by Laura Rink | Oct 25, 2023 | Daily Life
Wonder When We’ll Give Peace A Chance Ukraine and Russia. Israel and Palestine. Armenia & Artsakh and Azerbaijan & Turkey. Sudan, Syria, Afghanistan, . . . United States. How to replace hate with empathy? How to halt bombs and advancing armies by other than...
by Laura Rink | Sep 28, 2023 | Daily Life, Nature
September brought two local end-of-summer camping trips and while my writing work continued albeit at a much slower pace and there was much to wonder, this blog is all about what was outside the windows of the trailer, plus a welcome-home view. Kayak Point: A new...
by Laura Rink | Aug 30, 2023 | Daily Life, Memoir, Writing
Work: Have you heard the term micro prose? I recently took a class from Darien Hsu Gee, a fellow Rainier Writing Workshop alum, in which she illuminated the benefits of writing micro prose: pieces of 300 words or less. She is passionate about this form, and offered...
by Laura Rink | Jul 26, 2023 | Daily Life, Writing
Work: Traveling along the Oregon coast for two weeks this month took me out of my usual writing and exercise routines. (For more on the latter, check out this blog post.) Most mornings, I had to choose whether to write or exercise. Road trips require more sitting, so...
by Laura Rink | Jun 14, 2023 | Daily Life, Memoir, Nature, Writing
June 2023 Welcome to my blog. First time here? Check out last month’s blog for info on my intentions for this space. Work: I’ve started on the next draft of my book, my untitled Armenian family memoir. The last draft I refused to begin with page one—I was sick of page...
by Laura Rink | May 24, 2023 | Daily Life, Memoir, Nature, Writing
May 2023 One of my motivations to write is connecting with others, and that connection can’t begin until the work goes out into the world. As I am currently writing a book, it’s a long slog before that engagement can begin. So I’ve decided to reboot, revive, and...
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