Susan Woodring

Susan Woodring is the author of a novel, Goliath (St. Martin’s Press, 2012) and a short story collection, Springtime on Mars (Press 53, 2008). Her short fiction has appeared in The Cupboard, Passages North, Literary Mama, and Surreal South, among other anthologies and literary magazines. Her work has twice been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and her short fiction was shortlisted for Best American Non-Required Reading 2008 and Best American Short Stories 2010.

Ten Things I Can’t Do Without

1. Yarn
2. Books
3. Wine
4. Thin crust pizza
5. My friends
6. My family
7. A supply of unlined writing notebooks and good writing pens
8. Solitude
9. Music that I can dance to
10. Strong coffee