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What I Found Out About You this Afternoon
I’m in the Blankie Fort with ALL THE DATA
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If I Were the Hospice Nurse Knocking at Your Door
Two stories by Susie Bright and Denise Napoli Long
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Denise Napoli Long
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I Won a Bloody Bet on The Gilded Age — and The Fourth Reich of Dreams
The Leisure Hours, August 7
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My Pee-Wee Anniversary
If you read my stories often— if you find my takes essential small pleasures — Would you like to consider a monthly subscription?
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The Leisure Hours, July 31
Susie on Molly Jong-Fast’s memoir— and her mommy, Erica Jong
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Podcasts
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Back to Bed with Susie Bright
The Leisure Hours, July 31
Top posts
“Terminated”
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Los Angeles Fighting in the Streets: 2025 and 1975
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Dorothy Allison - Cut Off The Lights
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The Radiance of Bettie Page, 1923 - 2008
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Alison Bechdel Knows What Happened To Your Money — and your Sex Life
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Recent posts

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A Girl’s First White House Voodoo Doll
I have the entire Cabinet in felt and pins
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The Leisure Hours, July 23
Bukowski & Me: Into every life, a little Hank must fall
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Contempt: The Silence Racket
My thoughts on the Epstein-Trump Affair
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Anniversary: The 3 Hawaiian Princes Who First Surfed the Mainland
July 19, 1885, Santa Cruz, California
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Jon Bailiff
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The Leisure Hours, July 17
Mitford Madness, Gilded Age Housewives, & Hot Arthur Summer
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Better Than Ever!
Dr. Inappropriate and the Breasts of a 30-Year-Old
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Ariel Gore
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Recommendations
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Girls of a Certain Age
Girls of a Certain Age
Kim France
The Chatner
The Chatner
Daniel Lavery
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Ariel Gore
Ariel Gore
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The World of Tosh Berman
Tosh Berman
The Querent
The Querent
Alexander Chee
Deep Background
Susie Bright CV
The Susie Bright Archive at Cornell Library
Movies/TV
Bound (movie)
Uncensored BluRay Directors Cut has commentary from myself, Gina Gershon, the Wachowskis, Jennifer Tilly, and Joey Pants
The Celluloid Closet
Susie Bright, Whoopi Goldberg, Tom Hanks, Harvey Fierstein, Tony Curtis, Susan Sarandon, Shirley MacLaine
Belle de Jour (The Criterion Collection)
Commentary by Susie Bright and Linda Williams
Agency/Classes
Agent Services - Consult
Partial Client List
Books & Audio
Books I’ve Authored and Edited
Ebooks, Paperback, Hardback, and Audiobooks
The Bright List on Audible.com
Susie Audiobook Imprint, Editor and Executive Producer
Social Media
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@susiebright
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Big V

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Big V’s Last Chapter: I Don’t Honky Tonk Near Often Enough
Faust, Belle Waxing, Buc-ee’s, Rent-a-Center, Comal County Tacos, Anytime Fitness, ShadeTree Saloon, The Loft, & Richter’s Antler Cafe
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Big V - PostDivorce Spoils, Baby Brother, & Smokes
Chapter 7: Sure, Big V’s been cheated on and asked to move out of her family home but the combination of Hibiscus Mint and shave ice have seemed to…
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Big V - The Past is Not Dead; It’s Not Even the Past
Chapter 6: Foot Skeeve, Faulkner, Divorce Waxing, Fry Daddies, Reiki, Bad Loans and Bad Credit
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Big V - Debt, Divorce, Prozac, & Pumpkin Spice
Chapter 5: Austin City Limits, Midget Wrestling, Perky Peacock Lingerie, Money Mart Pawn Shop, Trudy’s Hallmark, 24/7 Car Wash & Make It Sweet, Taco…
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Big V - Full Moon and a Fresh Pack
Chapter 4: 416 Bar & Grille, Fork & Vine, Dallas Nightclub, Mustang Jewelry & Pawn, The Bread Basket, Lala’s Pool Hal, H-Town Mobile Cellular, Draught…
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