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March 25, 2022
Faux cover pre-reveal for THE LANGUAGE OF BODIES
@suzannedewitthall Faux-cover reveal for my debut novel! THE LANGUAGE OF BODIES launches in October with @woodhall_press. #booktok #bookstagram #reading #books ♬ original sound Suzanne DeWitt Hall
Faux cover pre-reveal for my debut novel!
@suzannedewitthall Faux-cover reveal for my debut novel! THE LANGUAGE OF BODIES launches in October with @woodhall_press. #booktok #bookstagram #reading #books ♬ original sound Suzanne DeWitt Hall
March 17, 2022
First interview about my debut novel!
Yesterday I conducted my first interview about THE LANGUAGE OF BODIES with my publisher, Dave LeGere at Woodhall Press. The discussion centered around the appalling anti-transgender legislation which is popping up all over the nation, and the way the dehumanization of trans people contributes to violence. Check it out to hear more about the book!
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Preordering is available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other retailers!
March 16, 2022
A very short poem
I want to train my faceso that it is a facewhich rests in smiles.
March 12, 2022
THE LANGUAGE OF BODIES showed up on Amazon and I'm fainting...
The path to getting a novel published is not unlike a granddad's heroic journey to school: walking in deep snow, uphill, both ways.
It's also punctuated with pops of effervescent joy, as it was today.
My novel is now available on Amazon for pre-order (https://amzn.to/35LtzBy), with the cover reveal coming soon. I'm so excited, and so grateful, especially to Declan, my tireless champion.
It is a very good day.
My novel showed up on Amazon and I'm fainting...
The path to getting a novel published is not unlike a granddad's heroic journey to school: walking in deep snow, uphill, both ways.
It's also punctuated with pops of effervescent joy, as it was today.
My novel is now available on Amazon for pre-order (https://amzn.to/35LtzBy), with the cover reveal coming soon. I'm so excited, and so grateful, especially to Declan, my tireless champion.
It is a very good day.
March 8, 2022
Breaking the Bias conversation on International Women's Day
I was honored to talk with Maria Leonard Olsen about how my work helps break down bias on International Women's Day for Inside Out LGBT Talk Radio. It was a great conversation, and you can listen to it here:
https://archive.wpfwfm.org/mp3/wpfw_220308_110000comcomb.mp3
February 7, 2022
My novel is happening!
This is a pic of the "first pages" phase of proofing for my first novel, THE LANGUAGE OF BODIES, which launches on October 4 with Woodhall Press. To say that I'm excited is a vast understatement! I'll never read a novel again without acknowledging the vast amounts of effort that go into it's production. It's exhausting and exhilarating.
I can't wait to get it out to the world, and see what you all think.
October 4. Mark your calendars.
December 23, 2021
Deconstructing Christmas
Jesus has been on my mind a lot this advent, even though I'm not sure I qualify as Christian any more.
I'm planning to read my way through all four gospels soon, and focus on the words Jesus spoke, because I'm interested in who he said he was. I know those words were recorded decades after his death, and the mutable magic of memory ensures inaccurate reporting, but reading them is the only way to explore this question*.
But today it was Mary's words which rang out, as she sang her song of hope and triumph to Elizabeth:
My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices, in God, my savior.
She sang at the revelation that God was with her, within her, part of her, produced by her, replicated and pushed out into the world. Grown, magnified, birthed.
Her soul did magnify God, as did her body. Literally.
Through Mary the presence of God was welcomed, fed, protected, carried, and grown into the divine iteration known as Jesus. Her body and his, both holy temples of the holy spirit.
Mary sang about the coming of Immanuel, meaning "God with us," and I've been wondering something. Maybe Jesus didn't save us by dying to satisfy his father's bottomless thirst for blood. Maybe his salvation was the command to wake up and recognize that God is with us. Immanuel.
God is within us, within those around us, and within all things; past, present, and future.
And maybe that knowledge has the power to save us from being consumed by darkness.
Christmas can be challenging for those in the process of deconstructing their faith. I'm still figuring out who I think Jesus is. But this year, I am going to celebrate Christmas, regardless.
May my soul magnify the presence of God.
Immanuel: God with us.
Merry Christmas.
*The non-canonical gospels are also on my list.
December 6, 2021
REACHING FOR HOPE is here!
IT'S HERE!Reaching for Hope: strategies and support for the partners of transgender people is officially out in the world.
All my books hold special places in my heart, but this one has particular poignance. It was born from seeing the pain and confusion experienced by people whose loved ones came out as trans, and the lack of resources available to address their situation. The format mirrors the Where True Love Is series, and while it centers on love (all my books do), faith isn't a core element. People from any faith tradition or none will all find it useful.
Transitioning people deserve love, respect, and hope... and so do their partners. If you or someone you know is facing the challenges presented when a trans loved one comes out, Reaching for Hope can help.
Please spread the word.
