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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January 6, Delicate separation from realityoccurs when we look the other way.They say that hope springs eternal – but what does that even meanwhen each shard ofhope is hiddencovered by years of neglect. Buried. we have to digthrough rocky soil to uncover its delicateblossoms – Feel the soft petals bathed…
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Cheater Cheater Pumpkin Eater
I work in a high school and have been particularly disturbed by the prevalence of cheating. It seems as if it is the norm rather…
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Habits and Procedures
A wise man once said there is a group of habits and procedures he does regardless of the way he feels on a daily basis. For…
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Bucket Lists
Creating a bucket list… I worked this summer with teens in a leadership program. We did different exercises on setting goals and even made bucket…
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After The Storm
Sitting here after a rainstorm, the water is loud and falls from the mountain behind my house. Usually there is a small trickle but today…
● 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 