by Laura Rink | Apr 2, 2026 | Writing
Highlights, Past and Future Community is my number one reason for attending writing conferences. To meet up with local writer friends and make new ones. To be around people who get what being a writer is all about. To share in the struggles and the flow, to support...
by Laura Rink | Feb 24, 2026 | Daily Life, Memoir, Writing
A friend recently inquired about my writing. I’m always happy to be asked how my writing is going and on this day the work had gone especially well and I was excited to share that news. I had started a new chapter in my Armenian family memoir, a chapter that, for a...
by Laura Rink | Jan 16, 2026 | Daily Life, Nature, Writing
A few years ago, in my late fifties, I became concerned with some aging-related upper body muscle loss. But every time I tried to strengthen my upper body, I’d hurt myself. Low-level neck, back, and shoulder issues grew worse. Pain is a great motivator and I started...
by Laura Rink | Dec 19, 2025 | Daily Life, Memoir, Writing
This month, the holidays notwithstanding, I’m thinking about death. Actually I’ve been thinking about death all year. Thinking about death is not a joyful occupation but, for me, it hasn’t been a depressing one either. Thinking about death has felt necessary. The...
by Laura Rink | Nov 30, 2025 | Daily Life, Memoir, Writing
I am perpetually working on my narrator’s arc in my family memoir, Matilda’s Silence: The Search For My Armenian Family’s Story. The narrator’s arc is how the narrator changes throughout the story. The narrator’s arc is important but I’ve focused more on finding...
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