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
Retreat Season: A Time to be Mindful
As featured on the front page of Huffington Post 50 Mindfulness is on the map. Time Magazine ran it on its cover last January: “The Mindful Revolution.” The Chicago Tribune headlined it: Use mindfulness to pull yourself out of a funk. An article in The New York...
My Garden Grows
I learned to garden not as a lady of leisure, but as a writer who needed a source of income and who knew that it had to be in the realm of creative self-expression lest it suck the muse dry. So I worked at a flower shop in Harvard Sq., and later at a nursery in...
Commencement: A Mother’s Guide to the Extra Stuff
as seen on mamalode.com I can never remember if the word “commencement” means beginning or ending. My knee jerk reaction is to think that it means ending, though my writer’s mind quickly corrects it. That’s probably because graduation ceremonies are called...
My Happily Ever After: what I’ve learned from writing something that a lot of people read.
You never really know where life will lead you, but if you live with pure intention and feed what you love with all your might, consistently and honestly…you might find yourself in places you’d never dreamed you’d go. That happened to me in 2009 when I published the...
Blog Hop– Writers Writing
[slideshow_deploy id='7208'] Over and over, I say that writing is my practice, my prayer, my meditation, my way of life, and sometimes my way to life. I’ve always written. For the most part it’s because it helps me to process this beautiful and heartbreaking thing...
College Decision Day
Haven Retreat was named one of the top five Writing Retreats in the US by Open Road Media and Tumblr! The last 2014 slots are filling fast so if you want to come, email me asap: Laura@lauramunsonauthor.com! June 18-22 (full) September 10-14 September 24-28 October...
Haven– Los Cabos– one “E” away from Heaven
We hear the phrase "if you build it, they will come." I take that to heart. I've built a lot of things in my life from scratch. Sometimes the soufflé doesn't rise and the cookies burn. But sometimes my raw efforts meld into a delicious concoction, and last week in Los...
Amtrak Ode– The Train to Haven
Haven Writing Retreats 2016 June 22-26 (full) September 7-11 September 21-25 October 5-9 October 19-23 Now Booking 2017 February 22-26 June 7-11 June 21-25 September 6-10 September 20-24 October 4-8 October 18-22 Every-so-often, there is a perfect confluence in...
Conflict: A Love Story
As featured on Huffington Post 50 As some of you know, I’m spending the winter working on a novel I’ve wanted to write for many years. It’s a love story. Usually I write the “one woman’s search for _________________” kind of book. But this time there are two...
Writing Retreat Permission
What would it be to take a stand for yourself? And what would that look like on the page? You know. Here is something that might help you feel embraced: Whether you have decided to join me for one of my upcoming writing retreats in Montana, are on the fence, or...
