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Laura Munson

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

Substack

You’ve been wandering through the archives of my heart—years of ink and inquiry gathered here like driftwood from a long, steady tide. It is a beautiful thing to look back at where we’ve been, but I’d love for us to step into the “now” together. I’m moving the conversation over to Substack, a space where we can breathe a bit more deeply and engage in the real-time rhythm of our lives. If you’ve found a home in these words, I invite you to join me there; let’s continue this practice of seeking, truth-telling, and finding our way home to ourselves, one post at a time.
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The Moral of the Morel

The Moral of the Morel

May 7, 2009 |

Originally published in "The Sun" literary journal Now Booking our 2016 Fall Haven Writing Retreats! September 7-11 (full) / September 21-25 (one space) / October 5-9 (still room) / October 19-23 (still room) The year before I moved to Montana, a guy shot another guy for picking huckleberries in, what he had so self-deemed, “his” huckleberry...

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Inheritance

Inheritance

May 7, 2009 |

Inheritance by Laura A. Munson When life is long, we take off our gold bracelets and put them into the back of a low drawer. When life is long, we move far away from that drawer. We curse the drawer. We curse the bondage of gold bracelets, the parents who bought them for us, the mines that produced them and the rivers they leached strychnine into...

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