Dreaming Big.
A few years ago, there was a major threat to the open space around our town. It inspired me to get involved in a way I hadn’t before. People realized that the wandering rights we’d all enjoyed for so...
View ArticleI Like Skiing
One of the things I love about blogging is that you put yourself out to a global community, and you find kindred spirits. It’s so powerful to admit my weaknesses and observations and little vanities...
View ArticleForget a Pulitzer– I’m a Cartoon Character!
Wow– I think my ego just exploded! Thanks to Jen Sorenson from Portland for coming out to our neck of the woods and composing such an interesting study of our town for The Oregonian. Snowghosts and...
View ArticleWriting Retreat Permission
What would it be to take a stand for yourself? And what would that look like on the page? You know. Here is something that might help you feel embraced: Whether you have decided to join me for one...
View ArticleAmtrak Ode– The Train to Haven
Every-so-often, there is a perfect confluence in life—even in the life of a writer. When childhood romanticism meets adult sentimentalism, when whimsy and bravery stand side-by-side, when the world of...
View ArticleInversion
Inversion by Laura A. Munson It’s lonely in February with just one woodpecker and a few chickadees against the grey. They call it inversion. Our valley is flanked by the Whitefish Range—foothills to...
View ArticleStop the Clocks
Stop the Clocks by Laura A. Munson (for Erin and Caden) Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, Silence the pianos and with muffled drum Bring out...
View ArticleThe Fire-fighter and the Grizzly Bear
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...
View ArticleThink Outside the Barn
(scroll down to photos if you’re in the mood for visual, not reading. Self explanatory.) OR go to this link for SO MUCH MORE BARN FUN! http://lauramunson.wordpress.com/category/every-barn-has-a-face/...
View ArticleHandy: 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 …...
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