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 my blog “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.
A blog post where I discuss the challenges I face writing with emotions after my severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). I also discuss July’s upcoming Camp NaNoWriMo. … More Writing with emotion after Traumatic Brain Injury
Instead of a wordy essay, I share some artistic creativity I have been making instead of writing. … More Making art
A silly little post to make you smile on this hot summer day! … More Hot Dog Days of Summer
I discuss how masks and their affect on my hearing has brought back a childhood memory. I also give a brief book review of the novel “Such a Fun Age.” … More When masks make everyone sound like an adult from a “Peanuts” cartoon and a book review.
I realize that I have been subconsciously apologizing for my brain injury making me different and I decide to stop apologizing. I discuss in this essay. … More Stop apologizing for what makes you different, including brain injury.
This blog post is a writing update with some actual writing news (a link to some of my published writing) and a discussion of more to come. … More Writing Update: Poetry and Puttering
Living with a brain injury is like battling yourself sometimes. … More Battling your brain #TBIthursday and Hearing Loss Technology
Recently I watched this year’s Best Picture Academy Award winner “Nomadland.” The film strikes me as a very American story about a woman without a permanent home or job who finds herself living a nomadic life after the death of her husband and the loss of her job and community (“Very American” because of the … More Feeling nomadic during a pandemic #TBIthursday
The act of healing implies time passing. However, sometimes it gets hard for time to pass without feeling restless. A book review of “Untamed” by Glennon Doyle is included. … More Restless Healing
As someone who is a lifelong creative and writer, I am now realizing my creativity has ebbs and flows to it. And instead of beating myself up for the ebb, I am giving myself a little grace. #writingupdate … More Writing Update: Meeting inspiration where it’s found
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