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
Back to School– a mother’s bemoanings
Mornings Like This: An Ode to Back-to-School Well, it happened. My daughter is in high school. My son in middle school. Both as of this morning. It was pretty much the way I pictured it. I woke at 6:30. I've been trying to catch up on sleep all summer so the awakening...
Pimenton Obsession
Every once in awhile, I get obsessed with something. It usually involves aroma. When I was a teenager it was Christian Dior Diorissimo perfume, because it reminded me of my grandmother, and then it was Halston lotion, because it reminded me of my best friend. Then I...
The Sweet Smell of Rejection
I got a rejection yesterday. If you're a writer it's a regular occurance, I don't care who you are. But this one made me belly laugh. It was from something I submitted TWO YEARS AGO...to a well-known literary journal. By the tone of my submission letter, you can tell...
Bodhisattva
Meet Bodie. My 14 year old daughter's bear. She named him on her own at age two. Not knowing anything about Bodhisattva, and if I've ever seen an enlightened relationship between one creature and another, it's with those two. I bought him when she was in utero because...
“Taps” on Adhocmom.com
http://www.adhocmom.com/2010/08/taps-by-laura-munson-2/I had this piece posted here for a short time and took it down, because I felt it needed a new home in the proper context. With all the mommy bloggers and readers out there, I thought of Adhocmom.com and the...
The Firefighter and the Grizzly Bear (posted May 2009)
Laura A. Munson The Firefighter and the Grizzly Bear by Laura A. Munson I sat next to a New York City firefighter this morning, at the café in town. He was visiting Montana; here to fish. “Were you—you know…there?” I said. He talked about it for a little while. I...
Daily Tips for Writers
I have been writing these tips daily on Twitter http://twitter.com/Lauramunson Hope they help. Be intentional. Get to know your "third eye." And don't let life infect it. Yes we mine our lives, but writing is a pause. When people ask what you do, say: I AM A WRITER....
Apology. Grace.
A person from my past, with whom I'm have not kept in touch, sent me an email today, apologizing for being mean to me when we were in our teens. It was an act of generosity and integrity. I urge us all to do the same. This is the sort of pass-it-on behavior that...
Handy: a rant inspired by the county fair
I am orignially from the city. Chicago. New York. Boston. Seattle. And a few others along the way. But I've lived in Montana for 17 years. As much as I love it, there is one issue that I just can't shake. Language. I'm not talking about the poetic license to write two...
