Susan Arnout Smith

This month’s theme for Word/Smith is Service: From the smallest of acts done quietly, to those so big they morph into the indelible ink of who we can be on our best days. Please join us here. Word/Smith is free,…

Our July theme for Word/Smith is Home. We’ll explore multiple versions of what that word means. Hope to see you there on Word/Smith... at Home! “It’s a funny thing coming home. Nothing changes. Everything looks the same, feels the same,…

So here’s to May! And a brighter, sunnier one than a year ago. Word/Smith for May is all about’ Practic': the kinds we do on the field, in professions, and in our minds. We hope you join us. It’s free,…

Getting up after we crash and burn. It’s going to be full of great examples of the famous and not so famous doing exactly that when they’ve tried something and gotten the stuffing knocked out. I’m looking forward to seeing…

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,…

November’s Word/Smith is a blessing…literally. If you haven’t subscribed, press the link here. It’s free, once a month, and your information is never shared.

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…