Consider the Lilies of the Field
I've had one of those little life incidences that has given me time to think of my own mortality and should it be sooner than later, I...
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lauraportertaylor
- Jan 3
- 3 min
I'll Be Home For Christmas
I used to keep childhood Christmas things, thinking my children would want them someday when they had their own lives, houses, and...
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lauraportertaylor
- Jul 13, 2021
- 2 min
A Summer Must-Read Page Turner
Dear Readers, I've been busy this summer editing Love Letters From Appalachia and writing short stories both for my blog and for a...
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lauraportertaylor
- Jun 7, 2021
- 5 min
When Writing Isn't Easy
My dear readers, Next month, I'll be as old as my parents were when they died and they died young. I've always wondered if the sins of...
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lauraportertaylor
- Jan 24, 2021
- 2 min
The Mason Jar
Dear Readers, It's easy to believe that if you follow the rules, stay at home, go out only when necessary and wash your hands until your...
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lauraportertaylor
- Dec 28, 2020
- 9 min
Finding Courage
I don't know a lot of writers, though I've met several through social media and one or two in person. Writing for me is always easy, but...
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lauraportertaylor
- Nov 13, 2020
- 1 min
This Year's 2020 Publix Thanksgiving Commercial
I'd like to give a shout out and the link to this year's Publix Thanksgiving commercial. I love their holiday commercials. They're so...
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lauraportertaylor
- Nov 13, 2020
- 1 min
The Promise of Snow
My Christmas story this year isn't about Christmas, though it occurs during that time. It's about love, life, loneliness, second chances,...
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lauraportertaylor
- Oct 29, 2020
- 7 min
A Brief Respite from Pandemic Fatigue
Dear readers, Here's a short excerpt from "Love Letters From Appalachia," to get you out of your pandemic head and into the head of my...
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lauraportertaylor
- Oct 23, 2020
- 1 min
Publication Day!
My winning short story on Short Fiction Break is on the front page today! If you haven't had a chance to read The Talisman, I hope you'll...
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lauraportertaylor
- Oct 15, 2020
- 5 min
The Art of Writing
As a new writer, at least a new writer of fiction, the hardest thing I find about being an author is not the actually putting words to...
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lauraportertaylor
- Oct 12, 2020
- 2 min
An Excerpt from The Talisman
Short Fiction Break www.shortfictionbreak.com has the rights to my entire short story until January of 2021, but to give you a peek to...
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lauraportertaylor
- Oct 12, 2020
- 1 min
My Short Story, The Talisman, Is Being Published!
My short story, The Talisman, has won honorable mention in Short Fiction Break's Fall 2020 Writing Contest! I'm very excited to have...
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lauraportertaylor
- Sep 30, 2020
- 1 min
Congratulations to Rashmi Menon - Reader's Choice Award
Congratulations to Rashmi Menon who wrote a short story for The Write Practice Short Fiction Break contest this fall! Rashmi's story is...
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lauraportertaylor
- Sep 18, 2020
- 2 min
Review of Surviving Death by Sarah Gribble
One of the things writers can and often do for others is read their new books and review them. I am a participating member of The Write...
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lauraportertaylor
- Sep 15, 2020
- 2 min
Staying Busy
One of the hardest things to do as a writer, other than editing your work, is continuing to write on other projects while you edit your...
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lauraportertaylor
- Sep 9, 2020
- 1 min
Be Thou My Vision
If you look carefully at the book on the last page of my website, the traditional words to the hymn "Be Thou My Vision" are written...
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lauraportertaylor
- Aug 27, 2020
- 1 min
My First Short Story Has Been Submitted to Short Fiction Break's 2020 Fall Writing Contest.
My first short story, The Talisman, has been published on Short Fiction Break. The link is below. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as...
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lauraportertaylor
- Aug 4, 2020
- 2 min
Welcome To My New Adventure!
Well, I've finally gotten myself together and have published this website so I can begin letting my friends and others know about my...
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