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Susan

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About Me


SUSAN HENDERSON is the recipient of an Academy of American Poets award and a grant from the Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation. She recently helped judge the "20-Minute Stories Contest" at McSweeney's. Her work has appeared in Zoetrope , The Pittsburgh Quarterly, North Dakota Quarterly, Bellevue Literary Review, South Dakota Review, The MacGuffin, Arkansas Review: A Journal of Delta Studies (nominated for a Pushcart Prize, 2004), North Atlantic Review, The Green Hills Literary Lantern, Opium, Other Voices, Amazon Shorts (nominated for a Pushcart Prize, 2006), The World Trade Center Memorial, The Future Dictionary of America (McSweeney's Books, 2004), The Best American Non-Required Reading (Houghton Mifflin, 2007), and Not Quite What I Was Planning (HarperPerennial, 2008). She blogs at LitPark.com , and occasionally at Huffington Post and Brad Listi's The Nervous Breakdown . News about her novel and NPR business coming soon. Her husband is a costume designer, filmmaker, and tenured professor. They live in NY with their two boys.
I have video of my kids horsing around at open mic over on YouTube. Just click to see them playing Queen , Clapton , The Beatles , The Who , and Pink Floyd . Enjoy!
My blog - LITPARK.com :
Guests of LitPark include bestselling authors Neil Gaiman , Lemony Snicket , and Kate Gale ; The New Yorker cover artist, Peter de Seve ; musicians David Habbin , Blackmore's Night , and School of Rock's Paul Green . But LitPark is mostly about the community of writers, readers and artists and what they have to say in the comments section. Stop by and introduce yourself!
Some good books written by family members:
A few friends I hope you'll check out:
This is the website and blog for my amazingly talented (and hot as anything) book cover designer, Tommy Kane, who is responsible for these:
Two of my soccer teammates, guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and singer Candice Night, have a cool website full of their music right here. Or click here to see a cute video of Ritchie from his Deep Purple days.

My Interests

"you have not lived a perfect day...unless you have done something for someone who will never be able to repay you." - ruth smeltzer

"and as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same." - marianne williamson

I'd like to meet:

authors, editors, booksellers, comedians, songwriters, people who love books, people who interest me for one reason or another--all are welcome here.

P.S. How sweet is this? From my friend, Brian McEntee :

I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

Music:

nicole atkins and the sea, lauryn hill, daby toure, cameron mcgill, chuck brown and the soul searchers, steve earle, ben folds, lucinda williams, dmx, gipsy kings, jeff buckley, terra naomi, john hiatt, the fairfield four, puccini, system of a down, regina spektor, public enemy, pete yorn, freddie mercury

Movies:

waiting for guffman, withnail and i, lost in translation, princess bride, raising arizona, butch cassidy and the sundance kid, midnight cowboy, crouching tiger hidden dragon, hero

Television:

i don't watch tv and don't even know how to turn it on, but i listen to steelers games, this american life, and all things considered on the radio

Books:

william maxwell, tim o'brien, homer, dave eggers, denis johnson, neil gaiman, carson mccullers, george saunders, aimee bender, jean toomer, david sedaris, j.m. coetzee, nicole krauss, gabriel garcia marquez, etheridge knight, virgil

Heroes:

desmond tutu, troy polamalu, viktor frankl, nelson mandela, robert sobukwe

I thought it would be fun to run some photos of my friends here since they're all on MySpace, and you can check them out.

me, Mr. H, Versailles

Kesey, my kids, me on the Great Wall. (Click here if you need to see photos of me waxing Kesey 's legs.)

Kathy, me, Kenny

me, Mr. H, Candy

me, Ritchie

me, Tish

Pia, me, Gail

me, Carrie (HarperPerennial), Josh at KGB

Bunch of writers, but most importantly: Robin Slick in the rock-star sunglasses and Ellen Meister in the green button-up.

Neil

The oh-so-fabulous Tommy Kane

Aida, me

My kiddos, Bronx Opera (Bartered Bride)

My Blog

LitPark Monthly Wrap: How We Come into the World

Today on LitPark.com: My monthly wrap on our conversations about our births.And a note about my monthly wrap: I just woke up and decided to read what I wrote on my blog late last night because I suspe...
Posted by Susan on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:37:00 PST

LitPark Interview: Xujun Eberlein discusses China’s Cultural Revolution

Today on LitPark.com: Meet Xujun Eberlein, a tremendous writer and social commentator, who has just published her first book, Apologies Forthcoming. This collection of short stories features relations...
Posted by Susan on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:45:00 PST

LitPark Question of the Month: Born

Today on LitPark.com: A question about your birth and a sneak peek at Wednesday's guest. P.S. I am massively busy these days with book edits, birthday planning, and getting my kids ready for their Doo...
Posted by Susan on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:21:00 PST

LitPark Monthly Wrap: Faking Confidence.

Today on LitPark.com: Faking confidence.
Posted by Susan on Fri, 09 May 2008 09:08:00 PST

LitPark Interview: Anthony Tognazzini

Today on LitPark.com: Lance Reynald and Anthony Tognazzini chat about flash fiction and whether that genre is becoming mainstream. Curious to hear your thoughts on this!...
Posted by Susan on Wed, 07 May 2008 05:05:00 PST

LitPark Question of the Month: A Peek inside Your World

Today on LitPark.com: A question of the month asking for a peek into your world, as well as a sneak peek at this month's guest. Come on over and play! ...
Posted by Susan on Mon, 05 May 2008 03:38:00 PST

Winners in Charles Shaughnessys Morning Song Contest

Today on LitPark.com: Where I've been, and some news about the Morning Song contest.
Posted by Susan on Fri, 02 May 2008 11:31:00 PST

LitPark Monthly Wrap: Erickson, Horsley, Carlip & more.

Today on LitPark.com: My wrap on a month featuring Zeroville’s Steve Erickson. Also, what do you think of memoirist Sebastian Horsley not being allowed into the U.S. for his book tour? And what ...
Posted by Susan on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:06:00 PST

LitPark Interview: Zeroville's Steve Erickson

Today on LitPark.com: Author Steve Erickson and L.A. Weekly's Anthony Miller discuss Zeroville, film, music, Jenna Jameson, and more. Many thanks to both of them for doing this so I could stay focusse...
Posted by Susan on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:29:00 PST

LitPark Question of the Month: Books and Film

Today on LitPark.com: A question about books and film. Also, a sneak peek at this month’s guests.
Posted by Susan on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:38:00 PST