New: “Varmints” at Susan The Magazine
Hate them. Fear them. Admire them . . . for their relentlessness, their ruthlessness, their opportunism. Of all creatures, are varmints the most like us?... Read More
Creative play together: May 7, 2017
Let loose your imagination and unleash your Id! Inviting you to a day of experimental creativity with Susan Starbird: “No Idea Is Too Small” 5/7/17... Read More
What Does Woman Want?
The second volume of Susan The Magazine, Skirts, is now available. The comic, tragic, frightening, wacky, and just plain ridiculous nature of womanhood is explored... Read More
Early review for The Intertidal Issue
“This thing is so full of LIFE! I’d planned to read it in nice little bits, but ended up roaring through the entire piece in... Read More
Reading at Point Reyes Books 7 pm Saturday 12/12/15
I’ll be reading from “Commuting . . . ” in the current edition of West Marin Review Saturday 12/12.
Book Launch @ Clavey 6:30 pm 12/8/15
Join me in an evening contemplating the romance of mud during a reception and reading from Susan The Magazine — The Intertidal Issue. My eccentric... Read More
Published & Performance
“Commuting in the Valley of Shadows” appeared in Vol. 6 of the West Marin Review, released in August 2015. “The Thing That Will Get You”... Read More
Wobbling on the threshold of old age.
A new essay; click to get it.
“Don’t worry” and other things you don’t want to hear at work
Absolutely true tales from the water cooler, excerpted from Susan’s manuscript, On The Job: The Emotional Life of Work “Hello, this is Janet calling from... Read More