by Laura Rink | Jun 19, 2025 | Daily Life, Memoir
[Due to my website being offline while it was being redesigned, this update was previously posted only on Substack and Facebook.] Days 14 – 17 May 3-5 After the rebound of Covid symptoms for forty-eight hours, those symptoms again subsided. On day 17, I saw my doctor...
by Laura Rink | Jun 18, 2025 | Daily Life, Writing
[Due to my website being offline while it was being redesigned, this update was previously posted only on Substack and Facebook.] Thank you to everyone who responded with your Covid stories. I’m sorry you suffered, and for those still suffering, and I’m also comforted...
by Laura Rink | Jun 18, 2025 | Daily Life, Nature, Writing
[Due to my website being offline while it was being redesigned, April’s blog, as well as two Covid updates, were previously posted on Substack and Facebook.] I interrupt the regularly scheduled blog this month to bring you my first bout of Covid-19. I could...
by Laura Rink | Mar 18, 2025 | Memoir, Writing
In the writing world the saying goes, nobody cares about your dead relatives. Or the living ones, for that matter. The fact that my Armenian grandmother was dear to me isn’t enough to endear her to readers. Saying my uncle gave me the best books for Christmas doesn’t...
by Laura Rink | Feb 21, 2025 | Daily Life, Memoir, Writing
Inspired by Ross Gay’s The Book of Delights, I’ve kept a Daily Delights journal for the last two years. I wanted to do something different than being grateful at the end of the day. I wanted to note what made me smile or giggle, what lightened my heart, what delighted...
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