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Practicing Presence
when a writer gives up on words (archival post from Jan 2018)
 • Laura McCorry
Break Out of the Comparison Trap
and put your grubby little hands on anything that brings you joy
 • Laura McCorry
(How to Get Some) Satisfaction
I got off the never-ending hamster wheel of work and it felt so good... even if it only lasted a day
 • Laura McCorry
What If There's No Such Thing as Self-Care?
in which I question if it's a real concept or just a made-up word that's too small to fill the gap of strong community ties, generational care, and…
 • Laura McCorry
The Risk of Being Seen
why bothering your neighbors is a good thing and where you can read my first published short story
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Reckoning with Habits
why scaffolding writing time alongside recurring insomnia is not a great long-term plan and how I'm finding time to write now
 • Laura McCorry
The Summer Slowdown
in which I ask the important questions like "what is time?" and reflect on summer parenting while working toward ambitious writing goals
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When It's Not Working, Tear it Down and Try Again
or what does growing a lawn alternative have to do with querying a novel?
 • Laura McCorry
Remember You Touch the Sky
birthday reflections, a one-year time capsule, and why you should write letters to yourself (archival post from 2020)
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Don't Fear Complexity or Smoking Tires
January is the longest month of the year, contradictions are a human right, and why I'm trying to offer fear a cup of tea under my roof
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A Light in the Darkness
grief as negative space in families, insomnia thoughts, and permission to not feel "merry and bright" this season (archival post from 2019)
 • Laura McCorry
Drop the Rope
no more tug-of-war with holiday commercialism, JOMO, do less--feel better, and why a piece of cardboard is my favorite ornament
 • Laura McCorry
The Mindful Postcard
The Mindful Postcard
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