I'm a recovering journalist wild swimming my way to the writing I was meant to do. Working with fear in the water and on the page, understanding family, true tales of Old San Francisco, and cooking real food are all topics for my musings.
San Francisco writer, editor, recovering journalist, mermaid, and collector of rocks, fountain pens, and recipes.
Sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Or babies, menopause and elder care. Untamed essays and unfiltered lessons from an ovarian musician who used to be a rockstar (in her own mind).
Names, brands, writing, and the language of commerce, plus occasional tangents.
The woman Rolling Stone called โnever boring,โ Susie comforts the afflicted with politics, intimate bead-reading, rarities, and must-read reviews.
Four verticals edited by Sari Botton: MEMOIR MONDAY, collab w/ Granta, Narratively, The Rumpus, Orion, The Walrus, Electric Lit, LitHub, Oldster; FIRST PERSON SINGULAR original essays; THE LIT LAB interviews + craft; GOODBYE TO ALL THAT, NYC stories.