In Laura’s Words
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
New Year’s Hope: Winged Victory
“Don’t live in fear of the rug being ripped out from underneath you. But do know what your passions are and live them with all your might. I’m glad then, that my passions were in a row when the rug got ripped out from under me, even if my ducks weren’t.”
The Merrier Me
Like a lot of people this weekend who opted to tuck in front of the fire in lieu of holiday parties, I watched Rudolph, which always stresses me out and I’m not sure why I go, “awwwwwwwwww” when I see it’s going to be on television because that abominal snowmonster...
Pilgrimage
Song of the Lark In the season and spirit of pilgrims...let's look at how change is essential, and perspective is everything. When I was twenty, I had a summer internship at the Art Institute of Chicago in their Prints and Drawings department. In the afternoons, we’d...
We Gather Together: or How to Have a Happy Thanksgiving 2016
Thanksgiving is here and families are assembling from all corners of the country. And unless you come from a family I didn't know existed, this year brings with it a new challenge, on top of the usual political, religious, sexual, gender, racial, and on and on...
Thanksgiving, the TSA, and Two Cabbies
Here's a piece I wrote for the Huffington Post a few years ago, which captures gratitude under duress. May we all travel safely, and with GRATITUDE this Thanksgiving holiday! Give the gift of VOICE this holiday season! Haven Writing Retreats: February 22-26 (a few...
Memory Lane Monday
Now booking 2017 Haven Writing Retreats! February 22-26 (only a few spots left) June 7-11 June 21-25 September 6-10 September 20-24 October 4-8 October 18-22 To schedule a phone call to learn more about the retreat, go to the Contact Us button here. As you might have...
How Questions Can Help You Find Your Voice
We have just a few more spaces left on our 2016 Haven Writing Retreat calendar! September 21-25 (one space left) October 5-9 (spaces left) October 19-23 (spaces left) To schedule a phone call to learn more about the retreat, go to the Contact Us button here. What does...
Modern Love: The Podcast
If you liked the essay, you'll love the book: "This Is Not The Story You Think It Is" After so many people, literally millions, read my Modern Love essay in the New York Times in 2009...and after so many...
5 Tips for Powerful Writing
Haven Writing Retreat 2016 Schedule: June 8-12 (STILL ROOM!) June 22-26 (FULL WITH WAIT LIST) September 7-11 September 21-25 October 5-9 October 19-23 If you want to write more powerfully-- no matter whether it's the next great novel or memoir, or simply emails to...
Ode to Jim Harrison
Now Booking our Haven Writing Retreat 2016 calendar June 8-12 (still room) June 22-26 (full) September 7-11 September 21-25 October 5-9 October 19-23 Ode to Jim (1937-2016) I have started nearly every day of my writing life by reading some sort of Jim Harrison. A...
