july reflection — Susan RaffoSomething shifted while camping at Lake Erie State Park. Sunsets on the Ohio side of Lake Erie are amazing. So many colors, so many…Jul 16Jul 16
june 22 walk update — Susan RaffoAnd I am and have been walking through the lands of the nations that make up the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, listening to podcasts about…Jun 24Jun 24
june walk update — Susan RaffoFor the next ten months or so, my posts are mostly all about my walk across Turtle Island. You can see more detailed information and…Jun 12Jun 12
On beavers, interventions and making change for the descendants to come — Susan RaffoFor much of this walk, I am going to be sharing things as audio files rather than written posts. I am currently sitting in a kitchen in…Apr 22Apr 22
Giving the bones back — Susan RaffoEvery single part of our body is a gift from those who lived before. You, me, each of us is a weaving of some seven billion billion…Feb 25Feb 25
Stories of Care & Control: a timeline of the medical industrial complexSomeone recently asked me, so, aren’t you writing anymore? We haven’t seen a post from you since before your book came out. It stopped me…Apr 21, 2023Apr 21, 2023
on the evolution of careIn its oldest roots, the word care means to call out, to yell. Even, to scream.Sep 30, 2022Sep 30, 2022
On impact: memento mori — Susan RaffoFor much of my younger years, I used apology as a way to control a situation. Rather than sit in what’s uncomfortable, I took…Mar 18, 2022Mar 18, 2022
Grief and gravity — Susan RaffoIn 1992, I went with my partner to see the Names Project quilt when it was brought to Minneapolis. This was a new-ish partner and we…Feb 22, 2022Feb 22, 2022