by Laura | Blog, The Year of Living Courageously
Mary Oliver is a Pulitzer Prize winning poet. She captures nature’s small, intimate happenings and lets herself—and the reader—be astonished over and over again by the mundane but glorious moments. I discovered her work several months ago and have been devouring the...
by Laura | Blog, The Year of Living Courageously
For those of you who didn’t check in last week, we’re discussing Felicity Aston’s solo crossing of Antarctica. To me, the bravest thing about Aston’s journey was her willingness to be on her own for so long. The lack of connectivity with other humans must have been...
by Laura | Blog, The Year of Living Courageously
As most of us crumpled used wrapping paper into the trash, found batteries for the gadgets Santa left under the tree, and swept up glitter and pine needles, Felicity Aston slogged her way across Antarctica, becoming the first woman to make the trek solo. Read about...
by Laura | Blog, The Year of Living Courageously
When I first conceived of this project, I intended it to be a book. I wanted to spend a year being deliberate about my life, instead of letting it rush past me like rapids over a spear of water grass. I crafted chapter titles like “Opening Up,” “Diving In,” and...
by Laura | Blog, Guest Blogs
Marshal Zeringue, at Campaign for the American Reader, asked me what I was reading. Here was the answer I was happy to supply: I’m currently reading Mr. Ives’ Christmas by Oscar Hijuelos, which seems appropriate since Christmas is just around the corner. It’s a tale...