmas tree. It had a red ribbon tied around its neck. I was seven years old. Puzzled, I hurried…
    Continue Reading Tony the Pony
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    Why is this time of the year so difficult?

    Posted on December 2, 2013
    |
    By smartin
    |
    7 Comments
    It was exactly this time of year, 31 years ago, that I put a loaded gun to my head and pulled the trigger. Many people find that they are depressed…
    Continue Reading Why is this time of the year so difficult?
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    Southern Cornbread

    Posted on December 1, 2013
    |
    By smartin
    |
    1 Comment
    A cast iron skillet filled with cornbread fresh out of the oven. To the best of my knowledge, this recipe has never been written down. I’m not even sure who…
    Continue Reading Southern Cornbread
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    The doctor is in, A psychologist chats with the author

    Posted on November 15, 2013
    |
    By smartin
    |
    1 Comment
    In this Tech Doctor podcast, Allison and Robert speak with Sue Martin. Sue has recently written and published her memoir. The book is entitled “Out of the Whirlpool: A Memoir…
    Continue Reading The doctor is in, A psychologist chats with the author

    Posts pagination

    Previous Page 1 … 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next Page

    Archive | eqb

    Sue standing near her desk pointing to the lifeline bracelet on her wrist

    Full Circle

    Posted on May 16, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    0 Comments
    Edwin Alexander Hawley, Captain, Air Force Date of Loss: 17 February 1972 Country of Loss: North Vietnam Date of release: 12 February, 1973 It’s not just a statistic. I wore…
    Continue Reading Full Circle
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    That’s What Reunions Are For!

    Posted on May 5, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    0 Comments
    This year is our 40th high school class reunion. I’ve lived out of state most of the time since graduating from high school and have never attended a class reunion…
    Continue Reading That’s What Reunions Are For!
    Suzuki brings the chorus in during the first movement, Herr, unser herrscher

    The *Sight* of Music

    Posted on April 27, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    2 Comments
    Hang on, isn’t that supposed to be “The Sound of Music?” OK, that too! Bach’s Saint John Passion epitomizes Easter for me. Accordingly, on Easter Day, I went looking for…
    Continue Reading The *Sight* of Music
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    Two Innocent Canines

    Posted on April 26, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    4 Comments
    For two years we got to live in a house on Frenchmans Bay in Maine. The house was nothing special but the location was magical. The sun and moon rose…
    Continue Reading Two Innocent Canines
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    An Intersection of lives, 40 years later

    Posted on March 11, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    2 Comments
    I am posting the below with permission of the author, Billy Bromberg. As a result of this post my husband Jim and I have become aware of a suicide prevention…
    Continue Reading An Intersection of lives, 40 years later
    Sue and Kismet at the Alabama National Cemetery

    What is a National Cemetery?

    Posted on February 28, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    1 Comment
        “United States National Cemetery” is a designation for 147 nationally important cemeteries in the United States . . . The most well-known is Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington,…
    Continue Reading What is a National Cemetery?
    Traffic jam in snow

    Crisis in sweet home Alabama

    Posted on February 1, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    2 Comments
    Birmingham under siege Written late at night on Tuesday, January 28th.) Birmingham Alabama, USA received a completely unexpected snow storm today. At around 8:30 a co-worker asked if I knew…
    Continue Reading Crisis in sweet home Alabama
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    Acadia Choral Society Makes Beautiful Music With Juilliard Faculty

    Posted on December 31, 2013
    |
    By smartin
    |
    4 Comments
    The faculty of the brass section of the Juilliard School of Music arrived in Bar Harbor and we got to work. It was December of 2001. During rehearsals we discovered…
    Continue Reading Acadia Choral Society Makes Beautiful Music With Juilliard Faculty
    Sue, as a young girl, on Toney the Pony

    Tony the Pony

    Posted on December 22, 2013
    |
    By smartin
    |
    1 Comment
    A brown and white stuffed animal, a pony, was beneath the Christmas tree. It had a red ribbon tied around its neck. I was seven years old. Puzzled, I hurried…
    Continue Reading Tony the Pony
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    Why is this time of the year so difficult?

