Tag Archives: #AlcoholicsAnonymous

Hump Day

Posted on March 9, 2026 by Susannah Bianchi

It never fails.    The minute I’m suffering from a case of the poor mes I see the woman with the hump, my harbinger that things could always be worse.    And it’s never in the same place. I’ve seen … Continue reading →

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Life On The Train

Posted on February 10, 2026 by Susannah Bianchi

 Downtown Number 6   10:30 a.m.  Cold be damned. I need to go to the 42nd Street Library to get a special gift. This is when I wish my incessant thoughtfulness would take a hike.  But we are who we are. … Continue reading →

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There’s Snow Place Like Home

Posted on January 29, 2026 by Susannah Bianchi

Monday  New York City looks like the aftermath of a wild party…snow banks on every corner, ice making walking risky, yet the sidewalks are still packed with people charging like bulls.  It takes me twice the time to get to … Continue reading →

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No, I’m Not Religious

Posted on January 13, 2025 by Susannah Bianchi

Someone asked me if I was religious after quoting a psalm in my last post.   No, but do believe in a power greater than myself, and it was way before becoming a card-carrying member of Alcoholics Anonymous.    How … Continue reading →

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Honesty Heals

Posted on November 19, 2024 by Susannah Bianchi

   I was just reading about when Princess Diana publicly announced she had suffered from the eating disorder, Bulimia. How the Palace who rarely showed their own humanity went nuts. Despite its disapproval, the result of what Diana did allowed … Continue reading →

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When I Used To Drink

Posted on May 30, 2024 by Susannah Bianchi

 It was our first really hot day.  As I ambled with the feel of perspiration behind my knees, I ventured into the distant past.  On a day like this, I’d crave ice cold vodka in a beveled glass, with a … Continue reading →

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Life On The Train

Posted on May 9, 2024 by Susannah Bianchi

 The C Train   I’m on the Westside Local, careening downtown. It’s clearly an old train that could use new shocks, or maybe a conductor who wasn’t half asleep. I say this because the train moves erratically as if someone … Continue reading →

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Did You Know…Well I’ll Be Damned Edition

Posted on November 4, 2023 by Susannah Bianchi

The actress Ingrid Bergman (August 29), feminist Betty Friedan (February 4),  singer Merle Haggard (April 6),  bad boy Machine Gun Kelly (July 18th), and our favorite bard,   William Shakespeare (April 23) all died on their birthday.   Robert Todd Lincoln … Continue reading →

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Notes From The Carlyle…August 2023

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Susannah Bianchi

 I was walking by, when on a whim, stepped through the hotel’s revolving doors.  It was nice seeing the photos of John and Jackie Kennedy unchanged on the walls, that if could only talk.  Since it was late morning all … Continue reading →

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Taking Stock Of Ourselves

Posted on June 20, 2023 by Susannah Bianchi

  Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.   The 4th Step of Alcoholics Anonymous.   What does this mean?   To clean out one’s mental and emotional closet to have a happier more peaceful life.   How … Continue reading →

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