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Recent posts

Pause for Peace: Perhaps, this world is broken

featuring a poem by Donna Ashworth

Nov 12 •

Writing for Resilience and Joy in Uncertain Times

an interview with Laura and an invitation to a free two-hour workshop

Nov 8 •

Pause for Peace: Listen to the Birds, Not the News

a poem by Alastair Muirhead

Nov 5 •

When Your Body Speaks and You Have to Listen

A meditation on aging and diminished possibilities

Nov 1 •

Prompts for Resilience, Discovery & Joy

Writing for Resilience and Joy in Uncertain Times

an interview with Laura and an invitation to a free two-hour workshop

Nov 8 •

Writers and Artists: A Call for Submissions

You're invited to join the writers and artists contributing to: REFUGE: Voices of Courage & Resilience in a World Gone Mad.

Oct 18 •

Writing Your Way Through Time

How Three Simple Prompts Reveal Who You Were, Are, and Are Becoming

Oct 11 •

There Is Nothing Here You Cannot Meet

How One Writing Prompt Helped My Students (and Me) Remember Our Strength

Sep 27 •

The Kinds Of Silence I Have Known

What happens when you take an inventory of silence?

Sep 6 •

When I Put Love at the Head of the Table

In this time of increased isolation, loneliness, fear, and division, it's getting harder to lead with love. But how would our lives change if we did?

Jun 28 •

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Behind the Curtain

Writing for Resilience and Joy in Uncertain Times

an interview with Laura and an invitation to a free two-hour workshop

Nov 8 •

When Your Body Speaks and You Have to Listen

A meditation on aging and diminished possibilities

Nov 1 •

Fear Isn't a Stop Sign—It's a Doorway

How Forest Immersion Could Be the Missing Piece in Building World Peace

Oct 25 •

Writing Your Way Through Time

How Three Simple Prompts Reveal Who You Were, Are, and Are Becoming

Oct 11 •

My Muse Took Me On a Journey

and all I had to do was fly

Oct 4 •

Send My Love to Anyone

guest post by Kathryn Mockler

Jul 5 •

Kathryn Mockler

My Love Affair with the Human Voice

the sweet place where words meet soul

Jun 21 •

My Path to Finding My Substack DNA

In discovering what my Substack is about, I had to first remember who I really am

May 31 •

Midweek Pause for Peace

Lessons From My Students

Fear Isn't a Stop Sign—It's a Doorway

How Forest Immersion Could Be the Missing Piece in Building World Peace

Oct 25 •

Writers and Artists: A Call for Submissions

You're invited to join the writers and artists contributing to: REFUGE: Voices of Courage & Resilience in a World Gone Mad.

Oct 18 •

Lessons From My Students: Exploring the Power of a Repeating Line

featuring Michaela Sieh

Jul 12 •

Lessons From My Students: Qualities That Make Memoir Sing

featuring Joan Rippe

Jun 7 •

The Basics

What Makes a Great Writing Prompt?

There's an art to creating a prompt that inspires the deepest writing. After I describe that art, I'll share eight of my all-time favorite prompts at…

Mar 8 •

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If You Want to Mine the Deepest Material in Your Writing, Here’s How...

Why I’ve stuck with writing practice for the past 35 years

Mar 7 •

14:26

How to Keep Yourself Safe While Writing About the Hard Stuff

I build the safe container when people write with me in a workshop. But what about when you’re writing on your own?

Mar 7 •

Write, Travel, Transform

The Virtual Vacation Bali: Week 5

How our journey ends

Aug 30

The Virtual Vacation Bali: Week 4

A fire walker, the real truth about cheap massages in Asia, three water purifications, a trek to a waterfall, and a visit to a traditional Balinese…

Aug 23

The Virtual Vacation Bali: Week 3

Massages, the start of writing class, a stunning water palace and a woman who has changed the lives of people with disabilities in Bali.

Aug 16

The Virtual Vacation Bali: Week 2

Cremations, an early morning market, rice field treks, the future of farming in Bali, and so much beautiful Bali eye candy. And will Joanie make it?

Aug 9 •

The Virtual Vacation Bali: Week 1

I take people all over the world but am afraid to travel alone

Aug 2 •

Join Me On a Great Virtual Vacation + July Recommendations

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Jul 26 •

Join Me in Cuba: A Writer's Journey of Cultural Awakening and Creative Rebirth

Wouldn't you like to have a trip out of the country to look forward to?

Jul 19 •

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Jul 26 •

LAURA'S JUNE RECOMMENDATIONS

This month's great Substacks and a recipe your guests will beg for

Jun 14 •

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