Thank God!
Retreat in Big Sky Beauty! Haven Writing Retreats: June 19th-23rd (Full) August 7th-11th (Now Booking) September 4th-8th (Now Booking) September 18th-22nd (Now Booking) I’ve noticed...
Archives
I write to shine a light on a dim or otherwise pitch black corner…to provide relief for myself and others. It’s the light that I am looking for. And the wonder it illuminates. May my words land in your heart. yours, Laura
The Glamorous Writing Life
So I wanted to be a published author. For A LONG TIME. I used to go to bookstores and hear writers speak and put my...
A Pilgrimage for a Dog
A few weeks ago I had two thriving dogs—a black lab and a golden retriever. Both around seven years old. Both run free in...
Filling Station
As seen on Huffington Post 50 When I was little, one of the things I most loved to do with my father was go to...
The Smell of Snow
I recently found this piece I wrote over ten years ago…and it reminded me of how Montana has been my best teacher. May it find...
Oh Holy Night
Featured on Rita Wilson’s Huffington Post 50… Every year at this time I meet the holidays with an Andy Rooney attack that comes on a...
Writing Retreats: manna
For more writing retreat information click here: When I first dreamed about leading writing retreats, I wasn’t sure exactly why I wanted that role. I’ve...
Road Trip Tonic
It’s good to go from the mountains to the ocean. It clears the head. Here is the short of a 30 hour road trip. May...
Journal a life.
I have always had a journal– back to 4th grade (see the pink patent leather with the lock and the word PRIVATE). The early ones...
Franny the Fish (a love song)
FRANNY THE FISH by Laura Munson (Written when I was 24 years old. Living in Seattle. Upon the occasion of my goldfish, Franny’s, impending death.)...
Relationship Questionnaire
Sometimes I wonder if the divorce rate would be so high if we could tailor make a questionnaire for our love interests to fill...
Writing as Passion and as Architecture.
After my last blog post spouting writing advice, and the appreciative responses I got…I am inspired to share another bit of writing advice I have...
To a Young Writer
I was recently asked to write down some writing advice to a young person who loves to write and needs some guidance. There’s practically nothing...
To the Horses I Go…
Back to the Horses I go… (as seen on the Parelli website) It’s trail riding time again in Montana and I can’t wait to...
Consider the Reader
I’ve always felt that in order for writing to be pure, the writer must not consider the reader. It’s like high school. Be yourself no...
Small World: A Case For The Trajectory of Intention
It is my not-so-humble opinion that people say “what a small world,” too much in not-so-small-worldish moments. For instance, if you were raised in Montana...
Certainly Uncertain
As published on the Huffington Post, and Relationship Advice Cafe I know my way around uncertainty. Namely in the form of marital crisis. I wrote...
A Mind of Winter…
I miss the deciduous trees. The winter sculptures that remind us of our bare bones. Like metal fingers in the sky that warn against the...
Loveletter to NYC (and to Montana)
As a Chicago girl, I know I’m not supposed to say this…but I love New York City. I’ve been there ten times in two years,...
A Book’s Life
This is a writer’s dream– to witness one of his or her books being or having been devoured. Dog-eared. Bloated from a bath-tub session. Coffee...
Signs, Designs, Italy
(for Melinda) People say that there are no coincidences. I profoundly and purely believe that sometimes. Other times, I think it’s an overly-convenient way of...
Summer Vacation
I’m hanging up a Gone Fishin’ sign for August to enjoy summer with my family and do some good old fashioned novel-writing. Enjoy the rest...
Mommy’s Got Talent
As seen on the Huffington Post For 13 years I had one consistent role and I performed it well. It’s been my primary area of...
Perspective: Pass The Salt
As seen on Sarah Brokaw’s blog. If you haven’t read her book Fortytude go get it! In the face of adversity, people throw this phrase...
Montana Mudpies
When my children were very young, I often read them a wonderful book I love called Mudpies and Other Recipes by Marjorie Winslow, who is...
No Guts No Glory (or: write the letter you’re scared to write)
As usual, I have a tall stack of books on my bedside table. And as usual, I daily attempt a few paragraphs in pursuit of...
Glee: (Where were you all my life?)
Every so often, in the course of my life, someone has looked at me sideways and said these helpful words: “What is WRONG with...
Bullies Posing as Adults (coming to a neighborhood near you…)
as seen in the Huffington Post If you ask a kid these days what’s the number one issue they hear about in school, they’ll usually...
Tina Fey: A Prayer for her Daughter
This bit of writing brilliance by Tina Fey had me laughing and crying at the same time. I think that’s the definition, in fact, of...
On The Road: (or Where am I?)
You may think the road is glamorous…but think again. There are lessons in limos that you might not expect… Origninally published in Author Magazine I’m...
More Magazine’s FANTASTIC Reinvention Convention
I’m going to be using adjectives that I try not to over use: Fantastic, amazing, spectacular, inspiring, fabulous. I try to save them for when it really...
Quiet
In the video I posted over the weekend, David Foster Wallace talks about how our society doesn’t value the art of being quiet. He says...
Summer Reading List
Recently, I asked my Facebook friends to share their favorite all time book. Here are those unedited results, in the order in which they arrived....
Lost in Translation?
A lot of things have been blessings in disguise from this journey of book, but one of the greatest ones has been knowing that my...