Mommy’s Got Talent
As seen on the Huffington Post For 13 years I had one consistent role and I performed it well. It’s been my primary area of expertise and with it I have molded social groups and inspired movers,...
View ArticleCertainly Uncertain
As published on the Huffington Post, and Relationship Advice Cafe I know my way around uncertainty. Namely in the form of marital crisis. I wrote an essay and a memoir about a particular season of my...
View ArticleThank God!
Retreat in Big Sky Beauty! Haven Writing Retreats: June 19th-23rd (Full) August 7th-11th (Now Booking) September 4th-8th (Now Booking) September 18th-22nd (Now Booking) I’ve noticed something lately...
View ArticleConflict: 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...
View ArticleCollege 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:...
View ArticleCommencement: 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....
View ArticleLaura’s Best Winter “Food for the Muse” Recipes: Pasta Bolognese
While I am taking this time of dormancy to write, and enjoying what Haven Writing Retreats alums are saying about creativity here on my blog, I am also cooking up a storm! It’s the perfect balance to...
View ArticleHaven Winter Blog Series #9– Announcing Winner!
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALEXIS PUTNAM! This is the last of our Haven Winter Blog Series. I hope you have enjoyed it. I don’t believe in competition, but I do believe in supporting people for fine work....
View ArticleSummer Mother
I wrote this 20 years ago one summer evening, after a day of hiking in the mountains of Montana with my brand new baby. It’s all about letting go– something I am learning all over again as she enters...
View ArticleWhen Doing Our Best Feels Like Failure…
For those of you who feel like your best falls short sometimes…here’s some permission to GIVE YOURSELF A BREAK! (special permission for mothers of college bound seniors, in the throes of athletic...
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