Moon Penny Musings
Writings from the road to Happy Destiny: A bit of spirituality, humor and peace, with a dose of poetry just for fun.
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Day 146 Look towards the lightwhen feet refuse totouch the ground.Feel strength on thesupport of neighboring hills.Feel hope in the delightedeyes of children.Find peace in the soft furof a dog’s ears.Delight in each moment of freedom from fear.Look forward to the light.Allow it to drapeover you -warmth – strength -…
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Choose Me
The following short story could possibly used for as the beginning of a longer piece. I wrote it during my graduate program at SNHU and…
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Poem of the Day Project
Continued! I have been writing one poem per day as part of my morning writing routine. Some make sense, others do not, but all rise…
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Liam
Liam. I say his name over and over. Liam, Liam, Liam. Liam is five years old. He and his dad were returning from preschool on…
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Poem of the Day: January 17, 2026
Striving for perfection -A nip over here A nip over thereHere’s some blush There’s some paintEverywhere a “get thin.”Stewing in silence Seeping in the patriarchyWe…
● About Me
I wrote and published my first blog post on May 26, 2009. I was about to turn 36 and had been accepted to Mount Holyoke College as a non-traditional student, on my way to completing a Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor in Medieval Studies. I had managed, finally, to know what general direction I was traveling. As a self proclaimed voracious reader I knew that I needed a vocation that would allow me to engage daily with words: reading words, writing words, and hearing words. I also needed to eat, so I navigated my way to a teaching position and I began to fine tune my craft. I love to teach and I love my students, but I also needed to continue to hone my own literary technique, voice, and style. I continued my education in order to delve deeper into literature, making connections, and most definitely, writing. I gained more confidence as a reader as well as a writer of both creative and analytical text. That first blog post in 2009 is short, the writing average, and the topic mundane, but as I continued to learn from other writers I began to understand that to become a better writer I needed to write more. Each time I write and release a poem, a post, or a story, I hone my skills. I invite you along for the ride, for this journey of mine as I attempt to wrangle a wealth of ideas and competing directions into an organized freshly paved path to publication. I might get distracted along the way, but sometimes those detours lead us to amazing views and new friends.
Laura Smith Writer 