    Posted on December 2, 2013
    |
    By smartin
    |
    7 Comments
    It was exactly this time of year, 31 years ago, that I put a loaded gun to my head and pulled the trigger. Many people find that they are depressed…
    Continue Reading Why is this time of the year so difficult?
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    Southern Cornbread

    Posted on December 1, 2013
    |
    By smartin
    |
    1 Comment
    A cast iron skillet filled with cornbread fresh out of the oven. To the best of my knowledge, this recipe has never been written down. I’m not even sure who…
    Continue Reading Southern Cornbread
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    The doctor is in, A psychologist chats with the author

    Posted on November 15, 2013
    |
    By smartin
    |
    1 Comment
    In this Tech Doctor podcast, Allison and Robert speak with Sue Martin. Sue has recently written and published her memoir. The book is entitled “Out of the Whirlpool: A Memoir…
    Continue Reading The doctor is in, A psychologist chats with the author

    Posts pagination

    Previous Page 1 … 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next Page

    Archive | eqb

    Sue standing near her desk pointing to the lifeline bracelet on her wrist

    Full Circle

    Posted on May 16, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    0 Comments
    Edwin Alexander Hawley, Captain, Air Force Date of Loss: 17 February 1972 Country of Loss: North Vietnam Date of release: 12 February, 1973 It’s not just a statistic. I wore…
    Continue Reading Full Circle
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    That’s What Reunions Are For!

    Posted on May 5, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    0 Comments
    This year is our 40th high school class reunion. I’ve lived out of state most of the time since graduating from high school and have never attended a class reunion…
    Continue Reading That’s What Reunions Are For!
    Suzuki brings the chorus in during the first movement, Herr, unser herrscher

    The *Sight* of Music

    Posted on April 27, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    2 Comments
    Hang on, isn’t that supposed to be “The Sound of Music?” OK, that too! Bach’s Saint John Passion epitomizes Easter for me. Accordingly, on Easter Day, I went looking for…
    Continue Reading The *Sight* of Music
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    Two Innocent Canines

    Posted on April 26, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    4 Comments
    For two years we got to live in a house on Frenchmans Bay in Maine. The house was nothing special but the location was magical. The sun and moon rose…
    Continue Reading Two Innocent Canines
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    An Intersection of lives, 40 years later

    Posted on March 11, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    2 Comments
    I am posting the below with permission of the author, Billy Bromberg. As a result of this post my husband Jim and I have become aware of a suicide prevention…
    Continue Reading An Intersection of lives, 40 years later
    Sue and Kismet at the Alabama National Cemetery

    What is a National Cemetery?

    Posted on February 28, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    1 Comment
        “United States National Cemetery” is a designation for 147 nationally important cemeteries in the United States . . . The most well-known is Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington,…
    Continue Reading What is a National Cemetery?
    Traffic jam in snow

    Crisis in sweet home Alabama

    Posted on February 1, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    2 Comments
    Birmingham under siege Written late at night on Tuesday, January 28th.) Birmingham Alabama, USA received a completely unexpected snow storm today. At around 8:30 a co-worker asked if I knew…
    Continue Reading Crisis in sweet home Alabama
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    Acadia Choral Society Makes Beautiful Music With Juilliard Faculty

    Posted on December 31, 2013
    |
    By smartin
    |
    4 Comments
    The faculty of the brass section of the Juilliard School of Music arrived in Bar Harbor and we got to work. It was December of 2001. During rehearsals we discovered…
    Continue Reading Acadia Choral Society Makes Beautiful Music With Juilliard Faculty
    Sue, as a young girl, on Toney the Pony

    Tony the Pony

    Posted on December 22, 2013
    |
    By smartin
    |
    1 Comment
    A brown and white stuffed animal, a pony, was beneath the Christmas tree. It had a red ribbon tied around its neck. I was seven years old. Puzzled, I hurried…
    Continue Reading Tony the Pony
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    Why is this time of the year so difficult?

