#Seattle

13 January 2020

Be A Light

By | 2020-01-13T04:59:14+00:00 January 13th, 2020|

The New Year’s sun has yet to greet me, but it’s a peaceful morning commute on Seattle’s light rail. I take my seat in a nearly empty car. It’s quieter than usual after the bustle of the holidays. I yawn as the tracks hum beneath me, whisking me toward my routine, to work, while [...]

6 May 2018

A Mother’s Gift to the “Me” in Memoir

By | 2018-05-06T09:54:10+00:00 May 6th, 2018|

I heard it said best that when writing memoir we should, “Write until we’re uncomfortable, and then give a little more.” In memoir, we share pieces of our personal life in hopes that our experiences will encourage, entertain, or affect readers in a positive way. Not all people you write about will agree with your [...]

12 March 2018

Behind The Cover

By | 2018-03-12T09:53:46+00:00 March 12th, 2018|

It’s author picture day for my memoir, BERING SEA STRONG, at Seattle’s Fisherman’s Terminal. I’d initially met my photographer, Greg Westhoff, when I photobombed him on the streets of Seattle a month earlier. By the time we’d walked two blocks together, I discovered he’d commercially fished in Alaska and he’d be the one to [...]

25 December 2017

Be The Kindness

By | 2017-12-25T08:40:08+00:00 December 25th, 2017|

A good friend and I annually commence our Christmas tradition at Seattle’s Metropolitan Grill with two glasses of bubbly. After clinking our long-stemmed flutes in a toast to our long-lasting friendship and another year of blessings, we indulge in my three favorite food groups: cabernet, steak and cake. This night is awesome and equivalent [...]

19 June 2017

Photobomb

By | 2017-12-11T15:49:47+00:00 June 19th, 2017|

“Laura, you don't need a flag. You are a flag. You could use a baton though,” one of my coworkers says to me as I, in my flowy kaftan, lead my parade of eight through the busy intersections of Pioneer Square like a marching ringmaster. Or maybe a crossing guard jogging it out with high-knees? [...]