Smart & Funny

Writer and artist Susan diRende likes stories that make her laugh out loud, dogs with sad faces, ideas like sparklers that delight but also burn just a little. Order embroidered with chaos. Cliché that reveals the unknown. Novelty that tastes like home. Her tales paint images, her visual art conjures story, and her teaching triggers imagination through metaphor. From the farcical fantasy adventures of Knife Witch and Unpronounceable  to the educational nonfiction of American College 101: How to Survive and Thrive in American Colleges and Universities, she enlightens as she entertains and vice versa. Her work is sometimes cerebral, sometimes silly, but always happy.