    Posted on December 2, 2013
    |
    By smartin
    |
    7 Comments
    It was exactly this time of year, 31 years ago, that I put a loaded gun to my head and pulled the trigger. Many people find that they are depressed…
    Continue Reading Why is this time of the year so difficult?
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    Southern Cornbread

    Posted on December 1, 2013
    |
    By smartin
    |
    1 Comment
    A cast iron skillet filled with cornbread fresh out of the oven. To the best of my knowledge, this recipe has never been written down. I’m not even sure who…
    Continue Reading Southern Cornbread
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    The doctor is in, A psychologist chats with the author

    Posted on November 15, 2013
    |
    By smartin
    |
    1 Comment
    In this Tech Doctor podcast, Allison and Robert speak with Sue Martin. Sue has recently written and published her memoir. The book is entitled “Out of the Whirlpool: A Memoir…
    Continue Reading The doctor is in, A psychologist chats with the author

    Posts pagination

    Previous Page 1 … 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next Page

    Archive | eqb

    Sue standing near her desk pointing to the lifeline bracelet on her wrist

    Full Circle

    Posted on May 16, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    0 Comments
    Edwin Alexander Hawley, Captain, Air Force Date of Loss: 17 February 1972 Country of Loss: North Vietnam Date of release: 12 February, 1973 It’s not just a statistic. I wore…
    Continue Reading Full Circle
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    That’s What Reunions Are For!

    Posted on May 5, 2014
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    By smartin
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    This year is our 40th high school class reunion. I’ve lived out of state most of the time since graduating from high school and have never attended a class reunion…
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    Suzuki brings the chorus in during the first movement, Herr, unser herrscher

    The *Sight* of Music

    Posted on April 27, 2014
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    Hang on, isn’t that supposed to be “The Sound of Music?” OK, that too! Bach’s Saint John Passion epitomizes Easter for me. Accordingly, on Easter Day, I went looking for…
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    Two Innocent Canines

    Posted on April 26, 2014
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    For two years we got to live in a house on Frenchmans Bay in Maine. The house was nothing special but the location was magical. The sun and moon rose…
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    An Intersection of lives, 40 years later

    Posted on March 11, 2014
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    I am posting the below with permission of the author, Billy Bromberg. As a result of this post my husband Jim and I have become aware of a suicide prevention…
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    Sue and Kismet at the Alabama National Cemetery

    What is a National Cemetery?

    Posted on February 28, 2014
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        “United States National Cemetery” is a designation for 147 nationally important cemeteries in the United States . . . The most well-known is Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington,…
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    Crisis in sweet home Alabama

    Posted on February 1, 2014
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    Birmingham under siege Written late at night on Tuesday, January 28th.) Birmingham Alabama, USA received a completely unexpected snow storm today. At around 8:30 a co-worker asked if I knew…
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    Acadia Choral Society Makes Beautiful Music With Juilliard Faculty

    Posted on December 31, 2013
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    The faculty of the brass section of the Juilliard School of Music arrived in Bar Harbor and we got to work. It was December of 2001. During rehearsals we discovered…
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    Sue, as a young girl, on Toney the Pony

    Tony the Pony

    Posted on December 22, 2013
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    A brown and white stuffed animal, a pony, was beneath the Christmas tree. It had a red ribbon tied around its neck. I was seven years old. Puzzled, I hurried…
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    Why is this time of the year so difficult?

