My Kind of River Journey: Seeking Passage on the Mississippi


Many people are drawn to the Mississippi River and its destination. Susan Carol Hauser answered the river’s call by taking an ocean-trawler-cum-riverboat from St. Paul to the Gulf of Mexico with her husband. Her experiences—those leading to the journey, the journey itself, and the return home—are the overt subject of My Kind of River Journey. The undercurrent is the story of the river itself, of the water and the manner of its going, of the rivers of our lives, and of personal transformation. As with the river, the undercurrent is all.

Center for American Places, Columbia College Chicago, Fall 2011

Selected Works

New Nonfiction
My Kind of River Journey: Seeking Passage on the Mississippi
A creative nonfiction narrative about transformation in water and in our lives, based on a trip down the Mississippi River.
Poetry
Outside After Dark: New & Selected Poems
"Words and images gleaned from ... the heart of the poet...."
--Helen Bonner
Anthology
Beloved on the Earth: 150 Poems of Grief and Gratitude
"We turn to poems for solace, wisdom, comfort, joy.... "
--Preface
Nonfiction
You Can Write a Memoir
Transform your personal history into a compelling and meaningful narrative.
Memoir
Sugaring: A Memoir with Instructions
The hidden pleasures of making maple syrup with a primer for the novice sugarer.
Full Moon: Reflections on Turning Fifty
Graceful meditations dotted with humor, complemented by the delicate art of Californian Barbara Van Arnam.
Natural History
Wild Rice Cooking: History, Natural History, Harvesting and Lore with Recipes 1989 Minnesota Book Award
“A true appreciation of wild rice....”
--Minneapolis Star Tribune
Field Guide
Field Guide to Ticks
Prevention and treatment of Lyme Disease and other ailments caused by ticks, scorpions, spiders and mites.
Field Guide to Poison Ivy
Everything we never wanted to know about poison ivy

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