An aspiring writer and trained librarian who is finally trying to finish all those ideas and unfinished stories I’ve thought of, started and worked on over the years. 2018 was finally the year I got closer to becoming a published writer by writing 12 short stories in 12 months. #12monthsofstories was a short story every month for a year (a goal I did in 2018). To keep me motivated and writing I chronicled my journey on my writing blog which I titled “12 Months of Stories” during 2018 but I’m now calling “Writing By Laura.” As long as I’ve been on various social media, I usually get the username “wordsbylaura.” Instead of that I decided to call this blog “Writing By Laura.” Also, I used to have a separate blog called “Watching Pop Culture With My Parents” and I’ve now turned it into a monthly segment on this blog.
I discuss a new feel good TV show: “Outgrown” (HGTV, Saturdays 8/7 Central) and introduce a new weekly TBI-focused mini essay. … More TV to make you feel good! #PopCulture #TBIthursday
A book review of “The Heart is a Lonely Hunter” by Carson McCullers and a discussion of its themes of loneliness and communication. #TBIthursday #bookreview … More Book Review of “The Heart is a Lonely Hunter” by Carson McCullers #TBIThursday
Home improvement TV has been around long enough to spawn its own content in the form of DIY disasters and the shows that fix them. I discuss in this pop culture blog. … More When DIY disasters create must see TV #popculture
I share my experience attending a virtual writing motivation write-in. #TBIthursday … More Writing Accountability #TBIthursday
My five year anniversary of my near fatal car accident that put me in a coma and gave me a severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) was yesterday September 15th. … More My Traumatic Brain Injury Anniversary #5years #TBIthursday
I have started to write in earnest in a journal I am keeping as I write my memoir. Writing in it has helped me crack the code on writing my memoir and what works for me. I explain how this works in this blog post. I also review Brit Bennett’s first novel “The Mothers” and a pop culture recommendation of a website/app. … More A Double Header Blog Post
A little celebration of the special pups in my life on National Dog Day! … More Happy National Dog Day!
I explain how my memory works after my severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). … More Pictures of Memory: How My Memory Works After Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
A book review of the novel “The Vanishing Half “ by Brit Bennett and a brief look at the Apple TV+ Series “Ted Lasso.” … More Book Review of “The Vanishing Half” by Brit Bennett
Sometimes taking care of a foggy, cranky TBI brain is priority #1 (actually it always should be). … More How I take care of a foggy TBI brain #TBIthursday