    Posted on December 2, 2013
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    It was exactly this time of year, 31 years ago, that I put a loaded gun to my head and pulled the trigger. Many people find that they are depressed…
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    Southern Cornbread

    Posted on December 1, 2013
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    A cast iron skillet filled with cornbread fresh out of the oven. To the best of my knowledge, this recipe has never been written down. I’m not even sure who…
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    The doctor is in, A psychologist chats with the author

    Posted on November 15, 2013
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    By smartin
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    In this Tech Doctor podcast, Allison and Robert speak with Sue Martin. Sue has recently written and published her memoir. The book is entitled “Out of the Whirlpool: A Memoir…
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    Full Circle

    Posted on May 16, 2014
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    Edwin Alexander Hawley, Captain, Air Force Date of Loss: 17 February 1972 Country of Loss: North Vietnam Date of release: 12 February, 1973 It’s not just a statistic. I wore…
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    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    That’s What Reunions Are For!

    Posted on May 5, 2014
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    By smartin
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    This year is our 40th high school class reunion. I’ve lived out of state most of the time since graduating from high school and have never attended a class reunion…
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    Suzuki brings the chorus in during the first movement, Herr, unser herrscher

    The *Sight* of Music

    Posted on April 27, 2014
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    By smartin
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    2 Comments
    Hang on, isn’t that supposed to be “The Sound of Music?” OK, that too! Bach’s Saint John Passion epitomizes Easter for me. Accordingly, on Easter Day, I went looking for…
    Continue Reading The *Sight* of Music
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    Two Innocent Canines

    Posted on April 26, 2014
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    By smartin
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    4 Comments
    For two years we got to live in a house on Frenchmans Bay in Maine. The house was nothing special but the location was magical. The sun and moon rose…
    Continue Reading Two Innocent Canines
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    An Intersection of lives, 40 years later

    Posted on March 11, 2014
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    By smartin
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    2 Comments
    I am posting the below with permission of the author, Billy Bromberg. As a result of this post my husband Jim and I have become aware of a suicide prevention…
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    Sue and Kismet at the Alabama National Cemetery

    What is a National Cemetery?

    Posted on February 28, 2014
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    By smartin
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    1 Comment
        “United States National Cemetery” is a designation for 147 nationally important cemeteries in the United States . . . The most well-known is Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington,…
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    Traffic jam in snow

    Crisis in sweet home Alabama

    Posted on February 1, 2014
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    By smartin
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    2 Comments
    Birmingham under siege Written late at night on Tuesday, January 28th.) Birmingham Alabama, USA received a completely unexpected snow storm today. At around 8:30 a co-worker asked if I knew…
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    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    Acadia Choral Society Makes Beautiful Music With Juilliard Faculty

    Posted on December 31, 2013
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    By smartin
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    4 Comments
    The faculty of the brass section of the Juilliard School of Music arrived in Bar Harbor and we got to work. It was December of 2001. During rehearsals we discovered…
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    Sue, as a young girl, on Toney the Pony

    Tony the Pony

    Posted on December 22, 2013
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    By smartin
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    1 Comment
    A brown and white stuffed animal, a pony, was beneath the Christmas tree. It had a red ribbon tied around its neck. I was seven years old. Puzzled, I hurried…
    Continue Reading Tony the Pony
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    Why is this time of the year so difficult?

    Posted on December 2, 2013
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    By smartin
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    7 Comments
    It was exactly this time of year, 31 years ago, that I put a loaded gun to my head and pulled the trigger. Many people find that they are depressed…
    Continue Reading Why is this time of the year so difficult?
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    Southern Cornbread

    Posted on December 1, 2013
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    By smartin
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    1 Comment
    A cast iron skillet filled with cornbread fresh out of the oven. To the best of my knowledge, this recipe has never been written down. I’m not even sure who…
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    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    The doctor is in, A psychologist chats with the author

    Posted on November 15, 2013
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    By smartin
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    1 Comment
    In this Tech Doctor podcast, Allison and Robert speak with Sue Martin. Sue has recently written and published her memoir. The book is entitled “Out of the Whirlpool: A Memoir…
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    Full Circle

    Posted on May 16, 2014
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    By smartin
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    Edwin Alexander Hawley, Captain, Air Force Date of Loss: 17 February 1972 Country of Loss: North Vietnam Date of release: 12 February, 1973 It’s not just a statistic. I wore…
    Continue Reading Full Circle
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    That’s What Reunions Are For!

