Susan Arnout Smith

Dear Readers: In light of what we all witnessed January 6th, we at WordSmith have decided to hold ‘Trees’ until February, and do a complete issue on ‘Who We Really Are.’  We witnessed in outrage and pain who we are…

Hello, welcome to Flight #2021. We are prepared to take off into the New Year. Please make sure your Attitude and Blessings are secured and locked in an upright position. All self-destructive devices should be turned off at this time.…

This month’s Word/Smith—our last of the year—during the darkest time of the year in the US, is all about Light.  Please join us as we explore this theme.  If you haven’t signed up, you may sign up here.  It’s free,…

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October is our month at Word/Smith for Magic. The bubbly, effervescent, ‘something amazing is about to happen’ kind. I figure the world has seen enough of the hating and fearing each other and spit-spot vanquishing kind of magic that creates…

September’s theme for Word/Smith is ‘Bravery', which comes in a dazzling array of sizes. A friend sent me a photo this week I haven’t seen in about forty years. While an Alaska native, I’d grown up Outside and one day…

Isn’t it about time? Are you ready yet?  Buckle up, this issue of Word/Smith  is all about PLAY: the science., mechanics and sheer fun of it. If you haven’t subscribed yet to Word/Smith, you can press the link here. It’s…

A few words this July about Freedom, our theme for Word/Smith this month.   [caption id="attachment_939" align="alignleft" width="300"] Eugene and Marie Weschenfelder, their dog, Fritzi, and their homesteaded land, Spuhn Island[/caption] This one’s a shout-out, a lovenote, to my immigrant…

It’s June and we’ve had a difficult May, all of us.  Word/Smith this month is about Graduation.   Synthesizing what we’ve learned, and when possible, honoring our experience and celebrating the moments to come. Perhaps during the heartbreaking events of the…

First, I need to say, I send compassion to those out of work, in pain or hungry, the ones afraid they could lose their homes, or even worse, a loved one, to this terrible and awful thing.  Or already have.…