There will be a cultural shift when we understand that Native rights, Black Lives Matter, trans rights, all pertain to each individual story, and consequently to the collective story. That equal regard for all races, cultures and all beings is essential to quality of life. We are each a part of everyone’s story. Always, the nature of the collective story is toward harmony, toward righting itself.
And that’s what all of this is about —the #MeToo movement, all of it — is the story trying to right itself.
-Joy Harjo
Laura Lentz’s popular 12-week writing WORKshop now in a workbook to help writers create a compelling narrative for memoir. Writing prompts and inspiration from award-winning authors move into 68 writing prompts. STORYquest has received all five star reviews on Amazon.
Freeing the Turkeys is a collection of life stories poetically woven, exploring themes of chaos, healing, grief and love, with an unspoken invitation for readers to find their own magic through story. Freeing the Turkeys has received all five star reviews on Amazon.
A teacher and freelance writer, Laura designs themed curriculum that offers beginning writers a safe, supportive space to find their voice and generate stories, and advanced writers the breakthroughs they need to create new material for publication. Her intimate six-week online workshops (limited to 8–10 writers) often feature award-winning authors, poets, and educators as guest teachers.
Laura’s essays have appeared in Unity Magazine, The Braided Way, and the anthology Seven Secrets to the Perfect Personal Essay. Her poetry is featured in Solo Magazine and Poetry Super Highway.
She has served on the faculty of the Kaua’i Writers Conference for five years, and is a sought-after speaker and workshop leader. She produces themed spoken word shows, Speak, Kauai and private writers retreats on the island of Kauai, where she resides. Laura is available for speaking engagements, freelance writing, and essay reprints (with permission). Contact: laurawriter@me.com (please allow 2–3 weeks for response).
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Platforms like Substack, Medium, and Facebook
offer writers a place to showcase their stories & poems –
this space is now is available free to every poet and writer
with a passion for sharing their stories.
Social media platforms offer writers a place for their voice,
but not for their writing practice.
Writing thrives inside community,
Our community creates together in small groups
every week,
and we read our intimate stories
and practice deep listening
and thoughtful, positive feedback.
We write the same stories over and over
until the gold shimmers inside the words.
We practice through safety,
through love,
through heart expansion.