    Posted on May 5, 2014
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    By smartin
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    0 Comments
    This year is our 40th high school class reunion. I’ve lived out of state most of the time since graduating from high school and have never attended a class reunion…
    Continue Reading That’s What Reunions Are For!
    Suzuki brings the chorus in during the first movement, Herr, unser herrscher

    The *Sight* of Music

    Posted on April 27, 2014
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    By smartin
    |
    2 Comments
    Hang on, isn’t that supposed to be “The Sound of Music?” OK, that too! Bach’s Saint John Passion epitomizes Easter for me. Accordingly, on Easter Day, I went looking for…
    Continue Reading The *Sight* of Music
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    Two Innocent Canines

    Posted on April 26, 2014
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    By smartin
    |
    4 Comments
    For two years we got to live in a house on Frenchmans Bay in Maine. The house was nothing special but the location was magical. The sun and moon rose…
    Continue Reading Two Innocent Canines
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    An Intersection of lives, 40 years later

    Posted on March 11, 2014
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    By smartin
    |
    2 Comments
    I am posting the below with permission of the author, Billy Bromberg. As a result of this post my husband Jim and I have become aware of a suicide prevention…
    Continue Reading An Intersection of lives, 40 years later
    Sue and Kismet at the Alabama National Cemetery

    What is a National Cemetery?

    Posted on February 28, 2014
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    By smartin
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    1 Comment
        “United States National Cemetery” is a designation for 147 nationally important cemeteries in the United States . . . The most well-known is Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington,…
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    Traffic jam in snow

    Crisis in sweet home Alabama

    Posted on February 1, 2014
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    By smartin
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    2 Comments
    Birmingham under siege Written late at night on Tuesday, January 28th.) Birmingham Alabama, USA received a completely unexpected snow storm today. At around 8:30 a co-worker asked if I knew…
    Continue Reading Crisis in sweet home Alabama
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    Acadia Choral Society Makes Beautiful Music With Juilliard Faculty

    Posted on December 31, 2013
    |
    By smartin
    |
    4 Comments
    The faculty of the brass section of the Juilliard School of Music arrived in Bar Harbor and we got to work. It was December of 2001. During rehearsals we discovered…
    Continue Reading Acadia Choral Society Makes Beautiful Music With Juilliard Faculty
    Sue, as a young girl, on Toney the Pony

    Tony the Pony

    Posted on December 22, 2013
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    By smartin
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    1 Comment
    A brown and white stuffed animal, a pony, was beneath the Christmas tree. It had a red ribbon tied around its neck. I was seven years old. Puzzled, I hurried…
    Continue Reading Tony the Pony
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    Why is this time of the year so difficult?

    Posted on December 2, 2013
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    By smartin
    |
    7 Comments
    It was exactly this time of year, 31 years ago, that I put a loaded gun to my head and pulled the trigger. Many people find that they are depressed…
    Continue Reading Why is this time of the year so difficult?
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    Southern Cornbread

    Posted on December 1, 2013
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    By smartin
    |
    1 Comment
    A cast iron skillet filled with cornbread fresh out of the oven. To the best of my knowledge, this recipe has never been written down. I’m not even sure who…
    Continue Reading Southern Cornbread
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    The doctor is in, A psychologist chats with the author

    Posted on November 15, 2013
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    By smartin
    |
    1 Comment
    In this Tech Doctor podcast, Allison and Robert speak with Sue Martin. Sue has recently written and published her memoir. The book is entitled “Out of the Whirlpool: A Memoir…
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    Sue standing near her desk pointing to the lifeline bracelet on her wrist

    Full Circle

    Posted on May 16, 2014
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    By smartin
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    0 Comments
    Edwin Alexander Hawley, Captain, Air Force Date of Loss: 17 February 1972 Country of Loss: North Vietnam Date of release: 12 February, 1973 It’s not just a statistic. I wore…
    Continue Reading Full Circle
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    That’s What Reunions Are For!

