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56.  You don't come to America to argue about the price of tomatoes.  Get the how-to piece titled "FAQs at www.russianbride.com" (2008).

55. Beowulfians' podcast on KRCB includes Susan's voice reading from John Gardner's Grendel and her own poetry near the end. (2008)

54.  Shame, blame, and forgiveness, a foray into fiction.  Plans (2008).

53: Confessed my collection of shoes in Susan's Personal Shoe Inventory (last update 2007)

52. "Family Anthology" is a 28-page collection of essays written between 2003 and 2007 about Susan Starbird's parents.   Among other essays, it includes the meditative "Water," the creepy actuarial tale "The Thing That Will Get You," parents' voices in "Who Was That Masked Man" and  "Mother's Milk," and Susan's identity crisis in "Before I Was Jewish."   Click here to get it.

51.  Ruminations on Beowulf, airing 5/14/08 on KRCB's A Novel Idea (2007).

50.  In progress: shopping.  (2007)

49. History of Mish's hip surgery (2007)

48. Remembering Carolyn Starbird (2006)

47. Probably not the kind of writing you expect about the serene sport of kayaking.  Get Three Meditations (formerly "Glory," "Undercurrent," and "Views Within The Mean High Tideline.")  (2006)

46. Authored for Field Research by Susan Starbird: the California Wellness Foundation's white paper on healthcare workforce diversity: Developing California's Healthcare Workforce of Tomorrow (2006).

43. Radio essayist on WordPlay, a monthly mini-feature within KRCB's Wednesday-night Word by Word program (2005). 

42: Blowing her one chance to prove intelligence: IQ test anxiety (2005)

22: Contributed specks of illumination regarding sin, success and writing. (2005-2003)

41: How should your creations "live" after you die?  Work in progress.  Get reviewer's copy (2005).

39: What to think when your heart stops: Heart Monitor (2004)

38: Newly revised, utterly overhauled lyric essay on Talent (2004)

37. Dog passages: Entered Speedo 6/21/04: Exited Miter 8/16/04:

35. Deliberated on legacy-lessness in Ad Astra and Back Again  (2004)

34: Wrestling with Money, now in audio. (2003)

29: Mish goes shopping for shoes with Susan (2003)

28: Remembering a Mother-Surrogate in Tribute (2003)

26: Freed herself from the tyranny of the keyboard (2003)

25: Sang gospel with Wings of Glory. (2003)

7: Suppressed chronic instability in my racing kayak (Click to send yourself a pdf file of the 12-Step Program for Right Leaners) (2001)

5: Coaching (2000)

2: Public Relations Case Study: Personal Marketing (Amateur Athlete) is available from Starbird Creative for $15ppd. It includes sample press releases and a flyer, sponsor recognition, and clippings. (1998)

1: To order How Kayaking Taught Me About Business: Work as a Metaphor for Paddling (out of print), send $1 plus a 6x9 self-addressed envelope (1997)