Friday Faves: Song for Home

October 25, 2019 Lauren D. Stevens

Curious what hiraeth is? Yeah, I was too, and for me, it’s a now a got a tune that I love attached to it.

Friday Faves: WORDS!

October 18, 2019 Lauren D. Stevens

Which words are you favorites? You know you have a few … ones that you just like how they sound or feel … words that make you giggle, snicker, or feel all smart? I’ll throw out a few of mine just for kicks, but really, I’d like to hear yours so get busy in the comments, folks! It’s Friday, let’s get ridiculous.

Friday Faves: Greta Thunberg, Swedish Climate Activist

September 27, 2019 Lauren D. Stevens

I don’t know where you stand on climate change, but it’s time to pay attention to the the girl who’s mobilizing the world.

Beware the Jabberwock, My Son!

September 20, 2019 Lauren D. Stevens

Along came Lewis Carroll breaking all the rules… he rocked my world and exploded my imagination with this single poem.

Friday Faves: Vaguely Sad, Robert Frost Poetry Edition

August 30, 2019 Lauren D. Stevens

In my younger years, I had a brief love affair with the poet Robert Frost. Born in 1874, died in 1963, he’s buried in the Old Bennington Cemetery in Vermont where I used to go often as a kid. I’m not sure if that somehow made me feel closer to him, having wandered the same roads, pondered the same green hills and eaten the same delicious ice cream from Vermont dairy cows... maybe.

Friday Faves: Short Story Edition

August 2, 2019 Lauren D. Stevens

Take a deep breath and let yourself fall down the rabbit hole. I’ll see you on the other side. Happy Friday.

Friday Faves: Damn You, Steve

July 19, 2019 Lauren D. Stevens

Whenever I find myself making up stories or unreasonably pissed off and blaming someone else, good ‘ol “Damn you, Steve” pops into my head and I have to laugh at myself.