    Posted on May 5, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    0 Comments
    This year is our 40th high school class reunion. I’ve lived out of state most of the time since graduating from high school and have never attended a class reunion…
    Continue Reading That’s What Reunions Are For!
    Suzuki brings the chorus in during the first movement, Herr, unser herrscher

    The *Sight* of Music

    Posted on April 27, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    2 Comments
    Hang on, isn’t that supposed to be “The Sound of Music?” OK, that too! Bach’s Saint John Passion epitomizes Easter for me. Accordingly, on Easter Day, I went looking for…
    Continue Reading The *Sight* of Music
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    Two Innocent Canines

    Posted on April 26, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    4 Comments
    For two years we got to live in a house on Frenchmans Bay in Maine. The house was nothing special but the location was magical. The sun and moon rose…
    Continue Reading Two Innocent Canines
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    An Intersection of lives, 40 years later

    Posted on March 11, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    2 Comments
    I am posting the below with permission of the author, Billy Bromberg. As a result of this post my husband Jim and I have become aware of a suicide prevention…
    Continue Reading An Intersection of lives, 40 years later
    Sue and Kismet at the Alabama National Cemetery

    What is a National Cemetery?

    Posted on February 28, 2014
    |
    By smartin
    |
    1 Comment
        “United States National Cemetery” is a designation for 147 nationally important cemeteries in the United States . . . The most well-known is Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington,…
    Continue Reading What is a National Cemetery?
    Traffic jam in snow

    Crisis in sweet home Alabama

    Posted on February 1, 2014
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    By smartin
    |
    2 Comments
    Birmingham under siege Written late at night on Tuesday, January 28th.) Birmingham Alabama, USA received a completely unexpected snow storm today. At around 8:30 a co-worker asked if I knew…
    Continue Reading Crisis in sweet home Alabama
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    Acadia Choral Society Makes Beautiful Music With Juilliard Faculty

    Posted on December 31, 2013
    |
    By smartin
    |
    4 Comments
    The faculty of the brass section of the Juilliard School of Music arrived in Bar Harbor and we got to work. It was December of 2001. During rehearsals we discovered…
    Continue Reading Acadia Choral Society Makes Beautiful Music With Juilliard Faculty
    Sue, as a young girl, on Toney the Pony

    Tony the Pony

    Posted on December 22, 2013
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    By smartin
    |
    1 Comment
    A brown and white stuffed animal, a pony, was beneath the Christmas tree. It had a red ribbon tied around its neck. I was seven years old. Puzzled, I hurried…
    Continue Reading Tony the Pony
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    Why is this time of the year so difficult?

    Posted on December 2, 2013
    |
    By smartin
    |
    7 Comments
    It was exactly this time of year, 31 years ago, that I put a loaded gun to my head and pulled the trigger. Many people find that they are depressed…
    Continue Reading Why is this time of the year so difficult?
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    Southern Cornbread

    Posted on December 1, 2013
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    By smartin
    |
    1 Comment
    A cast iron skillet filled with cornbread fresh out of the oven. To the best of my knowledge, this recipe has never been written down. I’m not even sure who…
    Continue Reading Southern Cornbread
    Sue mounted on Bold Buccaneer

    The doctor is in, A psychologist chats with the author

    Posted on November 15, 2013
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    By smartin
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    1 Comment
    In this Tech Doctor podcast, Allison and Robert speak with Sue Martin. Sue has recently written and published her memoir. The book is entitled “Out of the Whirlpool: A Memoir…
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