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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Children are not data
The following is a question I encountered while applying for a teaching position in Holyoke. Needless to say, I won’t be called for…
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Blue?
I need to write today. maybe it is because I bought this purple pen, or maybe I wish to hear the scratch of ink on…
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The Dreaded "If Only"
If only I had a real job, if only I was ten pounds lighter, if only it stopped snowing…they strike again, the dreaded ” if…
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Robbed
Not much was taken, a few laptops, some medallions…but I now lock my door. I do not trust my home to passersby. I do not leave…
● 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 