The Firefighter and the Grizzly Bear (posted May 2009)
Laura A. Munson The Firefighter and the Grizzly Bear by Laura A. Munson I sat next to a New York City firefighter this morning, at the café in town. He was visiting Montana; here to fish. “Were you—you...
View ArticleDog Fog
Check out my essay DOG FOG in the Huffington Post. It’s about how I’ve become a junkie for open space, cities, and what gets us to take a walk in the park. It makes me look like a big jerk … Continue...
View ArticleLOVE FEST
Okay—I’m back. Suitcase still sitting in the corner of my bedroom. Mouse droppings all over my office. River birches flaxen. Dark cool mornings. Silence at night save for coyotes and the...
View ArticleForm? Function? Does it Matter?
Form? Function? Does it Matter? It makes us stop and take a look. Cildo Meireles, Thread, 1990-95 48 bales of hay, one 18-carat gold needle, and 58 meters of gold thread First time on view at MoMA I...
View ArticleCeres’ Table– Fantastic New Chicago Restaurant!
Ceres’ Table: 4882 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60640 773. 878. 4882 Ceres is the ancient Roman goddess of the harvest. She was born in Sicily, like our chef. Recently I had the pleasure of dining at a...
View ArticleDreaming Big.
A few years ago, there was a major threat to the open space around our town. It inspired me to get involved in a way I hadn’t before. People realized that the wandering rights we’d all enjoyed for so...
View ArticleA Mind of Winter
Every year that we get an early snow, this happens: I get low. I feel robbed. Fall is not finished. The Tamarack are still flaxen. The mornings are still bearable without a down parka and boots. I can...
View ArticleLoveletter to NYC (and to Montana)
As a Chicago girl, I know I’m not supposed to say this…but I love New York City. I’ve been there ten times in two years, and this time it was for fun. Everything about it was fun. I met amazingly …...
View ArticleRe-charge. Re-purpose. Re-dux.
Feed your creativity in Montana at one of my upcoming Haven Writing Retreats August 7th-11th (Now Booking) September 4th-8th (Now Booking) September 18th-22nd (Now Booking) I’m sitting in my bed this...
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