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
This blogger nailed what my book is about
http://reflectionsonthepond.blogspot.com/2010/06/this-is-not-book-you-think-it-is.html
Summer Rules
I did it. I made a NO TV rule today. One week into summer and I was actively watching my children's brains melt as they stared at what my grandmother referred to as "the idiot box." I'm not proud of it. But maybe like you, I have work to do. I can't be on full mom...
Urban Jungle
"New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made of There's nothin' you can't do Now you're in New York These streets will make you feel brand new Big lights will inspire you Let's hear it for New York, New York, New York" --Alicia Keys I walked into a room last week...
Mean People Suck. Love Them Anyway.
“Sometimes you have to allow yourself to be misunderstood.” Even though these are my own words, oh how hard this is to carry out sometimes. Especially when people misrepresent you and then other people react to something that you never said or wrote or even...
The Simple Things
People keep asking me how, during the hard time in my marriage depicted in my book, I was able to commit to staying calm. Choosing moment by moment to exile those destructive thoughts we all have that nag at us to react and fight. Well, I had gotten sick of those...
An article in the UK’s Guardian about “This Is Not The Story You Think It Is”
Laura Munson: How I kept my husband Amanda Mitchison When Laura Munson's husband told her that he didn't love her any more and wanted out, she simply decided she wouldn't let him go. She talks to Amanda Mitchison Fri 7 May 2010 19.10 EDTFirst published on Fri 7 May...
Love on the Pond
This is on our pond. My dad had just died, and we inherited his old rusty saw. We went down and made ice carvings with the snow. Our son said a few years after, "Mom, remember when we made Love on the pond?" Makes me smile.
Quotes for the Writers and Dreamers
Here are some of the quotes on my writing desk that I refer to daily. Hope they help. Dreams can come true. But it's in the creating where the true power lies. yrs. Laura Paul Auster: “And that's why books are never going to die. It's impossible. It's the only...
Book Group Questions
I have had many inquiries about Book Group questions and appearances, and am currently working on compiling some of the more evocative questions asked to me by interviewers on my book tour. I'm going to post them here for now, and then next week I'll have a finalized...
